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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 Old Oaks, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Old Oaks 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 Old Oaks:
- 37.634313, -77.788884
- 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 Old Oaks
- 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 Goochland County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Goochland County
- Since Old Oaks is near Powhatan County and also Louisa County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Powhatan County
- Open the eBird sighting report for Louisa 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 Old Oaks
Communities Also Named Old Oaks ...
We found one communities that are also named Old Oaks.
Within Virginia, the name Old Oaks is unique.
Beyond Virginia, there is another community also named Old Oaks in the United States.
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- Illinois
- Will County
- This Old Oaks is located in Will County and lies 615 miles [989.7 km]<1> to the west northwest of the Old Oaks that is located in Goochland County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Will County community of Old Oaks.
Curious and Interesting Names Near Old Oaks ...
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.
- Amber Lake
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- Amber Lake is located in Goochland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Amber Lake
- Dover Run
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Dover Run is located in Goochland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dover Run
- Fine Creek Mills
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Fine Creek Mills is located in Powhatan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fine Creek Mills
- Fox Downs
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Fox Downs is located in Goochland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fox Downs
- Goosepoint
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Goosepoint is located in Goochland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Goosepoint
- Hillcrest
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Hillcrest is located in Goochland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hillcrest
- Horsepen Hills
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Horsepen Hills is located in Goochland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Horsepen Hills
- Hunters Woods
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- Hunters Woods is located in Goochland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hunters Woods
- Lee
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- Lee is located in Goochland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lee
- Oilville
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Pleasant Green
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- Pleasant Green is located in Goochland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pleasant Green
- Strawberry Run
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- Strawberry Run is located in Goochland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Strawberry Run
- Subletts
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Subletts is located in Powhatan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Subletts
- Timber Ridge
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Timber Ridge is located in Goochland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Timber Ridge
How Far From Old Oaks to ...
We spend a lot of time looking through Gazetteers that were published in the late 1800's and early 1900's. Many of the Gazetteers include the distance from a community such as Old Oaks to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Old Oaks and extending to:
- Goochland, which is the Seat of Goochland County, lies just to the Northwest.
- Richmond, which is the State Capital of Virginia, lies 20 miles [32.2 km]<1> to the east southeast (ESE). If you could walk a straight line from Old Oaks to Richmond, with an average speed<3> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take just over a day to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take most of a day.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 96 miles [154.5 km] to the north northeast (NNE). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take less than two hours, a buggy would take three full days and walking would take 6 days.
- The shortest distance<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 5,983 miles [9,628.7 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,685 miles [10,758.5 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<6>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,563 miles [7,343.4 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>'
Footnotes ...
| <1> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Old Oaks) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |
| <2> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <3> | 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. |
| <4> | 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 Old Oaks 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 Old Oaks. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 37.6343, Longitude: -77.7889 In this case, the coordinates for Old Oaks have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <5> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 308.399 degrees. |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 303.825 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 305.496 degrees. |
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