Outdoor Activities ...

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

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

• Weather ...
  • Before heading outdoors, you should check the weather:
  • The National Weather Service forecast for Woodbine 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 Woodbine Woods:
  • 38.671785, -77.447765
  • 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 Woodbine 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 Prince William County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Prince William County
  • Since Woodbine Woods 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 Woodbine Woods

Curious and Interesting Names Near Woodbine 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.

• Bloom Hill
  (3 miles [4.8 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 north)
  • Camelot is located in Prince William County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Camelot
• Foxridge
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
  • Foxridge is located in Prince William County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Foxridge
• Heritage Woods
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
  • Heritage Woods is located in Prince William County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Heritage Woods
• Independent Hill
  (2 miles [3.2 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
  (3 miles [4.8 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 east)
  • 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
• Princedale
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
  • Princedale is located in Prince William County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Princedale
• Raintree
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
  • Raintree is located in Prince William County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Raintree
• Terrapin Forest
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
  • Terrapin Forest is located in Prince William County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Terrapin Forest
• Windy Hill
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
  • Windy Hill is located in Prince William County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Windy Hill
• Woodlawn Meadows
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
  • Woodlawn Meadows is located in Prince William County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woodlawn Meadows

How Far From Woodbine 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 Woodbine Woods to various places of note, such as the White House.

With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance<1> beginning in Woodbine Woods 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 Woodbine Woods 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 27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast (NE). 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>'