Outdoor Activities ...
As we travel, we like to pursue some of our interests (such as astronomy).
When in Lone Oak, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Lone Oak and the surrounding area.
- Weather ...
- Before heading outdoors, you should check the weather:
- The National Weather Service forecast for Lone 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 Lone Oak:
- 37.309302, -79.989206
- 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 Lone Oak
- 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 Lone Oak ...
We found 21 communities that share the name Lone Oak.
There is one other community in Virginia which is also named Lone Oak.
Beyond Virginia, we know of another twenty communities that are located throughout in the United States.
- Communities Located In Virginia ...
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- Colorado
- Georgia
- Kansas
- Kentucky
- Grayson County
- This Lone Oak is located in Grayson County and lies 333 miles [535.9 km]<1> to the west.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Grayson County community of Lone Oak.
- McCracken County
- This Lone Oak is located in McCracken County and lies 477 miles [767.7 km] to the west.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the McCracken County community of Lone Oak.
- Powell County
- This Lone Oak is located in Powell County and lies 222 miles [357.3 km] to the west northwest.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Powell County community of Lone Oak.
- Maryland
- Oklahoma
- South Carolina
- Tennessee
- Sequatchie County
- This Lone Oak is located in Sequatchie County and lies 332 miles [534.3 km]<1> to the west southwest.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Sequatchie County community of Lone Oak.
- Williamson County
- This Lone Oak is located in Williamson County and lies 403 miles [648.6 km] to the west.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Williamson County community of Lone Oak.
- Texas
- Bexar County
- This Lone Oak is located in Bexar County and lies 1,184 miles [1,905.5 km]<1> to the west southwest.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Bexar County community of Lone Oak.
- Cherokee County
- This Lone Oak is located in Cherokee County and lies 945 miles [1,520.8 km] to the west southwest.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Cherokee County community of Lone Oak.
- Colorado County
- This Lone Oak is located in Colorado County and lies 1,080 miles [1,738.1 km] to the west southwest.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Colorado County community of Lone Oak.
- Erath County
- Although located in Erath County, we don't know the location within the .
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Erath County community of Lone Oak.
- Hunt County
- This Lone Oak is located in Hunt County and lies 947 miles [1,524 km] to the west southwest.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Hunt County community of Lone Oak.
- Lamar County
- This Lone Oak is located in Lamar County and lies 901 miles [1,450 km] to the west southwest.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Lamar County community of Lone Oak.
- Navarro County
- This Lone Oak is located in Navarro County and lies 1,015 miles [1,633.5 km] to the west southwest.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Navarro County community of Lone Oak.
- Washington
- West Virginia
Curious and Interesting Names Near Lone 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.
- Bowling Green
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Bowling Green have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bowling Green
- Bowling Green is located in Roanoke City
- Captains Grove
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Captains Grove have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Captains Grove
- Captains Grove is located in Roanoke County
- Cherry Hill
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Cherry Hill have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cherry Hill
- Cherry Hill is located in Roanoke City
- Covehaven Court
(Less than 2 miles to the west)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Covehaven Court have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Covehaven Court
- Covehaven Court is located in Roanoke City
- Dale Court
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Dale Court have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dale Court
- Dale Court is located in Salem City
- Dawnwood Forest
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Dawnwood Forest have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dawnwood Forest
- Dawnwood Forest is located in Roanoke City
- Eden Park
(Less than 2 miles to the east) - Edgelawn
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest) - Forest Lawn
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Forest Lawn have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Forest Lawn
- Forest Lawn is located in Salem City
- Forest Park
(Less than 2 miles to the south)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Forest Park have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Forest Park
- Forest Park is located in Roanoke City
- Foxwood
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest) - Glen Cove
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest) - Continue List (20 more) ...
- Greenfield
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Greenfield have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greenfield
- Greenfield is located in Roanoke County
- Grove Park
(Less than 2 miles to the south)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Grove Park have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grove Park
- Grove Park is located in Roanoke City
- Hemlock Hills
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Hemlock Hills have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hemlock Hills
- Hemlock Hills is located in Roanoke City
- Heritage Acres
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Heritage Acres have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Heritage Acres
- Heritage Acres is located in Roanoke City
- Liberty Land
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Liberty Land have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Liberty Land
- Liberty Land is located in Roanoke City
- Meadowland
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Meadowland have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Meadowland
- Meadowland is located in Roanoke City
- Meadowview
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Meadowview have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Meadowview
- Meadowview is located in Salem City
- Medley
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest) - Plainview
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest) - Rolling Woods
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Rolling Woods have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rolling Woods
- Rolling Woods is located in Roanoke City
- Round Hill Park
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Round Hill Park have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Round Hill Park
- Round Hill Park is located in Roanoke City
- Rugby
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast) - Shadeland
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast) - Spring Garden
(Less than 2 miles to the west)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Spring Garden have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spring Garden
- Spring Garden is located in Salem City
- Summit Hills
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Summit Hills have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Summit Hills
- Summit Hills is located in Roanoke City
- Sun Valley
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Sun Valley have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sun Valley
- Sun Valley is located in Roanoke County
- Virginia Heights
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Virginia Heights have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Virginia Heights
- Virginia Heights is located in Roanoke City
- Vista Heights
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Vista Heights have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vista Heights
- Vista Heights is located in Roanoke County
- Willow Green
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Willow Green have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Willow Green
- Willow Green is located in Roanoke County
- Woodside Park
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Woodside Park have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woodside Park
- Woodside Park is located in Salem City
- Greenfield
How Far From Lone Oak 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 Lone Oak to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Lone Oak and extending to:
- Richmond, which is the State Capital of Virginia, lies 140 miles [225.3 km]<1> to the east (E). If you could drive a straight line from Lone Oak to Richmond, with an average speed<4>of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, it would take less than three hours to make the trip. A comfortable walk of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour would take 8 days. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take 6 days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 194 miles [312.2 km] to the northeast (NE). Driving would take a little over three hours, a buggy would take 8 days and walking would take 11 days.
- The shortest distance<5> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,091 miles [9,802.5 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,797 miles [10,938.7 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,674 miles [7,522.1 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<8>
Off-the-Road Links ...
Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Lone Oak. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.
The official website for State of Virginia: https://www.virginia.gov/
Footnotes ...
| <1> | 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- Lone Oak) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Lone Oak. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 37.3093, Longitude: -79.9892 In this case, the coordinates for Lone Oak have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <2> | If we encounter the name of what might be a community, our methodology is to add that name to our Gazetteer as a placeholder. As we find more information about that community, it will be added to our Gazetteer. Just as a reminder: Our definition of a community is rather broad and includes those places (or areas) where several families lived and had a name which identified that place. For example, you might hear somebody say that they are going over to Bird Creek to see Pete ... Bird Creek is just a gas station and a couple of homes at the crossroads. While it might not be on the map, everybody in the area knows it by that name. Places of interest include buildings at a crossroad, several families clustered in a hollow or maybe the location of a way station. It also includes places like mines, lumber camps, ferry crossings, etc. The community might still exist, is now gone or only existed for just a short period of time. Also keep in mind that Lone Oak could have been on the original document by mistake, misspelled, the original/alternate name of a community that we've listed elsewhere or was placed in the wrong . Sometimes a post office or train station would have a different name than the community where it's located, so two names might be referring to the same community - we're working to straighten it all out. |
| <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 Lone 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 309.70 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 305.261 degrees. |
| <8> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 306.509 degrees. |