Outdoor Activities ...
As we travel, we like to pursue some of our interests (such as astronomy and bird watching).
When in Oak Level, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Oak Level and the surrounding area.
- Weather ...
- Before heading outdoors, you should check the weather:
- The National Weather Service forecast for Oak Level
- 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 Level:
- 36.815416, -79.935594
- 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 Level
- 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 Henry County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- eBird sighting report for Henry County
- Since Oak Level is near Franklin County and also Martinsville City, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- eBird sighting report for Franklin County
- eBird sighting report for Martinsville City
- 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 Level ...
We found five communities that share the name Oak Level.
There is one other community in Virginia which is also named Oak Level.
Beyond Virginia, we know of another four communities that are located throughout in the United States.
- Communities Located In Virginia ...
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- Alabama
- Calhoun County
- This Oak Level is located in Calhoun County and lies 394 miles [634.1 km]<2> to the west southwest of the Oak Level that is located in Henry County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Calhoun County community of Oak Level.
- Cleburne County
- This Oak Level is located in Cleburne County and lies 373 miles [600.3 km] to the west southwest of the Oak Level that is located in Henry County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Cleburne County community of Oak Level.
- Georgia
- Kentucky
- Alabama
Curious and Interesting Names Near Oak Level ...
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.
- Blackberry
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Blackberry have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blackberry
- Blackberry is located in Henry County
- Figsboro
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast) - Fork Mountain
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Fork Mountain have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fork Mountain
- Fork Mountain is located in Franklin County
- Henry
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Henry
- Henry is located in Franklin County
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Henry <4>
- Hill Top
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast) - Jones Creek
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Jones Creek have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jones Creek
- Jones Creek is located in Martinsville City
- Martinsville
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Martinsville
- Martinsville is located in Martinsville City
- Population from the 2020 Census: 12,355 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Martinsville <4>
- Pleasant Grove
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Pleasant Grove have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pleasant Grove
- Pleasant Grove is located in Henry County
- Reed Creek Village
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Reed Creek Village have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Reed Creek Village
- Reed Creek Village is located in Henry County
- Rock Run
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south) - Stanleytown
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Stanleytown have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stanleytown
- Stanleytown is located in Henry County
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Stanleytown <4>
- Stones Store
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Stones Store have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stones Store
- Stones Store is located in Henry County
How Far From Oak Level 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 Level to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Oak Level and extending to:
- Collinsville, which is the Seat of Henry County, lies just to the South.
- Richmond, which is the State Capital of Virginia, lies 146 miles [235 km]<2> to the east northeast (ENE). If you could drive a straight line from Oak Level to Richmond, with an average speed<5>of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, it would take less than three hours to make the trip. A comfortable walk of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour would take 9 days. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take 6 days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 213 miles [342.8 km] to the northeast (NE). Driving would take a little over three hours, a buggy would take 9 days and walking would take 13 days.
- The shortest distance<6> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,111 miles [9,834.7 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,814 miles [10,966.1 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<8>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,692 miles [7,551 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<9>
Off-the-Road Links ...
Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Oak Level. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.
The official website for Henry County: www.co.henry.va.us/
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 Rock Creek to see Pete ... Rock 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 Level 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. |
| <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- Oak Level) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Oak Level. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 36.8154, Longitude: -79.9356 In this case, the coordinates for Oak Level 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're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <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 Level 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 309.679 degrees. |
| <8> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 305.164 degrees. |
| <9> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 306.649 degrees. |