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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 Vintage Oaks, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Vintage 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 Vintage Oaks:
- 38.456500, -77.403700
- 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 Vintage 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 Stafford County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Stafford County
- Since Vintage Oaks is near Prince William County and also Charles County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Prince William County
- Open the eBird sighting report for Charles 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 Vintage Oaks
Communities Also Named Vintage Oaks ...
We found one communities that are also named Vintage Oaks.
Within Virginia, the name Vintage Oaks is unique.
Beyond Virginia, there is another community also named Vintage Oaks in the United States.
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- California
- San Mateo County
- This Vintage Oaks is located in San Mateo County and lies 2,413 miles [3,883.3 km]<1> to the west northwest of the Vintage Oaks that is located in Stafford County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the San Mateo County community of Vintage Oaks.
Curious and Interesting Names Near Vintage 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.
- Aqua Villa
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- Aqua Villa is located in Stafford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Aqua Villa
- Bells Run
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- Bells Run is located in Stafford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bells Run
- Bowers
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- Bowers is located in Stafford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bowers
- Coal Landing
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- Coal Landing is located in Stafford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coal Landing
- Cobblestone
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- Cobblestone is located in Stafford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cobblestone
- Elizabeth Park
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- Elizabeth Park is located in Stafford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elizabeth Park
- Fritters Lane
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- Fritters Lane is located in Stafford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fritters Lane
- Greenridge
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- Greenridge is located in Stafford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greenridge
- Harris
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- Harris is located in Stafford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harris
- King James Village
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- King James Village is located in Stafford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for King James Village
- Liberty Place
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- Liberty Place is located in Stafford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Liberty Place
- Meadowlark
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- Meadowlark is located in Stafford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Meadowlark
- Continue List (14 more) ...
- Park Ridge
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- Park Ridge is located in Stafford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Park Ridge
- Patriots Landing
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- Patriots Landing is located in Stafford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Patriots Landing
- Quail Run
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- Quail Run is located in Stafford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Quail Run
- Raintree
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- Raintree is located in Stafford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Raintree
- Raspberry
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- Raspberry is located in Stafford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Raspberry
- Sams Ridge
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- Sams Ridge is located in Stafford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sams Ridge
- Settlers Landing
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- Settlers Landing is located in Stafford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Settlers Landing
- Shadow Woods
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- Shadow Woods is located in Stafford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shadow Woods
- Sky Terrace
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- Sky Terrace is located in Stafford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sky Terrace
- Stone River
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- Stone River is located in Stafford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stone River
- Summerwood
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- Summerwood is located in Stafford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Summerwood
- Sunnyside
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- Sunnyside is located in Stafford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sunnyside
- Sunshine Hills
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- Sunshine Hills is located in Stafford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sunshine Hills
- Twin Oaks
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- Twin Oaks is located in Stafford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Twin Oaks
How Far From Vintage 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 Vintage Oaks to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Vintage Oaks and extending to:
- Stafford, which is the Seat of Stafford County, lies just to the South.
- Richmond, which is the State Capital of Virginia, lies 63 miles [101.4 km]<1> to the south (S). If you could walk a straight line from Vintage Oaks to Richmond, with an average speed<2> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take most of three days to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take about three full days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 36 miles [57.9 km] to the north northeast (NNE). 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 shortest distance<3> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 5,932 miles [9,546.6 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<4>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,636 miles [10,679.6 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<5>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,513 miles [7,263 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>'
Footnotes ...
| <1> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'point-to-point' distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Vintage Oaks) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |
| <2> | 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. |
| <3> | 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 Vintage 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 Vintage Oaks. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 38.4565, Longitude: -77.4037 In this case, the coordinates for Vintage Oaks have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <4> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 308.132 degrees. |
| <5> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 303.646 degrees. |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 305.035 degrees. |
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