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Outdoor Activities ...
As we travel, we like to pursue some of our interests (such as astronomy and bird watching).
When in Oakland Estates, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Oakland Estates and the surrounding area.
- 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 Oakland Estates:
- 37.330135, -79.943373
- 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 Oakland 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 Roanoke County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Roanoke County
- Since Oakland Estates is near Roanoke City and also Botetourt County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Roanoke City
- Open the eBird sighting report for Botetourt 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 Oakland Estates
Communities Also Named Oakland Estates ...
We found four communities that are also named Oakland Estates.
Within Virginia, the name Oakland Estates is unique.
Beyond Virginia, we know of four communities that are located in the United States.
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- Alabama
- Houston County
- This Oakland Estates is located in Houston County and lies 520 miles [836.9 km]<1> to the southwest of the Oakland Estates that is located in Roanoke County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Houston County community of Oakland Estates.
- Maryland
- Charles County
- This Oakland Estates is located in Charles County and lies 181 miles [291.3 km]<1> to the east northeast of the Oakland Estates that is located in Roanoke County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Charles County community of Oakland Estates.
- Tennessee
- Rutherford County
- This Oakland Estates is located in Rutherford County and lies 369 miles [593.8 km]<1> to the west southwest of the Oakland Estates that is located in Roanoke County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Rutherford County community of Oakland Estates.
- Texas
- Bexar County
- This Oakland Estates is located in Bexar County and lies 1,199 miles [1,929.6 km]<1> to the west southwest of the Oakland Estates that is located in Roanoke County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Bexar County community of Oakland Estates.
Curious and Interesting Names Near Oakland 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.
- Bluestone
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- Bluestone is located in Roanoke City
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bluestone
- Bowling Green
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- Bowling Green is located in Roanoke City
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bowling Green
- Captains Grove
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- Captains Grove is located in Roanoke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Captains Grove
- Eden Park
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- Eden Park is located in Roanoke City
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eden Park
- Greenfield
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- Greenfield is located in Roanoke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greenfield
- Hedgelawn Gardens
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- Hedgelawn Gardens is located in Roanoke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hedgelawn Gardens
- Heritage Acres
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- Heritage Acres is located in Roanoke City
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Heritage Acres
- Liberty Land
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- Liberty Land is located in Roanoke City
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Liberty Land
- Lone Oak
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- Lone Oak is located in Roanoke City
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lone Oak
- Meadowland
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- Meadowland is located in Roanoke City
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Meadowland
- Meadowview
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- Meadowview is located in Roanoke City
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Meadowview
- Mountain View
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- Mountain View is located in Roanoke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mountain View
- Continue List (12 more) ...
- Rockydale
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- Rockydale is located in Roanoke City
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rockydale
- Round Hill Park
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- Round Hill Park is located in Roanoke City
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Round Hill Park
- Runaway Village
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- Runaway Village is located in Botetourt County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Runaway Village
- Shadeland
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- Shadeland is located in Roanoke City
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shadeland
- Sherry Court
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- Sherry Court is located in Roanoke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sherry Court
- Sleepy Hollow
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- Sleepy Hollow is located in Roanoke City
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sleepy Hollow
- Sun Valley
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- Sun Valley is located in Roanoke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sun Valley
- Sunnybrook
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- Sunnybrook is located in Roanoke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sunnybrook
- Sunrise Heights
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- Sunrise Heights is located in Roanoke City
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sunrise Heights
- Tinker Knoll
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- Tinker Knoll is located in Roanoke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tinker Knoll
- Vista Heights
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- Vista Heights is located in Roanoke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vista Heights
- Waterfall Lake
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- Waterfall Lake is located in Roanoke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Waterfall Lake
How Far From Oakland 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 Oakland Estates to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Oakland Estates and extending to:
- Richmond, which is the State Capital of Virginia, lies 138 miles [222.1 km]<1> to the east (E). If you could drive a straight line from Oakland Estates to Richmond, with an average speed<2>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 8 days. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take 6 days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 191 miles [307.4 km] to the northeast (NE). Driving would take a little over three hours, a buggy would take 8 days and walking would take 11 days.
- The shortest distance<3> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,088 miles [9,797.7 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<4>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,794 miles [10,933.9 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,671 miles [7,517.2 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>'
Footnotes ...
| <1> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' (or point-to-point) distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Oakland Estates) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |
| <2> | 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. |
| <3> | 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 Oakland Estates to the Middle East to be East and South, the Great Circle Route actually lies to the North and East.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Oakland Estates. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 37.3301, Longitude: -79.9434 In this case, the coordinates for Oakland Estates have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <4> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 309.672 degrees. |
| <5> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 305.233 degrees. |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 306.483 degrees. |
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