Outdoor Activities ...

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

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

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

• 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 Ridge Estates:
  • 38.678451, -77.424431
  • 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 Ridge 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 Prince William County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Prince William County
  • Since Oak Ridge Estates is near Manassas City and also Fairfax County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Manassas City
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Fairfax 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 Ridge Estates

Communities Also Named Oak Ridge Estates ...

We found two communities that are also named Oak Ridge Estates.

There is one other community in Virginia that is also named Oak Ridge Estates.

Beyond Virginia, there is another community also named Oak Ridge Estates in the United States.

• Communities Located In Virginia ...
  • Suffolk City
    • This Oak Ridge Estates is located in Suffolk City and lies 141 miles [226.9 km]<1> to the south southeast of the Oak Ridge Estates that is located in Prince William County.
    • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Suffolk City community of Oak Ridge Estates.

• Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
  • New Jersey
    • Ocean County
    • This Oak Ridge Estates is located in Ocean County and lies 192 miles [309 km]<1> to the east northeast of the Oak Ridge Estates that is located in Prince William County.
    • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Ocean County community of Oak Ridge Estates.

Curious and Interesting Names Near Oak Ridge 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.

• Camelot
  (Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
  • Camelot is located in Prince William County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Camelot
• Foxridge
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
  • Foxridge is located in Prince William County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Foxridge
• Heritage Woods
  (Less than 2 miles to the north)
  • Heritage Woods is located in Prince William County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Heritage Woods
• Independent Hill
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
  • Independent Hill is located in Prince William County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Independent Hill
• Locust Hill
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
  • Locust Hill is located in Prince William County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Locust Hill
• Mapledale
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
  • Mapledale is located in Prince William County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mapledale
• Meadowbrook
  (Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
  • Meadowbrook is located in Prince William County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Meadowbrook
• Mockingbird Ridge
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
  • Mockingbird Ridge is located in Prince William County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mockingbird Ridge
• Orangedale
  (Less than 2 miles to the east)
  • Orangedale is located in Prince William County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Orangedale
• Princedale
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
  • Princedale is located in Prince William County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Princedale
• Raintree
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
  • Raintree is located in Prince William County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Raintree
• Ravenwood
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
  • Ravenwood is located in Prince William County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ravenwood
• Continue List   (5 more) ...
  • Ridgedale
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
    • Ridgedale is located in Prince William County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ridgedale
  • Silverdale
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
    • Silverdale is located in Prince William County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Silverdale
  • Terrapin Forest
    (Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
    • Terrapin Forest is located in Prince William County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Terrapin Forest
  • Windy Hill
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
    • Windy Hill is located in Prince William County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Windy Hill
  • Woodlawn Meadows
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
    • Woodlawn Meadows is located in Prince William County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woodlawn Meadows

How Far From Oak Ridge Estates 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 Ridge 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 Ridge Estates and extending to:

• Richmond, which is the State Capital of Virginia, lies 78 miles [125.5 km]<1> to the south (S). If you could drive a straight line from Oak Ridge Estates to Richmond, with an average speed<2>of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, it would take less than two hours to make the trip. A comfortable walk of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour would take 5 days. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take most of three days.
• The White House (Washington, DC) is 25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast (NE). The buggy would take most of a day and walking would take just about two full days.
• The shortest distance<3> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 5,923 miles [9,532.1 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<4>
• The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,628 miles [10,666.7 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<5>
• The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,505 miles [7,250.1 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>'