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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 Oine, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Oine 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 Oine:
- 36.483478, -78.230550
- 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 Oine
- 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 Warren County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Warren County
- Since Oine is near Vance County and also Mecklenburg County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Vance County
- Open the eBird sighting report for Mecklenburg 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 Oine
Curious and Interesting Names Near Oine ...
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.
- Bullocksville
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Bullocksville is located in Vance County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bullocksville
- Elamtown
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- Elamtown is located in Mecklenburg County (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elamtown
- Five Forks
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- Five Forks is located in Warren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Five Forks
- Flat Rock
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Flat Rock is located in Vance County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Flat Rock
- Greystone
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Greystone is located in Vance County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greystone
- Presbyterian Point
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Presbyterian Point is located in Mecklenburg County (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Presbyterian Point
- Redlawn
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- Redlawn is located in Mecklenburg County (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Redlawn
- Roberts Ferry
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Roberts Ferry is located in Mecklenburg County (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Roberts Ferry
- Rose Hill
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Rose Hill is located in Warren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rose Hill
- Snow Hill
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Snow Hill is located in Warren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Snow Hill
- Soul City
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Soul City is located in Warren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Soul City
- Townsville
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- Wise
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Wise is located in Warren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wise
How Far From Oine 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 Oine to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance<2> beginning in Oine and extending to:
- Warrenton, which is the Seat of Warren County, lies just to the Southeast.
- Raleigh, which is the State Capital of North Carolina, lies 53 miles [85.3 km]<2> to the south southwest (SSW). If you could walk a straight line from Oine to Raleigh, with an average speed<3> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take most of three days to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take over two days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 179 miles [288.1 km] to the north northeast (NNE). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take a little over three hours, a buggy would take 7 days and walking would take 11 days.
- The shortest distance<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,052 miles [9,739.7 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,749 miles [10,861.5 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<6>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,629 miles [7,449.7 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>'
Footnotes ...
| <1> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <2> | 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- Oine) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |
| <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 Oine 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 Oine. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 36.4835, Longitude: -78.2305 In this case, the coordinates for Oine have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <5> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 308.699 degrees. |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 303.995 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 306.078 degrees. |
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