Outdoor Activities ...
As we travel, we like to pursue some of our interests (such as astronomy and bird watching).
When in Oak Lawn, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Oak Lawn and the surrounding area.
- Weather ...
- Before heading outdoors, you should check the weather:
- The National Weather Service forecast for Oak Lawn
- 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 Lawn:
- 36.818760, -77.614430
- 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 Oak Lawn
- 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 Greensville County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- eBird sighting report for Greensville County
- Since Oak Lawn is near Brunswick County and also Sussex County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- eBird sighting report for Brunswick County
- eBird sighting report for Sussex 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:
- Waymark.com
Communities Also Named Oak Lawn ...
We found five communities that share the name Oak Lawn.
Within Virginia, the name Oak Lawn is unique.
Beyond Virginia, we know of another five communities that are located throughout in the United States.
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- Alabama
- Florida
- Illinois
- North Carolina
- Cabarrus County
- This community is historic<3> and we have very little information. For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the North Carolina community of Oak Lawn [Cabarrus County].
- Lenoir County
- This Oak Lawn is located in Lenoir County and lies 107 miles [172.2 km]<1> to the south of the Oak Lawn that is located in Greensville County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Lenoir County community of Oak Lawn.
Curious and Interesting Names Near Oak Lawn ...
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.
- Cowie Corner
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Cowie Corner have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cowie Corner
- Cowie Corner is located in Greensville County
- Fields Crossroads
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Fields Crossroads have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fields Crossroads
- Fields Crossroads is located in Greensville County
- Freeman
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest) - Greenwood Park
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Greenwood Park have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greenwood Park
- Greenwood Park is located in Greensville County
- Kingsberry
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Kingsberry have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kingsberry
- Kingsberry is located in Greensville County
- Little Mill
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Little Mill have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Little Mill
- Little Mill is located in Sussex County
- Pleasant Shade
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Pleasant Shade have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pleasant Shade
- Pleasant Shade is located in Greensville County
- Purdy
(Less than 2 miles to the east) - Radium
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south) - Rivers Edge
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Rivers Edge have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rivers Edge
- Rivers Edge is located in Greensville County
- Walnut Grove
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Walnut Grove have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Walnut Grove
- Walnut Grove is located in Greensville County
- Willow Oaks
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Willow Oaks have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Willow Oaks
- Willow Oaks is located in Greensville County
How Far From Oak Lawn 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 Oak Lawn to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Oak Lawn and extending to:
- Emporia, which is the Seat of Greensville County, lies 9 miles [14.5 km]<1> to the south southeast. If you could walk a straight line from Oak Lawn to Emporia, with an average speed<5> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take four to five hours to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take a little over three hours.
- Richmond, which is the State Capital of Virginia, lies 50 miles [80.5 km] to the north (N). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take less than an hour, a buggy would take most of two days and walking would take most of three days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 146 miles [235 km] to the north northeast (NNE). Driving would take less than three hours, a buggy would take 6 days and walking would take 9 days.
- The shortest distance<6> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,011 miles [9,673.8 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,708 miles [10,795.5 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<8>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,588 miles [7,383.7 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<9>
Off-the-Road Links ...
Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Oak Lawn. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.
The official website for Greensville County: www.greensvillecountyva.gov/
The official website for State of Virginia: https://www.virginia.gov/
Footnotes ...
| <1> | 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- Oak Lawn) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Oak Lawn. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 36.8188, Longitude: -77.6144 In this case, the coordinates for Oak Lawn 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 Oak Lawn 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 county. 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> | We use the term 'Historic' broadly and it generally means that the community no longer exists. However, it can also mean that the community might still exist, but was significantly larger or had a more 'official' existence in the past than it does now. Unfortunately our sources of data have proven to be unreliable. If you can provide us with more specific information about Oak Lawn, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <4> | 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. |
| <5> | 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. |
| <6> | 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 Lawn to the Middle East to be East and South, the Great Circle Route actually lies to the North and East. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 308.333 degrees. |
| <8> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 303.627 degrees. |
| <9> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 305.718 degrees. |