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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 Great Oaks, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Great 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 Great Oaks:
- 37.462642, -79.121413
- 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 Great 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 Amherst County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Amherst County
- Since Great Oaks is near Lynchburg City and also Campbell County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Lynchburg City
- Open the eBird sighting report for Campbell 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 Great Oaks
Communities Also Named Great Oaks ...
We found three communities that are also named Great Oaks.
Within Virginia, the name Great Oaks is unique.
Beyond Virginia, we know of three communities that are located in the United States.
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- Alabama
- Elmore County
- This Great Oaks is located in Elmore County and lies 535 miles [861 km]<1> to the southwest of the Great Oaks that is located in Amherst County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Elmore County community of Great Oaks.
- Florida
- Hillsborough County
- This Great Oaks is located in Hillsborough County and lies 689 miles [1,108.8 km]<1> to the south southwest of the Great Oaks that is located in Amherst County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Hillsborough County community of Great Oaks.
- Iowa
- Scott County
- This Great Oaks is located in Scott County and lies 665 miles [1,070.2 km]<1> to the west northwest of the Great Oaks that is located in Amherst County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Scott County community of Great Oaks.
Curious and Interesting Names Near Great 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.
- Colony
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Colony is located in Amherst County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Colony
- Court House Hill
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Court House Hill is located in Lynchburg City
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Court House Hill
- Daniels Hill
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Daniels Hill is located in Lynchburg City
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Daniels Hill
- Federal Hill
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Federal Hill is located in Lynchburg City
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Federal Hill
- Five Forks
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Five Forks is located in Amherst County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Five Forks
- Ivanhoe Forest
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- Ivanhoe Forest is located in Amherst County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ivanhoe Forest
- Lakeview
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- Lakeview is located in Amherst County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lakeview
- Lynchburg
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Martins Shop
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Martins Shop is located in Amherst County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Martins Shop
- Continue List (6 more) ...
- Martins Store
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- Martins Store is located in Amherst County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Martins Store
- Merry Moor
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- Merry Moor is located in Amherst County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Merry Moor
- Old Stage Run
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- Old Stage Run is located in Amherst County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Old Stage Run
- Prices Store
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- Prices Store is located in Amherst County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Prices Store
- Sandy Bottom
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- Sandy Bottom is located in Amherst County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sandy Bottom
- Viking Fiord
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- Viking Fiord is located in Amherst County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Viking Fiord
How Far From Great Oaks to ...
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 Great Oaks to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Great Oaks and extending to:
- Amherst, which is the Seat of Amherst County, lies 9 miles [14.5 km]<1> to the north northeast. If you could walk a straight line from Great Oaks to Amherst, 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.
- Richmond, which is the State Capital of Virginia, lies 92 miles [148.1 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 6 days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 150 miles [241.4 km] to the northeast (NE). Driving would take less than three hours, a buggy would take 6 days and walking would take 9 days.
- The shortest distance<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,048 miles [9,733.3 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,752 miles [10,866.3 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<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> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Great 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 Great 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 Great Oaks. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 37.4626, Longitude: -79.1214 In this case, the coordinates for Great Oaks have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <5> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 309.184 degrees. |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 304.696 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 306.101 degrees. |
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