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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 Grove Estates, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Oak Grove Estates and the surrounding area.

  • Weather ...
  • 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 Grove Estates:
    • 37.667090, -77.683602
    • 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 Grove Estates
  • 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 Goochland County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
    • Open the eBird sighting report for Goochland County
    • Since Oak Grove Estates is near Henrico County and also Hanover County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
    • Open the eBird sighting report for Henrico County
    • Open the eBird sighting report for Hanover 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 Grove Estates

Communities Also Named Oak Grove Estates ...

We found four communities that are also named Oak Grove Estates.

Within Virginia, the name Oak Grove Estates is unique.

Beyond Virginia, we know of four communities that are located in the United States.

  • Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
    • Alabama
      • Jefferson County
      • This Oak Grove Estates is located in Jefferson County and lies 589 miles [947.9 km]<1> to the west southwest of the Oak Grove Estates that is located in Goochland County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Jefferson County community of Oak Grove Estates.
    • Georgia
      • Cherokee County
      • This Oak Grove Estates is located in Cherokee County and lies 458 miles [737.1 km]<1> to the west southwest of the Oak Grove Estates that is located in Goochland County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Cherokee County community of Oak Grove Estates.
    • Louisiana
      • Saint Tammany Parish
      • This Oak Grove Estates is located in Saint Tammany Parish and lies 855 miles [1,376 km]<1> to the west southwest of the Oak Grove Estates that is located in Goochland County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Saint Tammany Parish community of Oak Grove Estates.
    • South Carolina
      • Lexington County
      • This Oak Grove Estates is located in Lexington County and lies 320 miles [515 km]<1> to the southwest of the Oak Grove Estates that is located in Goochland County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Lexington County community of Oak Grove Estates.

Curious and Interesting Names Near Oak Grove Estates ...

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.

  • Centerville
    (Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
    • Centerville is located in Goochland County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Centerville
  • Dover Run
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
    • Dover Run is located in Goochland County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dover Run
  • Fords
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
    • Fords is located in Goochland County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fords
  • Goosepoint
    (Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
    • Goosepoint is located in Goochland County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Goosepoint
  • Hermitage Hamlet
    (Less than 2 miles to the south)
    • Hermitage Hamlet is located in Goochland County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hermitage Hamlet
  • Hickory Haven
    (Less than 2 miles to the east)
    • Hickory Haven is located in Goochland County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hickory Haven
  • Pickels
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
    • Pickels is located in Goochland County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pickels
  • Shady Grove
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
    • Shady Grove is located in Henrico County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shady Grove
  • Sycamore Creek
    (Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
    • Sycamore Creek is located in Goochland County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sycamore Creek
  • Wheatlands
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
    • Wheatlands is located in Goochland County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wheatlands
  • Windy Run
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
    • Windy Run is located in Goochland County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Windy Run

How Far From Oak Grove Estates 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 Oak Grove Estates to various places of note, such as the White House.

With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Oak Grove Estates and extending to:

  • Goochland, which is the Seat of Goochland County, lies 11 miles [17.7 km]<1> to the west. If you could walk a straight line from Oak Grove Estates to Goochland, with an average speed<2> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take five to six hours to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take nearly four hours.
  • Richmond, which is the State Capital of Virginia, lies 16 miles [25.7 km] to the east southeast (ESE). The buggy would take five to six hours and walking would take most of a day.
  • The White House (Washington, DC) is 91 miles [146.5 km] to the north northeast (NNE). 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 shortest distance<3> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 5,977 miles [9,619 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<4>
  • The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,679 miles [10,748.8 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<5>
  • The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,557 miles [7,333.8 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>'

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 things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Oak Grove Estates) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'.
<2>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.
<3>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 Grove Estates 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 Grove Estates. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 37.6671, Longitude: -77.6836       In this case, the coordinates for Oak Grove Estates have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).
<4>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 308.336 degrees.
<5>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 303.759 degrees.
<6>The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 305.442 degrees.