Outdoor Activities ...
As we travel, we like to pursue some of our interests (such as astronomy).
When in Merry Oaks, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Merry Oaks and the surrounding area.
- Weather ...
- Before heading outdoors, you should check the weather:
- The National Weather Service forecast for Merry Oaks
- 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 Merry Oaks:
- 37.163889, -76.560000
- 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 Merry Oaks
- 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 Merry Oaks ...
We found five communities that share the name Merry Oaks.
There is one other community in Virginia which is also named Merry Oaks.
Beyond Virginia, we know of another four communities that are located throughout in the United States.
- Communities Located In Virginia ...
- Fairfax County
- We found mention of this community, but have little information.<1> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Virginia community of Merry Oaks [Fairfax County].
- Fairfax County
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- Illinois
- Rock Island County
- We found mention of this community, but have little information.<1> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Illinois community of Merry Oaks [Rock Island County].
- Kentucky
- Barren County
- This Merry Oaks is located in Barren County and lies 525 miles [844.9 km]<2> to the west.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Barren County community of Merry Oaks.
- North Carolina
- Chatham County
- This Merry Oaks is located in Chatham County and lies 171 miles [275.2 km]<2> to the southwest.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Chatham County community of Merry Oaks.
- Tennessee
- Davidson County
- This Merry Oaks is located in Davidson County and lies 564 miles [907.7 km]<2> to the west.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Davidson County community of Merry Oaks.
- Illinois
Curious and Interesting Names Near Merry 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.
- Blacksmith Corner
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Blacksmith Corner have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blacksmith Corner
- Blacksmith Corner is located in York County
- Booth
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest) - College Park
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for College Park have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for College Park
- College Park is located in Newport News City
- Grove
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest) - Harris Grove
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Harris Grove have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harris Grove
- Harris Grove is located in York County
- Hickory Hill
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Hickory Hill have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hickory Hill
- Hickory Hill is located in York County
- Holly Hills
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Holly Hills have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Holly Hills
- Holly Hills is located in York County
- Kentucky Farms
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Kentucky Farms have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kentucky Farms
- Kentucky Farms is located in York County
- Lee Hall
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lee Hall
- Lee Hall is located in Newport News City
- Maple Grove
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Maple Grove have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maple Grove
- Maple Grove is located in Newport News City
- Maxwell Garden
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Maxwell Garden have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maxwell Garden
- Maxwell Garden is located in Newport News City
- Nicewood
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south) - Continue List (6 more) ...
- Oyster Point
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Oyster Point have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oyster Point
- Oyster Point is located in Newport News City
- Patricia Heights
(Less than 2 miles to the south)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Patricia Heights have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Patricia Heights
- Patricia Heights is located in Newport News City
- Poor Farm
(5 miles [8 km] to the east) - Red Hill Village
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Red Hill Village have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Red Hill Village
- Red Hill Village is located in Newport News City
- Sawmill Corner
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Sawmill Corner have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sawmill Corner
- Sawmill Corner is located in James City County
- Woods Run
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- Oyster Point
How Far From Merry 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 Merry Oaks to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Merry Oaks and extending to:
- Richmond, which is the State Capital of Virginia, lies 54 miles [86.9 km]<2> to the west northwest (WNW). If you could walk a straight line from Merry Oaks to Richmond, with an average speed<4> 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 122 miles [196.3 km] to the north northwest (NNW). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take about two hours, a buggy would take 5 days and walking would take 7 days.
- The shortest distance<5> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 5,950 miles [9,575.6 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,646 miles [10,695.7 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<7>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,527 miles [7,285.5 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<8>
Off-the-Road Links ...
Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Merry Oaks. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.
The official website for State of Virginia: https://www.virginia.gov/
Footnotes ...
| <1> | 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 Mile's to see Pete ... Mile's 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 Merry Oaks 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. |
| <2> | 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 from Point A (ie- Merry Oaks) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Merry Oaks. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 37.1639, Longitude: -76.5600 In this case, the coordinates for Merry Oaks have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <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 Merry Oaks 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 307.713 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 302.972 degrees. |
| <8> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 305.176 degrees. |