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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 Williamsburg Village, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Williamsburg Village and the surrounding area.

  • Weather ...
  • 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 Williamsburg Village:
    • 38.905111, -77.154980
    • 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 Williamsburg Village
  • 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 Arlington County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
    • Open the eBird sighting report for Arlington County
    • Since Williamsburg Village is near Fairfax County and also Falls Church City, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
    • Open the eBird sighting report for Fairfax County
    • Open the eBird sighting report for Falls Church City
  • 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 Williamsburg Village

Communities Also Named Williamsburg Village ...

We found one communities that are also named Williamsburg Village.

Within Virginia, the name Williamsburg Village is unique.

Beyond Virginia, there is another community also named Williamsburg Village in the United States.

  • Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
    • Maryland
      • Montgomery County
      • This Williamsburg Village is located in Montgomery County and lies 17 miles [27.4 km]<1> to the north northeast of the Williamsburg Village that is located in Arlington County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Montgomery County community of Williamsburg Village.

Curious and Interesting Names Near Williamsburg Village ...

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.

  • Cherrydale
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
    • Cherrydale is located in Arlington County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cherrydale
  • Colonial Village
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
    • Colonial Village is located in Arlington County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Colonial Village
  • Crescent Hills
    (Less than 2 miles to the east)
    • Crescent Hills is located in Arlington County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crescent Hills
  • Dominion Heights
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
    • Dominion Heights is located in Arlington County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dominion Heights
  • Dominion Hills
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
    • Dominion Hills is located in Arlington County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dominion Hills
  • Dover
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
    • Dover is located in Arlington County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dover
  • Enola
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
    • Enola is located in Fairfax County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Enola
  • Falls Church
    (Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
  • Falls Hill
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
    • Falls Hill is located in Fairfax County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Falls Hill
  • Foxhall
    (Less than 2 miles to the west)
    • Foxhall is located in Fairfax County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Foxhall
  • Garden City
    (Less than 2 miles to the east)
    • Garden City is located in Arlington County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Garden City
  • Glen Forest
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
    • Glen Forest is located in Fairfax County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glen Forest
  • Continue List   (16 more) ...
    • Greenway Downs
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
      • Greenway Downs is located in Fairfax County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greenway Downs
    • Halls Hill
      (Less than 2 miles to the east)
      • Halls Hill is located in Arlington County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Halls Hill
    • Howard
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
      • Howard is located in Fairfax County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Howard
    • Kent Gardens
      (Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
      • Kent Gardens is located in Fairfax County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kent Gardens
    • Lacey Forest
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
      • Lacey Forest is located in Arlington County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lacey Forest
    • Lee Heights
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
      • Lee Heights is located in Arlington County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lee Heights
    • Lyon Park
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
      • Lyon Park is located in Arlington County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lyon Park
    • Lyon Village
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
      • Lyon Village is located in Arlington County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lyon Village
    • Pine Spring
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
      • Pine Spring is located in Fairfax County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pine Spring
    • Poplar Heights
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
      • Poplar Heights is located in Fairfax County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Poplar Heights
    • Ravenwood
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
      • Ravenwood is located in Fairfax County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ravenwood
    • Riverwood
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
      • Riverwood is located in Arlington County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Riverwood
    • Seven Corners
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
    • Sleepy Hollow
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
      • Sleepy Hollow is located in Fairfax County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sleepy Hollow
    • Virginia Forest
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
      • Virginia Forest is located in Falls Church City
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Virginia Forest
    • Walters Woods
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
      • Walters Woods is located in Fairfax County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Walters Woods

How Far From Williamsburg Village to ...

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

With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Williamsburg Village and extending to:

  • Arlington, which is the Seat of Arlington County, lies just to the East Southeast.
  • Richmond, which is the State Capital of Virginia, lies 95 miles [152.9 km]<1> to the south (S). If you could drive a straight line from Williamsburg Village to Richmond, with an average speed<3>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 6 days. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take three full days.
  • The White House (Washington, DC) is just to the east (E).
  • The shortest distance<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 5,902 miles [9,498.3 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
  • The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,607 miles [10,632.9 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<6>
  • The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,484 miles [7,216.3 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>'

Footnotes ...

<1>Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Williamsburg Village) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'.
<2>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<3>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.
<4>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 Williamsburg Village 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 Williamsburg Village. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 38.9051, Longitude: -77.1550       In this case, the coordinates for Williamsburg Village have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).
<5>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 307.959 degrees.
<6>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 303.519 degrees.
<7>The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 304.761 degrees.