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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 Zouave Hills, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Zouave Hills and the surrounding area.
- 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 Zouave Hills:
- 38.807059, -77.547768
- 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 Zouave Hills
- 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 Zouave Hills is near Fairfax County and also Manassas Park 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 Manassas Park 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 Zouave Hills
Curious and Interesting Names Near Zouave Hills ...
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.
- Bull Run
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- Bull Run is located in Prince William County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bull Run
- Cedar Park
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Cedar Park is located in Prince William County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cedar Park
- Country Scene
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- Country Scene is located in Prince William County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Country Scene
- Coverstone
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- Coverstone is located in Prince William County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coverstone
- Haymarket
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Iron Gate
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Iron Gate is located in Prince William County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Iron Gate
- Lakeview
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Lakeview is located in Prince William County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lakeview
- London Towne
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- London Towne is located in Fairfax County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for London Towne
- Orchard Bridge
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Orchard Bridge is located in Fairfax County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Orchard Bridge
- Rocky Run
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Rocky Run is located in Prince William County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rocky Run
- Snow Hill
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Snow Hill is located in Prince William County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Snow Hill
- Twin Oaks
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Twin Oaks is located in Prince William County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Twin Oaks
- Continue List (4 more) ...
- Uniontown
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Uniontown is located in Fairfax County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Uniontown
- Yorkshire
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Yorkshire is located in Prince William County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Yorkshire
- Yorkshire Park
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Yorkshire Park is located in Prince William County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Yorkshire Park
- Yorkshire Village
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Yorkshire Village is located in Prince William County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Yorkshire Village
How Far From Zouave Hills 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 Zouave Hills to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance<2> beginning in Zouave Hills and extending to:
- Richmond, which is the State Capital of Virginia, lies 87 miles [140 km]<2> to the south (S). If you could drive a straight line from Zouave Hills 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 28 miles [45.1 km] to the east northeast (ENE). The buggy would take just over a day and walking would take just about two full days.
- The shortest distance<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 5,923 miles [9,532.1 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,629 miles [10,668.3 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<6>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,506 miles [7,251.7 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>'
Footnotes ...
| <1> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <2> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'point-to-point' distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Zouave Hills) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |
| <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 Zouave Hills 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 Zouave Hills. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 38.8071, Longitude: -77.5478 In this case, the coordinates for Zouave Hills have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <5> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 308.197 degrees. |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 303.774 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 304.964 degrees. |
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