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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 Oak Corner, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Oak Corner 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 Oak Corner:
- 37.997080, -77.316368
- 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 Oak Corner
- 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 Caroline County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Caroline County
- Since Oak Corner is near King and Queen County and also King William County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- Open the eBird sighting report for King and Queen County
- Open the eBird sighting report for King William 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 Oak Corner
Communities Also Named Oak Corner ...
We found one communities that are also named Oak Corner.
Within Virginia, the name Oak Corner is unique.
Beyond Virginia, there is another community also named Oak Corner in the United States.
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- South Carolina
- Berkeley County
- This Oak Corner is located in Berkeley County and lies 359 miles [577.8 km]<1> to the south southwest of the Oak Corner that is located in Caroline County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Berkeley County community of Oak Corner.
Curious and Interesting Names Near Oak Corner ...
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
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Butlers Fork
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Butlers Fork is located in Caroline County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Butlers Fork
- Hard Corner
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- Hard Corner is located in Caroline County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hard Corner
- Hickory Fork
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Hickory Fork is located in Caroline County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hickory Fork
- Howards Corner
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Howards Corner is located in Caroline County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Howards Corner
- Kidds Fork
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Kidds Fork is located in Caroline County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kidds Fork
- Poorhouse Corner
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Poorhouse Corner is located in Caroline County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Poorhouse Corner
- Poplar
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Poplar is located in Caroline County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Poplar
- Range Corner
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Range Corner is located in Caroline County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Range Corner
- Raymonds Fork
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Raymonds Fork is located in Caroline County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Raymonds Fork
- Reedy Mill
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Reedy Mill is located in Caroline County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Reedy Mill
How Far From Oak Corner 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 Oak Corner to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Oak Corner and extending to:
- Bowling Green, which is the Seat of Caroline County, lies just to the North Northwest.
- Richmond, which is the State Capital of Virginia, lies 32 miles [51.5 km]<1> to the south southwest (SSW). If you could walk a straight line from Oak Corner to Richmond, with an average speed<3> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take most of two days to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take just over a day.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 64 miles [103 km] to the north northeast (NNE). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take less than an hour, a buggy would take about three full days and walking would take most of three days.
- The shortest distance<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 5,948 miles [9,572.4 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,649 miles [10,700.5 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<6>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,527 miles [7,285.5 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 drawn from Point A (ie- Oak Corner) 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 Oak Corner 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 Oak Corner. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 37.9971, Longitude: -77.3164 In this case, the coordinates for Oak Corner have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <5> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 308.106 degrees. |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 303.547 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 305.171 degrees. |
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