Outdoor Activities ...
As we travel, we like to pursue some of our interests (such as astronomy and bird watching).
When in Oakville, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Oakville and the surrounding area.
- Weather ...
- Before heading outdoors, you should check the weather:
- The National Weather Service forecast for Oakville
- 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 Oakville:
- 37.431811, -78.856127
- 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 Oakville
- 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 Appomattox County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- eBird sighting report for Appomattox County
- Since Oakville is near Amherst County and also Nelson County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- eBird sighting report for Amherst County
- eBird sighting report for Nelson 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:
- Waymark.com
Communities Also Named Oakville ...
We found 30 communities that share the name Oakville.
There is one other community in Virginia which is also named Oakville.
Beyond Virginia, we know of another 29 communities that are located throughout in the United States and Canada. Of these 29 communities, 27 are located in the United States and three are in Canada.
- Communities Located In Virginia ...
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- Alabama
- Jefferson County
- This Oakville is located in Jefferson County and lies 514 miles [827.2 km]<2> to the west southwest of the Oakville that is located in Appomattox County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Jefferson County community of Oakville.
- Lawrence County
- This Oakville is located in Lawrence County and lies 507 miles [815.9 km] to the west southwest of the Oakville that is located in Appomattox County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Lawrence County community of Oakville.
- California
- Connecticut
- Georgia
- Illinois
- Indiana
- Iowa
- Kentucky
- Louisiana
- Manitoba
- This Oakville lies 1,281 miles [2,061.6 km]<2> to the northwest of the Oakville that is located in Appomattox County.
- Maryland
- Saint Mary's County
- This Oakville is located in Saint Mary's County and lies 137 miles [220.5 km]<2> to the east northeast of the Oakville that is located in Appomattox County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Saint Mary's County community of Oakville.
- Somerset County
- This Oakville is located in Somerset County and lies 184 miles [296.1 km] to the east northeast of the Oakville that is located in Appomattox County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Somerset County community of Oakville.
- Michigan
- Missouri
- Pemiscot County
- This Oakville is located in Pemiscot County and lies 616 miles [991.4 km]<2> to the west of the Oakville that is located in Appomattox County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Pemiscot County community of Oakville.
- Saint Louis County
- This Oakville is located in Saint Louis County and lies 627 miles [1,009.1 km] to the west of the Oakville that is located in Appomattox County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Saint Louis County community of Oakville.
- New Brunswick
- This Oakville lies 833 miles [1,340.6 km]<2> to the northeast of the Oakville that is located in Appomattox County.
- New Jersey
- New York
- North Carolina
- North Dakota
- Ontario
- This Oakville lies 416 miles [669.5 km]<2> to the north of the Oakville that is located in Appomattox County.
- Oregon
- Pennsylvania
- Cumberland County
- This Oakville is located in Cumberland County and lies 200 miles [321.9 km]<2> to the north northeast of the Oakville that is located in Appomattox County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Cumberland County community of Oakville.
- Westmoreland County
- This Oakville is located in Westmoreland County and lies 206 miles [331.5 km] to the north northwest of the Oakville that is located in Appomattox County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Westmoreland County community of Oakville.
- Tennessee
- Texas
- Washington
- West Virginia
- Alabama
Curious and Interesting Names Near Oakville ...
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.
- Deacon ‑ Historic
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west) - Evergreen
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast) - Five Forks
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Five Forks have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Five Forks
- Five Forks is located in Nelson County
- Flood
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast) - Fore Store
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Fore Store have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fore Store
- Fore Store is located in Appomattox County
- Four Forks
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Four Forks have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Four Forks
- Four Forks is located in Nelson County
- Greenway
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north) - Joshua Falls
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Joshua Falls have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Joshua Falls
- Joshua Falls is located in Amherst County
- Kelly
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west) - Martins Shop
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Martins Shop have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Martins Shop
- Martins Shop is located in Amherst County
- Mineral ‑ Historic
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest) - Old Pilot ‑ Historic
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest) - Continue List (5 more) ...
- Six Mile
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west) - Sliders
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east) - Spout Spring
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spout Spring
- Spout Spring is located in Appomattox County
- Stonewall
(5 miles [8 km] to the west) - Stonewall Mills
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Stonewall Mills have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stonewall Mills
- Stonewall Mills is located in Appomattox County
- Six Mile
How Far From Oakville 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 Oakville to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Oakville and extending to:
- Appomattox, which is the Seat of Appomattox County, lies just to the South Southeast.
- Richmond, which is the State Capital of Virginia, lies 78 miles [125.5 km]<2> to the east (E). If you could drive a straight line from Oakville to Richmond, with an average speed<4>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 141 miles [226.9 km] to the northeast (NE). Driving would take less than three hours, a buggy would take 6 days and walking would take 8 days.
- The shortest distance<5> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,038 miles [9,717.2 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,741 miles [10,848.6 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,619 miles [7,433.6 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<8>
Off-the-Road Links ...
Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Oakville. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.
The official website for Appomattox County: www.appomattox.com/
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 Oakville 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 '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- Oakville) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Oakville. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 37.4318, Longitude: -78.8561 In this case, the coordinates for Oakville 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 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. |
| <5> | 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 Oakville to the Middle East to be East and South, the Great Circle Route actually lies to the North and East. |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 309.03 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 304.515 degrees. |
| <8> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 306.003 degrees. |