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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 Oak Forest Estates, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Oak Forest Estates 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 Oak Forest Estates:
- 39.184278, -75.703264
- 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 Forest Estates
- 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 Kent County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Kent County
- Since Oak Forest Estates is near Queen Anne's County and also Caroline County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Queen Anne's County
- Open the eBird sighting report for Caroline 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 Forest Estates
Communities Also Named Oak Forest Estates ...
We found one communities that are also named Oak Forest Estates.
Within Delaware, the name Oak Forest Estates is unique.
Beyond Delaware, there is another community also named Oak Forest Estates in the United States.
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- North Carolina
- Wake County
- This Oak Forest Estates is located in Wake County and lies 278 miles [447.4 km]<1> to the southwest of the Oak Forest Estates that is located in Kent County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Wake County community of Oak Forest Estates.
Curious and Interesting Names Near Oak Forest Estates ...
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.
- Bolton
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Bolton is located in Queen Anne's County (MD)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bolton
- Chapeltown
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Chapeltown is located in Kent County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chapeltown
- Downs Chapel
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- Downs Chapel is located in Kent County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Downs Chapel
- Everetts Corner
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- Everetts Corner is located in Kent County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Everetts Corner
- Fords Corner
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- Fords Corner is located in Kent County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fords Corner
- Forest Gate
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Forest Gate is located in Kent County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Forest Gate
- Hourglass
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Hourglass is located in Kent County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hourglass
- Meadow Ridge
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Meadow Ridge is located in Kent County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Meadow Ridge
- Peters Corners
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Peters Corners is located in Queen Anne's County (MD)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Peters Corners
- Planters Woods
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Planters Woods is located in Kent County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Planters Woods
- Rolling Meadows
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Rolling Meadows is located in Kent County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rolling Meadows
- Seven Hickories
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Seven Hickories is located in Kent County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Seven Hickories
- Continue List (4 more) ...
- Shorts Corner
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- Shorts Corner is located in Kent County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shorts Corner
- Slaughter
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- Slaughter is located in Kent County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Slaughter
- Templeville
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Templeville is located in Caroline County (MD)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Templeville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 116 people
- Whigville
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Whigville is located in Kent County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Whigville
How Far From Oak Forest Estates 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 Oak Forest Estates to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Oak Forest Estates and extending to:
- Dover, which is the Seat of Kent County, lies 9 miles [14.5 km]<1> to the east. If you could walk a straight line from Oak Forest Estates to Dover, with an average speed<2> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take four to five hours to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take a little over three hours.
- Dover, which is the State Capital of Delaware, lies 9 miles [14.5 km] to the east (E). The buggy would take a little over three hours and walking would take four to five hours.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 74 miles [119.1 km] to the west southwest (WSW). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take less than two hours, a buggy would take most of three days and walking would take 5 days.
- The shortest distance<3> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 5,829 miles [9,380.9 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<4>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,532 miles [10,512.2 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<5>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,409 miles [7,095.6 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>'
Footnotes ...
| <1> | 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- Oak Forest Estates) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |
| <2> | 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. |
| <3> | 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 Oak Forest Estates 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 Oak Forest Estates. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 39.1843, Longitude: -75.7033 In this case, the coordinates for Oak Forest Estates have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <4> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 307.085 degrees. |
| <5> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 302.57 degrees. |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 304.041 degrees. |
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