Outdoor Activities ...

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

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

• Weather ...
  • Before heading outdoors, you should check the weather:
  • The National Weather Service forecast for Oak Tree 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 Tree Corner:
  • 38.628177, -77.713881
  • 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 Tree 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 Fauquier County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Fauquier County
  • Since Oak Tree Corner is near Prince William County and also Culpeper County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Prince William County
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Culpeper 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 Tree Corner

Curious and Interesting Names Near Oak Tree 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.

• Casanova
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
  • Casanova is located in Fauquier County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Casanova
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Casanova <1>
• Crossroads
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
  • Crossroads is located in Fauquier County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crossroads
• Daniels Mill
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
  • Daniels Mill is located in Fauquier County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Daniels Mill
• Elk Run
  (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
  • Elk Run is located in Fauquier County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elk Run
• Frytown
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
  • Frytown is located in Fauquier County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Frytown
• Greenville
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
  • Greenville is located in Fauquier County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greenville
• Liberty
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
  • Liberty is located in Fauquier County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Liberty
• Oak Shade
  (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
  • Oak Shade is located in Fauquier County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oak Shade
• Opal
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
  • Opal is located in Fauquier County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Opal
• Sunny Knoll
  (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
  • Sunny Knoll is located in Fauquier County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sunny Knoll
• Turkey Run
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
  • Turkey Run is located in Fauquier County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Turkey Run
• Weaversville
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
  • Weaversville is located in Fauquier County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Weaversville
• Weaverville
  (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
  • Weaverville is located in Fauquier County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Weaverville

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

With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance<2> beginning in Oak Tree Corner and extending to:

• Warrenton, which is the Seat of Fauquier County, lies just to the Northwest.
• Richmond, which is the State Capital of Virginia, lies 76 miles [122.3 km]<2> to the south (S). If you could drive a straight line from Oak Tree Corner to Richmond, with an average speed<3>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 40 miles [64.4 km] to the east northeast (ENE). Driving would take less than an hour, a buggy would take just about two full days and walking would take over two days.
• The shortest distance<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 5,938 miles [9,556.3 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
• The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,643 miles [10,690.9 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<6>
• The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,520 miles [7,274.2 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>'