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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 Oyster Cove, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Oyster Cove 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 Oyster Cove:
- 37.258199, -76.468838
- 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 Oyster Cove
- 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 Gloucester County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Gloucester County
- Since Oyster Cove is near York County and also Newport News City, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- Open the eBird sighting report for York County
- Open the eBird sighting report for Newport News City
- 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 Oyster Cove
Curious and Interesting Names Near Oyster Cove ...
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.
- Blacksmith Corner
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Blacksmith Corner is located in York County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blacksmith Corner
- Carp Circle
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Carp Circle is located in York County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carp Circle
- Crab
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- Crab is located in Gloucester County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crab
- Dandy
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Dandy is located in York County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dandy
- Evergreen Shores
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Evergreen Shores is located in York County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Evergreen Shores
- Harbor Hills
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- Harbor Hills is located in Gloucester County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harbor Hills
- Harris Grove
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Harris Grove is located in York County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harris Grove
- Heritage Hamlet
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Heritage Hamlet is located in York County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Heritage Hamlet
- Hickory Hill
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Hickory Hill is located in York County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hickory Hill
- Continue List (6 more) ...
- Holly Hills
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Holly Hills is located in York County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Holly Hills
- Lands End
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Lands End is located in Gloucester County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lands End
- Marshall Heights
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- Marshall Heights is located in Gloucester County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marshall Heights
- Ordinary
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Quiet Cove
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Quiet Cove is located in Gloucester County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Quiet Cove
- Victory Hill
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- Victory Hill is located in Gloucester County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Victory Hill
How Far From Oyster Cove 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 Oyster Cove to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance<2> beginning in Oyster Cove and extending to:
- Gloucester, which is the Seat of Gloucester County, lies 11 miles [17.7 km]<2> to the north northwest. If you could walk a straight line from Oyster Cove to Gloucester, with an average speed<3> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take five to six hours to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take nearly four hours.
- Richmond, which is the State Capital of Virginia, lies 56 miles [90.1 km] to the west northwest (WNW). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take less than an hour, a buggy would take over two days and walking would take most of three days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 117 miles [188.3 km] to the north northwest (NNW). Driving would take about two hours, a buggy would take 5 days and walking would take 7 days.
- The shortest distance<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 5,942 miles [9,562.7 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,639 miles [10,684.4 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<6>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,519 miles [7,272.6 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>'
Footnotes ...
| <1> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <2> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a '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- Oyster Cove) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |
| <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 Oyster Cove 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 Oyster Cove. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 37.2582, Longitude: -76.4688 In this case, the coordinates for Oyster Cove have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <5> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 307.656 degrees. |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 302.922 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 305.104 degrees. |
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