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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 Zulla, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Zulla 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 Zulla:
- 38.923181, -77.784908
- 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 Zulla
- 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 Fauquier County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Fauquier County
- Since Zulla is near Loudoun County and also Prince William County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Loudoun County
- Open the eBird sighting report for Prince William 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 Zulla
Curious and Interesting Names Near Zulla ...
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.
- Crescent
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Crescent is located in Prince William County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crescent
- Dover
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Dover is located in Loudoun County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dover
- Edwardsville
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Edwardsville is located in Fauquier County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Edwardsville
- Evergreen Farms
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Evergreen Farms is located in Prince William County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Evergreen Farms
- Frogtown
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Frogtown is located in Fauquier County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Frogtown
- Halfway
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- Hopewell
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Hopewell is located in Fauquier County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hopewell
- Landmark
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Little Georgetown
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Little Georgetown is located in Fauquier County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Little Georgetown
- Marshall
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Old Tavern
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Old Tavern is located in Fauquier County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Old Tavern
- Randolph Corner
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Randolph Corner is located in Loudoun County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Randolph Corner
- Continue List (5 more) ...
- Rock Hill
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- Rock Hill is located in Fauquier County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rock Hill
- Stoke
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Stoke is located in Loudoun County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stoke
- Sunny Bank ‑ Historic
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Sunny Bank is located in Loudoun County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sunny Bank
- Waterfall
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Waterfall is located in Prince William County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Waterfall
- Waterfall Village
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Waterfall Village is located in Prince William County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Waterfall Village
How Far From Zulla 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 Zulla to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance<2> beginning in Zulla and extending to:
- Warrenton, which is the Seat of Fauquier County, lies 14 miles [22.5 km]<2> to the south. If you could walk a straight line from Zulla to Warrenton, with an average speed<3> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take most of a day to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take four to five hours.
- Richmond, which is the State Capital of Virginia, lies 97 miles [156.1 km] to the south (S). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take less than two hours, a buggy would take three full days and walking would take 6 days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 40 miles [64.4 km] to the east (E). Driving would take less than an hour, a buggy would take just about two full days and walking would take over two days.
- The shortest distance<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 5,928 miles [9,540.2 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,635 miles [10,678 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<6>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,511 miles [7,259.8 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 '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- Zulla) 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 Zulla 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 Zulla. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 38.9232, Longitude: -77.7849 |
| <5> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 308.33 degrees. |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 303.944 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 305.02 degrees. |
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