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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 Ivy Oaks, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Ivy 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 Ivy Oaks:
- 38.079026, -78.596960
- 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 Ivy 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 Albemarle County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Albemarle County
- Since Ivy Oaks is near Charlottesville City and also Greene County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Charlottesville City
- Open the eBird sighting report for Greene 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 Ivy Oaks
Curious and Interesting Names Near Ivy 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.
- Barracks
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Barracks is located in Albemarle County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Barracks
- Broad Axe ‑ Historic
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Broad Axe is located in Albemarle County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Broad Axe
- Fairgrove
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Fairgrove is located in Albemarle County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fairgrove
- Free Union
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Ivy
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- Ivy Farms
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Ivy Farms is located in Albemarle County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ivy Farms
- Ivy Meadows
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- Ivy Meadows is located in Albemarle County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ivy Meadows
- Ivy Ridge
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Ivy Ridge is located in Albemarle County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ivy Ridge
- Ivy Woods
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- Ivy Woods is located in Albemarle County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ivy Woods
- Continue List (6 more) ...
- Liberty Hill
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Liberty Hill is located in Albemarle County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Liberty Hill
- Peacock Hill
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Peacock Hill is located in Albemarle County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Peacock Hill
- Queen Charlotte
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Queen Charlotte is located in Albemarle County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Queen Charlotte
- Skyline Crest
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- Skyline Crest is located in Albemarle County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Skyline Crest
- University Heights
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- University Heights is located in Albemarle County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for University Heights
- Whispering Pines
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- Whispering Pines is located in Albemarle County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Whispering Pines
How Far From Ivy 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 Ivy Oaks to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance<2> beginning in Ivy Oaks and extending to:
- Charlottesville, which is the Seat of Albemarle County, lies just to the East Southeast.
- Richmond, which is the State Capital of Virginia, lies 73 miles [117.5 km]<2> to the east southeast (ESE). If you could drive a straight line from Ivy Oaks to Richmond, with an average speed<3>of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, it would take less than two hours to make the trip. A comfortable walk of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour would take 5 days. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take most of three days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 101 miles [162.5 km] to the northeast (NE). Driving would take less than two hours, a buggy would take three full days and walking would take 6 days.
- The shortest distance<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 5,999 miles [9,654.5 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,704 miles [10,789 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,581 miles [7,372.4 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' distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Ivy Oaks) 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 Ivy 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 Ivy Oaks. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 38.0790, Longitude: -78.5970 In this case, the coordinates for Ivy Oaks have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <5> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 308.853 degrees. |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 304.41 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 305.669 degrees. |
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