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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 Woodlawn Manor, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Woodlawn Manor 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 Woodlawn Manor:
    • 38.711226, -77.118868
    • 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 Woodlawn Manor
  • 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 Woodlawn Manor is near Prince George's County and also Charles County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
    • Open the eBird sighting report for Prince George's County
    • Open the eBird sighting report for Charles 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 Woodlawn Manor

Curious and Interesting Names Near Woodlawn Manor ...

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.

  • Cactus Hill
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
    • Cactus Hill is located in Prince George's County (MD)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cactus Hill
  • Fort Hunt
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
    • Fort Hunt is located in Fairfax County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fort Hunt
  • Gum Springs
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
    • Gum Springs is located in Fairfax County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gum Springs
  • Hayfield
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
    • Hayfield is located in Fairfax County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hayfield
  • Hunter
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
    • Hunter is located in Fairfax County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hunter
  • Marlin Forest
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
    • Marlin Forest is located in Fairfax County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marlin Forest
  • Memorial Heights
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
    • Memorial Heights is located in Fairfax County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Memorial Heights
  • Raceway Farms
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
    • Raceway Farms is located in Fairfax County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Raceway Farms
  • Riverside Gardens
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
    • Riverside Gardens is located in Fairfax County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Riverside Gardens
  • Riverview
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
    • Riverview is located in Prince George's County (MD)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Riverview
  • Riverwood
    (Less than 2 miles to the east)
    • Riverwood is located in Fairfax County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Riverwood
  • Sunnyview
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
    • Sunnyview is located in Fairfax County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sunnyview
  • Continue List   (4 more) ...
    • Virginia Hills
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
      • Virginia Hills is located in Fairfax County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Virginia Hills
    • Woodland Park
      (Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
      • Woodland Park is located in Fairfax County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woodland Park
    • Woodlawn
      (Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
      • Woodlawn is located in Fairfax County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woodlawn
    • Yacht Haven
      (Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
      • Yacht Haven is located in Fairfax County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Yacht Haven

How Far From Woodlawn Manor 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 Woodlawn Manor to various places of note, such as the White House.

With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance<1> beginning in Woodlawn Manor and extending to:

  • Richmond, which is the State Capital of Virginia, lies 82 miles [132 km]<1> to the south southwest (SSW). If you could drive a straight line from Woodlawn Manor 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 13 miles [20.9 km] to the north northeast (NNE). 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 5,909 miles [9,509.6 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<4>
  • The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,613 miles [10,642.6 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<5>
  • The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,490 miles [7,226 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>'

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 things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Woodlawn Manor) 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 Woodlawn Manor 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 Woodlawn Manor. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 38.7112, Longitude: -77.1189       In this case, the coordinates for Woodlawn Manor have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).
<4>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 307.949 degrees.
<5>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 303.478 degrees.
<6>The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 304.82 degrees.