Outdoor Activities ...

As we travel, we like to pursue some of our interests (such as astronomy and bird watching).

When in Oak Hill Corner, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Oak Hill Corner and the surrounding area.

• Weather ...
  • Before heading outdoors, you should check the weather:
  • The National Weather Service forecast for Oak Hill Corner

• 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 Hill Corner:
  • 37.159316, -77.069412
  • 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 Hill 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 Surry County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Surry County
  • Since Oak Hill Corner is near Prince George County and also Charles City County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Prince George County
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Charles City 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 Hill Corner

Curious and Interesting Names Near Oak Hill 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.

• Burrowsville
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
  • Burrowsville is located in Prince George County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Burrowsville
• Dunnmore
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
  • Dunnmore is located in Prince George County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dunnmore
• Garysville
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
  • Garysville is located in Prince George County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Garysville
• Lazy Oak Corner
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
  • Lazy Oak Corner is located in Surry County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lazy Oak Corner
• Lone Oak Mill
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
  • Lone Oak Mill is located in Prince George County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lone Oak Mill
• Merchants Hope ‑ Historic
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
  • Merchants Hope is located in Prince George County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Merchants Hope
• Rivers Edge
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
  • Rivers Edge is located in Prince George County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rivers Edge
• Spring Grove
  (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
  • Spring Grove is located in Surry County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spring Grove
• Sunken Meadow Beach
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
  • Sunken Meadow Beach is located in Surry County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sunken Meadow Beach
• Willow Hill
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
  • Willow Hill is located in Prince George County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Willow Hill

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

With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance<1> beginning in Oak Hill Corner and extending to:

• Surry, which is the Seat of Surry County, lies 13 miles [20.9 km]<1> to the east. If you could walk a straight line from Oak Hill Corner to Surry, with an average speed<2> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take 6 hours to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take four to five hours.
• Richmond, which is the State Capital of Virginia, lies 33 miles [53.1 km] to the northwest (NW). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take less than an hour, a buggy would take just over a day and walking would take most of two days.
• The White House (Washington, DC) is 120 miles [193.1 km] to the north (N). Driving would take about two hours, a buggy would take 5 days and walking would take 7 days.
• The shortest distance<3> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 5,973 miles [9,612.6 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<4>
• The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,670 miles [10,734.3 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<5>
• The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,550 miles [7,322.5 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>'