Outdoor Activities ...

As we travel, we like to pursue some of our interests (such as astronomy and bird watching).

When in Wilburdale, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Wilburdale and the surrounding area.

• Weather ...
  • Before heading outdoors, you should check the weather:
  • The National Weather Service forecast for Wilburdale

• Astronomy & Satellites ...
  • Whether using binoculars, a small telescope or the naked-eye, the Heavens-Above website can help you to find your way around the night-time sky. In addition to detailed sky charts, their website will help you find planets, asteriods, comets, satellites and their tracks across the sky.
  • To give accurate results, Heavens-Above requires the latitude and longitude of your location. As a starting point, when we link to Heavens-Above, we pass this GPS location for Wilburdale:
  • 38.815946, -77.190815
  • Once you're on the Heavens-Above website, you can improve its accuracy by giving a more precise longitude and latitude as your actual position.
  • Open the Heavens-Above website centered on Wilburdale

• Bird Watching ...
  • We enjoy finding new spots for bird watching and we use the eBird website for local sighting reports and to help identify hotspots.
  • The eBird website is organized on a county-by-county basis. We have selected Fairfax County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Fairfax County
  • Since Wilburdale is near Alexandria City and also Arlington County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Alexandria City
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Arlington County

• Waymarking ...
  • Looking for somewhere out of the ordinary? Find a unique place and want to share it with others? Then it's time to visit Waymarking.com:
  • Open the Waymark.com report for Wilburdale

Curious and Interesting Names Near Wilburdale ...

As we travel, we always see a community with a name that gives pause. While there are names which are interesting or familiar, some catch our attention or strike our fancy. We always wonder about such a name. If time permits and the community is not too far, we'll usually try to make a side-trip.

• Alpine
  (Less than 2 miles to the north)
  • Alpine is located in Fairfax County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alpine
• Camelot
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
  • Camelot is located in Fairfax County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Camelot
• Cedar Crest
  (Less than 2 miles to the west)
  • Cedar Crest is located in Fairfax County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cedar Crest
• Chestnut Hill
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
  • Chestnut Hill is located in Fairfax County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chestnut Hill
• Doveville
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
  • Doveville is located in Fairfax County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Doveville
• Hillbrook
  (Less than 2 miles to the north)
  • Hillbrook is located in Fairfax County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hillbrook
• Homewood
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
  • Homewood is located in Fairfax County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Homewood
• Hunts Village
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
  • Hunts Village is located in Fairfax County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hunts Village
• Indian Run Park
  (Less than 2 miles to the east)
  • Indian Run Park is located in Fairfax County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Indian Run Park
• Indian Springs
  (Less than 2 miles to the east)
  • Indian Springs is located in Fairfax County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Indian Springs
• Kings Park
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
  • Kings Park is located in Fairfax County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kings Park
• Lee Forest
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
  • Lee Forest is located in Fairfax County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lee Forest
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  • Mount Pleasant
    (Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
    • Mount Pleasant is located in Fairfax County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Pleasant
  • Pine Spring
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
    • Pine Spring is located in Fairfax County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pine Spring
  • Pleasant Ridge
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
    • Pleasant Ridge is located in Fairfax County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pleasant Ridge
  • Ravenwood
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
    • Ravenwood is located in Fairfax County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ravenwood
  • Red Fox Forest
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
    • Red Fox Forest is located in Fairfax County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Red Fox Forest
  • Seminary Valley
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
    • Seminary Valley is located in Alexandria City
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Seminary Valley
  • Silver Springs
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
    • Silver Springs is located in Fairfax County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Silver Springs
  • Sleepy Hollow
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
    • Sleepy Hollow is located in Fairfax County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sleepy Hollow
  • Valley Brook
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
    • Valley Brook is located in Fairfax County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Valley Brook
  • Walters Woods
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
    • Walters Woods is located in Fairfax County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Walters Woods
  • Willow Run
    (Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
    • Willow Run is located in Fairfax County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Willow Run
  • Willow Woods
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
    • Willow Woods is located in Fairfax County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Willow Woods

How Far From Wilburdale to ...

We spend a lot of time looking through Gazetteers that were published in the late 1800's and early 1900's. Many of the Gazetteers include the distance from a community such as Wilburdale to various places of note, such as the White House.

With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance<1> beginning in Wilburdale and extending to:

• Richmond, which is the State Capital of Virginia, lies 88 miles [141.6 km]<1> to the south (S). If you could drive a straight line from Wilburdale to Richmond, with an average speed<2>of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, it would take less than two hours to make the trip. A comfortable walk of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour would take 5 days. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take most of three days.
• The White House (Washington, DC) is 10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast (NE). The buggy would take a little over three hours and walking would take four to five hours.
• The shortest distance<3> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 5,907 miles [9,506.4 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<4>
• The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,612 miles [10,641 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<5>
• The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,489 miles [7,224.3 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>'