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Outdoor Activities ...
As we travel, we like to pursue some of our interests (such as astronomy and bird watching).
When in Wildwood Estates, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Wildwood Estates and the surrounding area.
- 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 Wildwood Estates:
- 38.685395, -77.455265
- 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 Wildwood Estates
- 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 Prince William County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Prince William County
- Since Wildwood Estates is near Manassas City and also Fairfax County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Manassas City
- Open the eBird sighting report for Fairfax 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 Wildwood Estates
Communities Also Named Wildwood Estates ...
We found six communities that are also named Wildwood Estates.
Within Virginia, the name Wildwood Estates is unique.
Beyond Virginia, we know of six communities that are located in the United States.
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- Arizona
- Yavapai County
- This Wildwood Estates is located in Yavapai County and lies 1,951 miles [3,139.8 km]<1> to the west of the Wildwood Estates that is located in Prince William County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Yavapai County community of Wildwood Estates.
- Georgia
- Henry County
- This Wildwood Estates is located in Henry County and lies 518 miles [833.6 km]<1> to the southwest of the Wildwood Estates that is located in Prince William County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Henry County community of Wildwood Estates.
- Houston County
- This Wildwood Estates is located in Houston County and lies 552 miles [888.4 km] to the southwest of the Wildwood Estates that is located in Prince William County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Houston County community of Wildwood Estates.
- Indiana
- Hamilton County
- This Wildwood Estates is located in Hamilton County and lies 467 miles [751.6 km]<1> to the west northwest of the Wildwood Estates that is located in Prince William County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Hamilton County community of Wildwood Estates.
- Tennessee
- Williamson County
- This Wildwood Estates is located in Williamson County and lies 546 miles [878.7 km]<1> to the west southwest of the Wildwood Estates that is located in Prince William County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Williamson County community of Wildwood Estates.
- Utah
- Salt Lake County
- This Wildwood Estates is located in Salt Lake County and lies 1,822 miles [2,932.2 km]<1> to the west northwest of the Wildwood Estates that is located in Prince William County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Salt Lake County community of Wildwood Estates.
Curious and Interesting Names Near Wildwood Estates ...
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.
- Bloom Hill
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- Bloom Hill is located in Prince William County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bloom Hill
- Camelot
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- Camelot is located in Prince William County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Camelot
- Foxridge
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- Foxridge is located in Prince William County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Foxridge
- Heritage Woods
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- Heritage Woods is located in Prince William County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Heritage Woods
- Hunters Square
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Hunters Square is located in Prince William County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hunters Square
- Independent Hill
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Independent Hill is located in Prince William County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Independent Hill
- Locust Hill
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- Locust Hill is located in Prince William County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Locust Hill
- Longview
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- Longview is located in Prince William County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Longview
- Meadowbrook
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- Meadowbrook is located in Prince William County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Meadowbrook
- Orangedale
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Orangedale is located in Prince William County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Orangedale
- Raintree
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- Raintree is located in Prince William County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Raintree
- Terrapin Forest
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Terrapin Forest is located in Prince William County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Terrapin Forest
- Windy Hill
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- Windy Hill is located in Prince William County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Windy Hill
- Woodlawn Meadows
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- Woodlawn Meadows is located in Prince William County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woodlawn Meadows
How Far From Wildwood Estates 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 Wildwood Estates to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Wildwood Estates and extending to:
- Richmond, which is the State Capital of Virginia, lies 78 miles [125.5 km]<1> to the south (S). If you could drive a straight line from Wildwood Estates 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 26 miles [41.8 km] to the east northeast (ENE). The buggy would take just over a day and walking would take just about two full days.
- The shortest distance<3> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 5,924 miles [9,533.8 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<4>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,629 miles [10,668.3 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<5>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,506 miles [7,251.7 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>'
Footnotes ...
| <1> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Wildwood Estates) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |
| <2> | While we have tried to pick reasonable speeds, the rate of travel is very theoretical - obstacles like fences, hills, lakes, river crossings and rest stops have been ignored. When we say 'Days' of travel, we're assuming 8 hours of travel per day. |
| <3> | The shortest line can be visualized by stretching a string on a Globe from Point A to Point B - this is known as a Great Circle Route. Where you might expect the shortest route from Wildwood Estates to the Middle East to be East and South, the Great Circle Route actually lies to the North and East.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Wildwood Estates. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 38.6854, Longitude: -77.4553 In this case, the coordinates for Wildwood Estates have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <4> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 308.149 degrees. |
| <5> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 303.701 degrees. |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 304.971 degrees. |
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