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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 Royal Oaks Estates, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Royal Oaks Estates 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 Royal Oaks Estates:
- 37.870976, -78.032499
- 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 Royal Oaks Estates
- 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 Royal Oaks Estates is near Louisa County and also Fluvanna County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Louisa County
- Open the eBird sighting report for Fluvanna 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 Royal Oaks Estates
Curious and Interesting Names Near Royal Oaks Estates ...
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
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Apple Grove is located in Louisa County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Apple Grove
- Chimney Springs
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Chimney Springs is located in Goochland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chimney Springs
- Cranks ‑ Historic
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Cranks is located in Louisa County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cranks
- Cuckoo
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Cuckoo is located in Louisa County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cuckoo
- Deep Woods
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Deep Woods is located in Goochland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Deep Woods
- Deerwood
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Deerwood is located in Goochland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Deerwood
- Ferncliff
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Ferncliff is located in Louisa County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ferncliff
- Gays ‑ Historic
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Gays is located in Louisa County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gays
- Georges Landing
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Georges Landing is located in Goochland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Georges Landing
- Georges Tavern
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Georges Tavern is located in Goochland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Georges Tavern
- Gum Spring
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Kents Store
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Kents Store is located in Fluvanna County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kents Store
- Continue List (8 more) ...
- Mallory ‑ Historic
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Mallory is located in Louisa County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mallory
- Orchid
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Orchid is located in Louisa County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Orchid
- Quail
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Quail is located in Louisa County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Quail
- Running Still
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Running Still is located in Goochland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Running Still
- Stage Junction
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Stage Junction is located in Fluvanna County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stage Junction
- Threemile Corner
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Threemile Corner is located in Louisa County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Threemile Corner
- Trice ‑ Historic
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Trice is located in Fluvanna County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Trice
- Yanceyville
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Yanceyville is located in Louisa County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Yanceyville
How Far From Royal Oaks Estates 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 Royal Oaks Estates to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance<2> beginning in Royal Oaks Estates and extending to:
- Goochland, which is the Seat of Goochland County, lies 15 miles [24.1 km]<2> to the south southeast. If you could walk a straight line from Royal Oaks Estates to Goochland, with an average speed<3> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take most of a day to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take four to five hours.
- Richmond, which is the State Capital of Virginia, lies 39 miles [62.8 km] to the southeast (SE). 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 over two days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 89 miles [143.2 km] to the northeast (NE). Driving would take less than two hours, a buggy would take most of three days and walking would take 5 days.
- The shortest distance<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 5,984 miles [9,630.3 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,687 miles [10,761.7 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,564 miles [7,345 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 'straight-line' distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Royal Oaks Estates) 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 Royal Oaks Estates 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 Royal Oaks Estates. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 37.8710, Longitude: -78.0325 In this case, the coordinates for Royal Oaks Estates have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <5> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 308.53 degrees. |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 304.011 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 305.511 degrees. |
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