Outdoor Activities ...
As we travel, we like to pursue some of our interests (such as astronomy and bird watching).
When in Willow Woods, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Willow Woods and the surrounding area.
- Weather ...
- Before heading outdoors, you should check the weather:
- The National Weather Service forecast for Willow Woods
- 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 Willow Woods:
- 38.823168, -77.255539
- 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.
- The Heavens-Above Website, centered on Willow Woods
- 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:
- eBird sighting report for Fairfax County
- Since Willow Woods is near Fairfax City and also Arlington County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- eBird sighting report for Fairfax City
- 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:
- Waymark.com
Communities Also Named Willow Woods ...
We found four communities that share the name Willow Woods.
There is one other community in Virginia which is also named Willow Woods.
Beyond Virginia, we know of another three communities that are located throughout in the United States.
- Communities Located In Virginia ...
- Radford City
- This Willow Woods is located in Radford City and lies 214 miles [344.4 km]<1> to the west southwest of the Willow Woods that is located in Fairfax County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Radford City community of Willow Woods.
- Radford City
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- Georgia
- Newton County
- This Willow Woods is located in Newton County and lies 510 miles [820.8 km]<1> to the southwest of the Willow Woods that is located in Fairfax County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Newton County community of Willow Woods.
- North Carolina
- Onslow County
- This Willow Woods is located in Onslow County and lies 278 miles [447.4 km]<1> to the south of the Willow Woods that is located in Fairfax County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Onslow County community of Willow Woods.
- Ohio
- Gallia County
- This Willow Woods is located in Gallia County and lies 267 miles [429.7 km]<1> to the west of the Willow Woods that is located in Fairfax County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Gallia County community of Willow Woods.
- Georgia
Curious and Interesting Names Near Willow Woods ...
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.
- Blue Oaks
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west) - Camelot
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast) - Cedar Crest
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Cedar Crest have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cedar Crest
- Cedar Crest is located in Fairfax County
- Chestnut Hill
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Chestnut Hill have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chestnut Hill
- Chestnut Hill is located in Fairfax County
- Doveville
(Less than 2 miles to the north) - Fair Oaks
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest) - Green Acres
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Green Acres have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Green Acres
- Green Acres is located in Fairfax City
- Greenway Hills
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Greenway Hills have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greenway Hills
- Greenway Hills is located in Fairfax City
- Holly Park
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Holly Park have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Holly Park
- Holly Park is located in Fairfax County
- Homewood
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south) - Hunts Village
(Less than 2 miles to the north)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Hunts Village have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hunts Village
- Hunts Village is located in Fairfax County
- Kings Park
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Kings Park have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kings Park
- Kings Park is located in Fairfax County
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- Lee Forest
(Less than 2 miles to the north)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Lee Forest have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lee Forest
- Lee Forest is located in Fairfax County
- Lee Meadows
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Lee Meadows have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lee Meadows
- Lee Meadows is located in Fairfax County
- Little River Hills
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Little River Hills have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Little River Hills
- Little River Hills is located in Fairfax City
- Maple Hills
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Maple Hills have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maple Hills
- Maple Hills is located in Fairfax City
- Pine Ridge
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Pine Ridge have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pine Ridge
- Pine Ridge is located in Fairfax County
- Pleasant Ridge
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Pleasant Ridge have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pleasant Ridge
- Pleasant Ridge is located in Fairfax County
- Red Fox Forest
(Less than 2 miles to the south)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Red Fox Forest have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Red Fox Forest
- Red Fox Forest is located in Fairfax County
- Lee Forest
How Far From Willow Woods 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 Willow Woods to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Willow Woods and extending to:
- Richmond, which is the State Capital of Virginia, lies 89 miles [143.2 km]<1> to the south (S). If you could drive a straight line from Willow Woods 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 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 12 miles [19.3 km] to the east northeast (ENE). The buggy would take nearly four hours and walking would take five to six hours.
- The shortest distance<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 5,910 miles [9,511.2 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,615 miles [10,645.8 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<6>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,492 miles [7,229.2 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>
Off-the-Road Links ...
Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Willow Woods. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.
The official website for Fairfax County: www.co.fairfax.va.us/
The official website for State of Virginia: https://www.virginia.gov/
Footnotes ...
| <1> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' (or point-to-point) distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Willow Woods) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Willow Woods. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 38.8232, Longitude: -77.2555 In this case, the coordinates for Willow Woods have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <2> | The location has been supplied by the Geographic Names Information System - which is maintained by the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS). While these values should be definitive, we found that accuracy can vary and you should double-check the location if accuracy is required. |
| <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 Willow Woods to the Middle East to be East and South, the Great Circle Route actually lies to the North and East. |
| <5> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 308.023 degrees. |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 303.579 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 304.835 degrees. |