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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 Grand Oaks, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Grand Oaks 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 Grand Oaks:
- 36.530416, -79.739202
- 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 Grand 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 Rockingham County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Rockingham County
- Since Grand Oaks is near Henry County and also Pittsylvania County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Henry County
- Open the eBird sighting report for Pittsylvania 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 Grand Oaks
Communities Also Named Grand Oaks ...
We found two communities that are also named Grand Oaks.
Within North Carolina, the name Grand Oaks is unique.
Beyond North Carolina, we know of two communities that are located in the United States.
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- Tennessee
- Knox County
- This Grand Oaks is located in Knox County and lies 243 miles [391.1 km]<1> to the west of the Grand Oaks that is located in Rockingham County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Knox County community of Grand Oaks.
- Utah
- Davis County
- This Grand Oaks is located in Davis County and lies 1,749 miles [2,814.7 km]<1> to the west northwest of the Grand Oaks that is located in Rockingham County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Davis County community of Grand Oaks.
Curious and Interesting Names Near Grand 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.
- Bearslide
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- Bearslide is located in Rockingham County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bearslide
- Cascade
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Cascade is located in Pittsylvania County (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cascade
- Creekridge
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- Creekridge is located in Rockingham County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Creekridge
- Dan River
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Dan River is located in Rockingham County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dan River
- Eden
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- Eden is located in Rockingham County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eden
- Population from the 2020 Census: 14,867 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Eden <2>
- Green Acres
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Green Acres is located in Rockingham County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Green Acres
- Holly Hills
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Holly Hills is located in Rockingham County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Holly Hills
- Indian Hills
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Indian Hills is located in Rockingham County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Indian Hills
- Leaksville ‑ Historic
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- Leaksville is located in Rockingham County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Leaksville
- Leaksville Junction
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Leaksville Junction is located in Pittsylvania County (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Leaksville Junction
- Meadow Summit
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- Meadow Summit is located in Rockingham County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Meadow Summit
- Sandy Level
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- Sandy Level is located in Henry County (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sandy Level
- Spray ‑ Historic
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- Spray is located in Rockingham County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spray
- Sunset Hills
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Sunset Hills is located in Rockingham County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sunset Hills
How Far From Grand Oaks 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 Grand Oaks to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Grand Oaks and extending to:
- Wentworth, which is the Seat of Rockingham County, lies 9 miles [14.5 km]<1> to the south. If you could walk a straight line from Grand Oaks to Wentworth, with an average speed<3> 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.
- Raleigh, which is the State Capital of North Carolina, lies 80 miles [128.7 km] to the southeast (SE). 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 White House (Washington, DC) is 220 miles [354.1 km] to the northeast (NE). Driving would take nearly four hours, a buggy would take 9 days and walking would take 13 days.
- The shortest distance<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,115 miles [9,841.1 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,816 miles [10,969.3 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,695 miles [7,555.9 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>'
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 drawn from Point A (ie- Grand Oaks) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |
| <2> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <3> | 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. |
| <4> | 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 Grand Oaks 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 Grand Oaks. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 36.5304, Longitude: -79.7392 In this case, the coordinates for Grand Oaks have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <5> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 309.57 degrees. |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 304.997 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 306.662 degrees. |
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