Outdoor Activities ...

As we travel, we like to pursue some of our interests (such as astronomy and bird watching).

When in Oak Drive, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Oak Drive and the surrounding area.

• Weather ...
  • Before heading outdoors, you should check the weather:
  • The National Weather Service forecast for Oak Drive

• 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 Oak Drive:
  • 38.590391, -75.305191
  • 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 Oak Drive

• 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 Sussex County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Sussex County
  • Since Oak Drive is near Worcester County and also Wicomico County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Worcester County
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Wicomico 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 Oak Drive

Curious and Interesting Names Near Oak Drive ...

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.

• Bryans Store
  (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
  • Bryans Store is located in Sussex County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bryans Store
• Bullseye
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
  • Bullseye is located in Sussex County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bullseye
• Cross Keys
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
  • Cross Keys is located in Sussex County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cross Keys
• Ferry Landing
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
  • Ferry Landing is located in Sussex County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ferry Landing
• Gull Point
  (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
  • Gull Point is located in Sussex County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gull Point
• Helms Landing
  (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
  • Helms Landing is located in Sussex County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Helms Landing
• Hickory Hill
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
  • Hickory Hill is located in Sussex County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hickory Hill
• Holiday Pines
  (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
  • Holiday Pines is located in Sussex County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Holiday Pines
• Indiantown Farms
  (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
  • Indiantown Farms is located in Sussex County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Indiantown Farms
• Mission
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
  • Mission is located in Sussex County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mission
• Mount Joy
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
  • Mount Joy is located in Sussex County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Joy
• Piney Grove
  (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
  • Piney Grove is located in Sussex County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Piney Grove
• Continue List   (4 more) ...
  • Prince George Acres
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
    • Prince George Acres is located in Sussex County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Prince George Acres
  • Riverview
    (Less than 2 miles to the east)
    • Riverview is located in Sussex County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Riverview
  • Sandy Beach
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
    • Sandy Beach is located in Sussex County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sandy Beach
  • Shortly
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
    • Shortly is located in Sussex County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shortly

How Far From Oak Drive 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 Oak Drive to various places of note, such as the White House.

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

• Georgetown, which is the Seat of Sussex County, lies just to the North Northwest.
• Dover, which is the State Capital of Delaware, lies 40 miles [64.4 km]<1> to the north northwest (NNW). If you could walk a straight line from Oak Drive to Dover, with an average speed<2> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take over two days to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take just about two full days.
• The White House (Washington, DC) is 95 miles [152.9 km] to the west northwest (WNW). 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 shortest distance<3> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 5,836 miles [9,392.1 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<4>
• The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,536 miles [10,518.7 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<5>
• The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,414 miles [7,103.6 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>'