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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 Oakwood Acres:
35.659583, -80.235330
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.
We found three communities that share the name Oakwood Acres.
There is one other community in North Carolina which is also named Oakwood Acres.
Beyond North Carolina, we know of another two communities that are located throughout in the United States.
Communities Located In North Carolina ...
Carteret County
This Oakwood Acres is located in Carteret County and lies 213 miles [342.8 km]<1> to the east southeast of the Oakwood Acres that is located in Davidson County.
For more information, please visit our profile page for the Carteret County community of Oakwood Acres.
Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
South Carolina
York County
This Oakwood Acres is located in York County and lies 64 miles [103 km]<1> to the southwest of the Oakwood Acres that is located in Davidson County.
For more information, please visit our profile page for the York County community of Oakwood Acres.
Utah
Salt Lake County
This Oakwood Acres is located in Salt Lake County and lies 1,740 miles [2,800.3 km]<1> to the west northwest of the Oakwood Acres that is located in Davidson County.
For more information, please visit our profile page for the Salt Lake County community of Oakwood Acres.
Curious and Interesting Names Near Oakwood Acres ...
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.
Cedar Grove (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Cedar Grove have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Silver Hill. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
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 Oakwood Acres to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Oakwood Acres and extending to:
Lexington, which is the Seat of Davidson County, lies 11 miles [17.7 km]<1> to the north. If you could walk a straight line from Oakwood Acres to Lexington, with an average speed<4> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take five to six hours to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take nearly four hours.
Raleigh, which is the State Capital of North Carolina, lies 89 miles [143.2 km] to the east (E). 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 284 miles [457.1 km] to the northeast (NE). Driving would take four to five hours, a buggy would take 11 days and walking would take 17 days.
The shortest distance<5> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,175 miles [9,937.7 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,874 miles [11,062.6 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>
The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,753 miles [7,649.2 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 drawn from Point A (ie- Oakwood Acres) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Oakwood Acres. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 35.6596, Longitude: -80.2353 In this case, the coordinates for Oakwood Acres have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).
<2>
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.
<3>
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.
<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 Oakwood Acres 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 309.869 degrees.
<7>
The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 305.212 degrees.
<8>
The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 307.135 degrees.