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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 Oakridge Pointe, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Oakridge Pointe 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 Oakridge Pointe:
- 38.485300, -77.440100
- 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 Oakridge Pointe
- 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 Stafford County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Stafford County
- Since Oakridge Pointe is near Prince William County and also Fauquier 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 Fauquier 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 Oakridge Pointe
Curious and Interesting Names Near Oakridge Pointe ...
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.
- Apple Grove
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- Apple Grove is located in Stafford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Apple Grove
- Elizabeth Park
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- Elizabeth Park is located in Stafford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elizabeth Park
- Fritters Lane
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- Fritters Lane is located in Stafford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fritters Lane
- Heritage Oaks
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- Heritage Oaks is located in Stafford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Heritage Oaks
- King James Village
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- King James Village is located in Stafford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for King James Village
- Liberty Place
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- Liberty Place is located in Stafford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Liberty Place
- Meadowlark
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- Meadowlark is located in Stafford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Meadowlark
- Old Homestead
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- Old Homestead is located in Stafford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Old Homestead
- Park Ridge
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- Park Ridge is located in Stafford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Park Ridge
- Patriots Landing
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- Patriots Landing is located in Stafford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Patriots Landing
- Raintree
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- Raintree is located in Stafford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Raintree
- Settlers Landing
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- Settlers Landing is located in Stafford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Settlers Landing
- Continue List (5 more) ...
- Shadow Woods
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- Shadow Woods is located in Stafford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shadow Woods
- Sky Terrace
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- Sky Terrace is located in Stafford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sky Terrace
- Skywoods
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- Skywoods is located in Stafford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Skywoods
- Sunnyside
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- Sunnyside is located in Stafford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sunnyside
- Vintage Oaks
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- Vintage Oaks is located in Stafford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vintage Oaks
How Far From Oakridge Pointe 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 Oakridge Pointe to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance<1> beginning in Oakridge Pointe and extending to:
- Stafford, which is the Seat of Stafford County, lies just to the South Southeast.
- Richmond, which is the State Capital of Virginia, lies 65 miles [104.6 km]<1> to the south (S). If you could walk a straight line from Oakridge Pointe to Richmond, with an average speed<2> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take most of three days to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take about three full days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 35 miles [56.3 km] to the northeast (NE). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take less than an hour, a buggy would take just about two full days and walking would take most of two days.
- The shortest distance<3> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 5,932 miles [9,546.6 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<4>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,636 miles [10,679.6 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<5>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,514 miles [7,264.6 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>'
Footnotes ...
| <1> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'point-to-point' distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Oakridge Pointe) 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 Oakridge Pointe 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 Oakridge Pointe. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 38.4853, Longitude: -77.4401 In this case, the coordinates for Oakridge Pointe have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <4> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 308.151 degrees. |
| <5> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 303.673 degrees. |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 305.04 degrees. |
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