Outdoor Activities ...

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

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

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

• 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 Wolf Trap:
  • 38.939833, -77.286094
  • 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 Wolf Trap

• 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 Wolf Trap is near Montgomery County and also Fairfax City, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Montgomery County
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Fairfax 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 Wolf Trap

Communities Also Named Wolf Trap ...

We found one communities that are also named Wolf Trap.

There is one other community in Virginia that is also named Wolf Trap.

Beyond Virginia.

• Communities Located In Virginia ...
  • Halifax County
    • This Wolf Trap is located in Halifax County and lies 175 miles [281.6 km]<1> to the south southwest of the Wolf Trap that is located in Fairfax County.
    • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Halifax County community of Wolf Trap.

Curious and Interesting Names Near Wolf Trap ...

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.

• Cinnamon Creek
  (Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
  • Cinnamon Creek is located in Fairfax County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cinnamon Creek
• Enola
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
  • Enola is located in Fairfax County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Enola
• Four Corners
  (Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
  • Four Corners is located in Fairfax County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Four Corners
• Franklin
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
  • Franklin is located in Fairfax County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Franklin
• Great Falls
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
  • Great Falls is located in Montgomery County (MD)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Great Falls
• Hickory Creek
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
  • Hickory Creek is located in Fairfax County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hickory Creek
• Hickory Run
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
  • Hickory Run is located in Fairfax County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hickory Run
• Howard
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
  • Howard is located in Fairfax County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Howard
• Moneys Corner
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
  • Moneys Corner is located in Fairfax County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Moneys Corner
• Peacock
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
  • Peacock is located in Fairfax County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Peacock
• Pinecrest
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
  • Pinecrest is located in Fairfax County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pinecrest
• Springvale
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
  • Springvale is located in Fairfax County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Springvale
• Sunset Hills
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
  • Sunset Hills is located in Fairfax County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sunset Hills
• Swinks Mill
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
  • Swinks Mill is located in Fairfax County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Swinks Mill

How Far From Wolf Trap to ...

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

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

• Richmond, which is the State Capital of Virginia, lies 96 miles [154.5 km]<1> to the south (S). If you could drive a straight line from Wolf Trap 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 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 13 miles [20.9 km] to the east southeast (ESE). The buggy would take four to five hours and walking would take 6 hours.
• The shortest distance<3> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 5,906 miles [9,504.8 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<4>
• The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,612 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>'