The Mandala, Tibetan sand painting, is an ancient art form of Tibetan Buddhism. The mandala is a Sanskrit word meaning cosmogram or world in harmony. Mandalas are drawings in three-dimensional forms of sand. In Tibetan, this art is called dul-tson-kyil-khor which means mandala of colored powders.
Driving distance from Nags Head, NC to Washington, DC. The total driving distance from Nags Head, NC to Washington, DC is 279 miles or 449 kilometers. Your trip begins in Nags Head, North Carolina. It ends in Washington, District of Columbia.
Automobile Ferry Service. 1  Washington State Ferries leave from Anacortes, 90 miles north of Seattle, through the San Juan Islands to Sidney, B.C. once daily in the fall and spring and twice daily in the summer. 2  BC Ferries sails from Vancouver, B.C. through the Gulf Islands to Swartz Bay, 20 miles north of Victoria.