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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 Oaklawn, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Oaklawn 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 Oaklawn:
- 38.772892, -76.950807
- 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 Oaklawn
- 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 Prince George's County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Prince George's County
- Since Oaklawn is near Alexandria City and also Fairfax County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Alexandria City
- Open the eBird sighting report for Fairfax 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 Oaklawn
Communities Also Named Oaklawn ...
We found nineteen communities that are also named Oaklawn.
Within Maryland, the name Oaklawn is unique.
Beyond Maryland, we know of nineteen communities that are located in the United States.
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- Arkansas
- Desha County
- This Oaklawn is located in Desha County and lies 871 miles [1,401.7 km]<1> to the west southwest of the Oaklawn that is located in Prince George's County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Desha County community of Oaklawn.
- Garland County
- We found mention of this community, but have little information.<2> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Arkansas community of Oaklawn [Garland County].
- Florida
- Marion County
- We found mention of this community, but have little information.<2> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Florida community of Oaklawn [Marion County].
- Georgia
- Brooks County
- This Oaklawn is located in Brooks County and lies 668 miles [1,075 km]<1> to the southwest of the Oaklawn that is located in Prince George's County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Brooks County community of Oaklawn.
- Coweta County
- This Oaklawn is located in Coweta County and lies 576 miles [927 km] to the southwest of the Oaklawn that is located in Prince George's County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Coweta County community of Oaklawn.
- Houston County
- We found mention of this community, but have little information.<2> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Georgia community of Oaklawn [Houston County].
- Illinois
- Vermilion County
- We found mention of this community, but have little information.<2> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Illinois community of Oaklawn [Vermilion County].
- Kansas
- Sedgwick County
- This Oaklawn is located in Sedgwick County and lies 1,104 miles [1,776.7 km]<1> to the west of the Oaklawn that is located in Prince George's County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Sedgwick County community of Oaklawn.
- Louisiana
- Saint Mary Parish
- This Oaklawn is located in Saint Mary Parish and lies 1,029 miles [1,656 km]<1> to the west southwest of the Oaklawn that is located in Prince George's County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Saint Mary Parish community of Oaklawn.
- Saint Tammany Parish
- This Oaklawn is located in Saint Tammany Parish and lies 939 miles [1,511.2 km] to the southwest of the Oaklawn that is located in Prince George's County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Saint Tammany Parish community of Oaklawn.
- Michigan
- Ottawa County
- We found mention of this community, but have little information.<2> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Michigan community of Oaklawn [Ottawa County].
- Mississippi
- Claiborne County
- This Oaklawn is located in Claiborne County and lies 916 miles [1,474.2 km]<1> to the west southwest of the Oaklawn that is located in Prince George's County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Claiborne County community of Oaklawn.
- Oregon
- Clackamas County
- This Oaklawn is located in Clackamas County and lies 2,359 miles [3,796.4 km]<1> to the west northwest of the Oaklawn that is located in Prince George's County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Clackamas County community of Oaklawn.
- Rhode Island
- Providence County
- This Oaklawn is located in Providence County and lies 354 miles [569.7 km]<1> to the northeast of the Oaklawn that is located in Prince George's County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Providence County community of Oaklawn.
- South Carolina
- Sumter County
- This Oaklawn is located in Sumter County and lies 382 miles [614.8 km]<1> to the south southwest of the Oaklawn that is located in Prince George's County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Sumter County community of Oaklawn.
- Tennessee
- Cheatham County
- This Oaklawn is located in Cheatham County and lies 577 miles [928.6 km]<1> to the west southwest of the Oaklawn that is located in Prince George's County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Cheatham County community of Oaklawn.
- Putnam County
- This Oaklawn is located in Putnam County and lies 500 miles [804.7 km] to the west southwest of the Oaklawn that is located in Prince George's County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Putnam County community of Oaklawn.
- Shelby County
- This Oaklawn is located in Shelby County and lies 759 miles [1,221.5 km] to the west southwest of the Oaklawn that is located in Prince George's County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Shelby County community of Oaklawn.
- Virginia
- Culpeper County
- This Oaklawn is located in Culpeper County and lies 60 miles [96.6 km]<1> to the west southwest of the Oaklawn that is located in Prince George's County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Culpeper County community of Oaklawn.
Curious and Interesting Names Near Oaklawn ...
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.
- Apple Grove
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- Apple Grove is located in Prince George's County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Apple Grove
- Chapel Hill
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Chapel Hill is located in Prince George's County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chapel Hill
- Friendly
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- Friendly is located in Prince George's County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Friendly
- Friendly Farms
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- Friendly Farms is located in Prince George's County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Friendly Farms
- Friendly Hills
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- Friendly Hills is located in Prince George's County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Friendly Hills
- Harmony Hall
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Harmony Hall is located in Prince George's County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harmony Hall
- Hunts Corner
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Hunts Corner is located in Prince George's County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hunts Corner
- Jenkins Corner
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Jenkins Corner is located in Prince George's County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jenkins Corner
- Kerby Hill
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- Kerby Hill is located in Prince George's County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kerby Hill
- Squires Woods
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- Squires Woods is located in Prince George's County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Squires Woods
- Temple Hills
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- Temple Hills Park
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- Temple Hills Park is located in Prince George's County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Temple Hills Park
- Thrift
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Thrift is located in Prince George's County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Thrift
- Woods Corner
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Woods Corner is located in Prince George's County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woods Corner
How Far From Oaklawn to ...
We spend a lot of time looking through Gazetteers & Almanacs that were published in the late 1800's and early 1900's. Many of the Gazetteers include the distance from a community such as Oaklawn to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Oaklawn and extending to:
- Upper Marlboro, which is the Seat of Prince George's County, lies 10 miles [16.1 km]<1> to the east northeast. If you could walk a straight line from Oaklawn to Upper Marlboro, with an average speed<4> 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.
- Annapolis, which is the State Capital of Maryland, lies 28 miles [45.1 km] to the east northeast (ENE). The buggy would take just over a day and walking would take just about two full days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 9 miles [14.5 km] to the north northwest (NNW). The buggy would take a little over three hours and walking would take four to five hours.
- The shortest distance<5> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 5,899 miles [9,493.5 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,603 miles [10,626.5 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<7>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,481 miles [7,211.5 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<8>'
Footnotes ...
| <1> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'point-to-point' distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Oaklawn) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |
| <2> | If we encounter the name of what might be a community, our methodology is to add that name to our Gazetteer as a placeholder. As we find more information about that community, it will be added to our Gazetteer.
Just as a reminder: Our definition of a community is rather broad and includes those places (or areas) where several families lived and had a name which identified that place. For example, you might hear somebody say that they are going over to Rock Creek to see Pete ... Rock Creek is just a gas station and a couple of homes at the crossroads. While it might not be on the map, everybody in the area knows it by that name.
Places of interest include buildings at a crossroad, several families clustered in a hollow or maybe the location of a way station. It also includes places like mines, lumber camps, ferry crossings, etc. The community might still exist, is now gone or only existed for just a short period of time.
Also keep in mind that Oaklawn could have been on the original document by mistake, misspelled, the original/alternate name of a community that we've listed elsewhere or was placed in the wrong county. Sometimes a post office or train station would have a different name than the community where it's located, so two names might be referring to the same community - we're working to straighten it all out. |
| <3> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <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 Oaklawn 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 Oaklawn. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 38.7729, Longitude: -76.9508 In this case, the coordinates for Oaklawn have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 307.847 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 303.371 degrees. |
| <8> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 304.726 degrees. |
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