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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 White Oak Landing, we use the following websites to find information relevant to White Oak Landing and the surrounding area.

  • Weather ...
  • 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 White Oak Landing:
    • 37.691531, -76.970523
    • 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.
    • The Heavens-Above Website, centered on White Oak Landing
  • 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:
    • Waymark.com

Communities Also Named White Oak Landing ...

We found two communities that share the name White Oak Landing.

There is one other community in Virginia which is also named White Oak Landing.

Beyond Virginia, there is another community also named White Oak Landing in the United States.

  • Communities Located In Virginia ...
    • New Kent County
      • This White Oak Landing is located in New Kent County and lies 10 miles [16.1 km]<1> to the south southeast of the White Oak Landing that is located in King William County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the New Kent County community of White Oak Landing.
  • Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
    • Florida
      • Liberty County
      • This White Oak Landing is located in Liberty County and lies 701 miles [1,128.2 km]<1> to the southwest of the White Oak Landing that is located in King William County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Liberty County community of White Oak Landing.

Curious and Interesting Names Near White Oak Landing ...

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.

  • Courthouse Landing
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Courthouse Landing have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Courthouse Landing
    • Courthouse Landing is located in King and Queen County
  • Crouch
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crouch
    • Crouch is located in King and Queen County
  • Daisy
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Daisy have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Daisy
    • Daisy is located in King and Queen County
  • Horse Landing
    (Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Horse Landing have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Horse Landing
    • Horse Landing is located in King William County
  • King William
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for King William have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for King William
    • King William is located in King William County
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for King William <3>
  • King and Queen Court House
    (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
  • Lanesville
    (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
    • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Lanesville. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<4>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lanesville
    • Lanesville is located in King William County
  • Locust Grove
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Locust Grove have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Locust Grove
    • Locust Grove is located in King and Queen County
  • Log Landing
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Log Landing have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Log Landing
    • Log Landing is located in King and Queen County
  • Scotland Landing
    (Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Scotland Landing have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Scotland Landing
    • Scotland Landing is located in King William County
  • Stevensville
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Stevensville have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stevensville
    • Stevensville is located in King and Queen County

How Far From White Oak Landing 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 White Oak Landing to various places of note, such as the White House.

With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in White Oak Landing and extending to:

  • King William, which is the Seat of King William County, lies just to the West.
  • Richmond, which is the State Capital of Virginia, lies 27 miles [43.5 km]<1> to the west southwest (WSW). If you could walk a straight line from White Oak Landing to Richmond, with an average speed<5> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take just about two full days to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take just over a day.
  • The White House (Washington, DC) is 83 miles [133.6 km] to the north (N). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take less than two hours, a buggy would take most of three days and walking would take 5 days.
  • The shortest distance<6> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 5,946 miles [9,569.2 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>
  • The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,645 miles [10,694.1 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<8>
  • The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,524 miles [7,280.7 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<9>

Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for White Oak Landing. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.

The official website for King William County: www.co.king-william.va.us/

The official website for State of Virginia: https://www.virginia.gov/

Footnotes ...

<1>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- White Oak Landing) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in White Oak Landing. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 37.6915, Longitude: -76.9705       In this case, the coordinates for White Oak Landing have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).
<2>The location has been supplied by the Geographic Names Information System - which is maintained by the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS). While these values should be definitive, we found that accuracy can vary and you should double-check the location if accuracy is required.
<3>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<4>An 'estimated' location is one where we have been given GPS coordinates, but are unable to verify the accuracy of those coordinates. That said, we have some confidence that we have placed the marker near the actual location. A typical reason for being unable to verify a location is that it might be on private property or maybe historic and gone without an obvious trace.
<5>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.
<6>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 White Oak Landing to the Middle East to be East and South, the Great Circle Route actually lies to the North and East.
<7>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 307.921 degrees.
<8>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 303.29 degrees.
<9>The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 305.144 degrees.




 

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