Outdoor Activities ...
As we travel, we like to pursue some of our interests (such as astronomy and bird watching).
When in Five Oaks, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Five Oaks and the surrounding area.
- Weather ...
- Before heading outdoors, you should check the weather:
- The National Weather Service forecast for Five Oaks
- 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 Five Oaks:
- 37.149560, -81.488720
- 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.
- The Heavens-Above Website, centered on Five Oaks
- 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 Tazewell County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- eBird sighting report for Tazewell County
- Since Five Oaks is near McDowell County and also Bland County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- eBird sighting report for McDowell County
- eBird sighting report for Bland 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:
- Waymark.com
Communities Also Named Five Oaks ...
We found four communities that share the name Five Oaks.
Within Virginia, the name Five Oaks is unique.
Beyond Virginia, we know of another four communities that are located throughout in the United States.
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- Louisiana
- North Carolina
- South Carolina
- Texas
Curious and Interesting Names Near Five Oaks ...
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.
- Abbs Valley
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Abbs Valley
- Abbs Valley is located in Tazewell County
- Bishop
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest) - Drytown
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest) - Fourway
(Less than 2 miles to the south) - Frog Level
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Frog Level have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Frog Level
- Frog Level is located in Tazewell County
- Horsepen
(5 miles [8 km] to the north) - Horsepen Cove
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Horsepen Cove have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Horsepen Cove
- Horsepen Cove is located in Tazewell County
- Joe Neets
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south) - Mud Fork
(5 miles [8 km] to the north) - River Jack
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for River Jack have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for River Jack
- River Jack is located in Tazewell County
- Stony Ridge
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Stony Ridge have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stony Ridge
- Stony Ridge is located in Tazewell County
- Tiptop
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
How Far From Five Oaks 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 Five Oaks to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Five Oaks and extending to:
- Tazewell, which is the Seat of Tazewell County, lies just to the Southwest.
- Richmond, which is the State Capital of Virginia, lies 224 miles [360.5 km]<1> to the east (E). If you could drive a straight line from Five Oaks to Richmond, with an average speed<4>of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, it would take nearly four hours to make the trip. A comfortable walk of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour would take 13 days. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take 9 days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 270 miles [434.5 km] to the east northeast (ENE). Driving would take four to five hours, a buggy would take 11 days and walking would take 16 days.
- The shortest distance<5> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,161 miles [9,915.2 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,870 miles [11,056.2 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,746 miles [7,637.9 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<8>
Off-the-Road Links ...
Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Five Oaks. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.
The official website for State of Virginia: https://www.virginia.gov/
Footnotes ...
| <1> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Five Oaks) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Five Oaks. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 37.1496, Longitude: -81.4887 In this case, the coordinates for Five Oaks have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <2> | An 'estimated' location is one where we have been given GPS coordinates, but are unable to verify the accuracy of those coordinates. That said, we have some confidence that we have placed the marker near the actual location. A typical reason for being unable to verify a location is that it might be on private property or maybe historic and gone without an obvious trace. |
| <3> | The location has been supplied by the Geographic Names Information System - which is maintained by the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS). While these values should be definitive, we found that accuracy can vary and you should double-check the location if accuracy is required. |
| <4> | 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. |
| <5> | 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 Five Oaks to the Middle East to be East and South, the Great Circle Route actually lies to the North and East. |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 310.592 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 306.258 degrees. |
| <8> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 307.181 degrees. |