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36.869037, -76.218549
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We found 22 communities that are also named River Oaks.
There are two communities within Virginia that are also named River Oaks.
Beyond Virginia, we know of twenty communities that are located in the United States.
Communities Located In Virginia ...
Fairfax County
This River Oaks is located in Fairfax County and lies 153 miles [246.2 km]<1> to the north northwest.
For more information, please visit our profile page for the Fairfax County community of River Oaks.
Goochland County
This River Oaks is located in Goochland County and lies 95 miles [152.9 km]<1> to the west northwest.
For more information, please visit our profile page for the Goochland County community of River Oaks.
Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
Alabama
Colbert County
This River Oaks is located in Colbert County and lies 657 miles [1,057.3 km]<1> to the west.
For more information, please visit our profile page for the Colbert County community of River Oaks.
California
San Benito County
This River Oaks is located in San Benito County and lies 2,481 miles [3,992.8 km]<1> to the west northwest.
For more information, please visit our profile page for the San Benito County community of River Oaks.
Florida
Hillsborough County
This River Oaks is located in Hillsborough County and lies 729 miles [1,173.2 km]<1> to the south southwest.
For more information, please visit our profile page for the Hillsborough County community of River Oaks.
Georgia
Camden County
This River Oaks is located in Camden County and lies 520 miles [836.9 km]<1> to the southwest.
For more information, please visit our profile page for the Camden County community of River Oaks.
Chatham County
This River Oaks is located in Chatham County and lies 429 miles [690.4 km] to the southwest.
For more information, please visit our profile page for the Chatham County community of River Oaks.
Cherokee County
This River Oaks is located in Cherokee County and lies 500 miles [804.7 km] to the west southwest.
For more information, please visit our profile page for the Cherokee County community of River Oaks.
Illinois
Will County
This River Oaks is located in Will County and lies 718 miles [1,155.5 km]<1> to the west northwest.
For more information, please visit our profile page for the Will County community of River Oaks.
Indiana
LaGrange County
This River Oaks is located in LaGrange County and lies 593 miles [954.3 km]<1> to the northwest.
For more information, please visit our profile page for the LaGrange County community of River Oaks.
Louisiana
Caddo Parish
This River Oaks is located in Caddo Parish and lies 1,037 miles [1,668.9 km]<1> to the west southwest.
For more information, please visit our profile page for the Caddo Parish community of River Oaks.
East Baton Rouge Parish
This River Oaks is located in East Baton Rouge Parish and lies 957 miles [1,540.1 km] to the west southwest.
For more information, please visit our profile page for the East Baton Rouge Parish community of River Oaks.
Ouachita Parish
This River Oaks is located in Ouachita Parish and lies 948 miles [1,525.7 km] to the west southwest.
For more information, please visit our profile page for the Ouachita Parish community of River Oaks.
Saint Tammany Parish
This River Oaks is located in Saint Tammany Parish and lies 898 miles [1,445.2 km] to the west southwest.
For more information, please visit our profile page for the Saint Tammany Parish community of River Oaks.
South Carolina
Spartanburg County
This River Oaks is located in Spartanburg County and lies 345 miles [555.2 km]<1> to the west southwest.
For more information, please visit our profile page for the Spartanburg County community of River Oaks.
Tennessee
Hamilton County
This River Oaks is located in Hamilton County and lies 512 miles [824 km]<1> to the west.
For more information, please visit our profile page for the Hamilton County community of River Oaks.
Shelby County
This River Oaks is located in Shelby County and lies 771 miles [1,240.8 km] to the west.
For more information, please visit our profile page for the Shelby County community of River Oaks.
Texas
Brazos County
Although located in Brazos County, we don't know the location within the .
For more information, please visit our profile page for the Brazos County community of River Oaks.
Dallas County
This River Oaks is located in Dallas County and lies 1,207 miles [1,942.5 km]<1> to the west.
For more information, please visit our profile page for the Dallas County community of River Oaks.
Harris County
We found mention of this community, but have little information.<2> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Texas community of River Oaks [Harris County].
Tarrant County
This River Oaks is located in Tarrant County and lies 1,230 miles [1,979.5 km] to the west.
For more information, please visit our profile page for the Tarrant County community of River Oaks.
Utah
Salt Lake County
This River Oaks is located in Salt Lake County and lies 1,926 miles [3,099.6 km]<1> to the west northwest.
For more information, please visit our profile page for the Salt Lake County community of River Oaks.
Curious and Interesting Names Near River 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.
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 River Oaks to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in River Oaks and extending to:
Richmond, which is the State Capital of Virginia, lies 81 miles [130.4 km]<1> to the northwest (NW). If you could drive a straight line from River Oaks to Richmond, with an average speed<3>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 146 miles [235 km] to the north northwest (NNW). Driving would take less than three hours, a buggy would take 6 days and walking would take 9 days.
The shortest distance<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 5,948 miles [9,572.4 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,642 miles [10,689.3 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<6>
The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,523 miles [7,279.1 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>'
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- River Oaks) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'.
<2>
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 River Oaks 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 . 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.
<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 River 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 River Oaks. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 36.8690, Longitude: -76.2185 In this case, the coordinates for River Oaks have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).
<5>
The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 307.534 degrees.
<6>
The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 302.724 degrees.
<7>
The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 305.151 degrees.