Outdoor Activities ...
As we travel, we like to pursue some of our interests (such as astronomy and bird watching).
When in Crooked Oak, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Crooked Oak and the surrounding area.
- Weather ...
- Before heading outdoors, you should check the weather:
- The National Weather Service forecast for Crooked Oak
- 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 Crooked Oak:
- 36.720133, -80.607848
- 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.
- The Heavens-Above Website, centered on Crooked Oak
- 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 Carroll County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- eBird sighting report for Carroll County
- Since Crooked Oak is near Patrick County and also Floyd County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- eBird sighting report for Patrick County
- eBird sighting report for Floyd 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:
- Waymark.com
Communities Also Named Crooked Oak ...
We found three communities that share the name Crooked Oak.
Within Virginia, the name Crooked Oak is unique.
Beyond Virginia, we know of another three communities that are located throughout in the United States.
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- Alabama
- Colbert County
- This Crooked Oak is located in Colbert County and lies 429 miles [690.4 km]<1> to the west southwest of the Crooked Oak that is located in Carroll County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Colbert County community of Crooked Oak.
- Maryland
- Wicomico County
- This Crooked Oak is located in Wicomico County and lies 293 miles [471.5 km]<1> to the east northeast of the Crooked Oak that is located in Carroll County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Wicomico County community of Crooked Oak.
- North Carolina
- Surry County
- This Crooked Oak is located in Surry County and lies 15 miles [24.1 km]<1> to the southwest of the Crooked Oak that is located in Carroll County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Surry County community of Crooked Oak.
- Alabama
Curious and Interesting Names Near Crooked Oak ...
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.
- Dugspur
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dugspur
- Dugspur is located in Carroll County
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Dugspur <2>
- Fancy Gap
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fancy Gap
- Fancy Gap is located in Carroll County
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Fancy Gap <2>
- Hillsville
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hillsville
- Hillsville is located in Carroll County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 2,686 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Hillsville <2>
- Liberty Hill
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Liberty Hill have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Liberty Hill
- Liberty Hill is located in Carroll County
- Nester
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast) - Pike City
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east) - Red Hill
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest) - Star
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest) - Sunnyside
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
How Far From Crooked Oak 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 Crooked Oak to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Crooked Oak and extending to:
- Hillsville, which is the Seat of Carroll County, lies just to the West Northwest.
- Richmond, which is the State Capital of Virginia, lies 183 miles [294.5 km]<1> to the east northeast (ENE). If you could drive a straight line from Crooked Oak to Richmond, with an average speed<4>of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, it would take a little over three hours to make the trip. A comfortable walk of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour would take 11 days. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take 8 days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 246 miles [395.9 km] to the northeast (NE). Driving would take nearly four hours, a buggy would take 10 days and walking would take 14 days.
- The shortest distance<5> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,143 miles [9,886.2 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,848 miles [11,020.8 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,725 miles [7,604.2 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<8>
Off-the-Road Links ...
Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Crooked Oak. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.
The official website for Carroll County: www.co.carroll.va.us/
The official website for State of Virginia: https://www.virginia.gov/
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- Crooked Oak) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Crooked Oak. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 36.7201, Longitude: -80.6078 In this case, the coordinates for Crooked Oak have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <2> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <3> | 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. |
| <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 Crooked Oak 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 310.075 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 305.603 degrees. |
| <8> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 306.953 degrees. |