Outdoor Activities ...

As we travel, we like to pursue some of our interests (such as astronomy and bird watching).

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

• Weather ...
  • Before heading outdoors, you should check the weather:
  • The National Weather Service forecast for White Oak Swamp

• 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 Swamp:
  • 37.506257, -77.288589
  • 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 White Oak Swamp

• 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 Henrico County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Henrico County
  • Since White Oak Swamp is near Hanover County and also New Kent County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Hanover County
  • Open the eBird sighting report for New Kent 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 White Oak Swamp

Curious and Interesting Names Near White Oak Swamp ...

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.

• Fair Oaks
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
  • Fair Oaks is located in Henrico County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fair Oaks
• Gilbert Gardens
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
  • Gilbert Gardens is located in Henrico County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gilbert Gardens
• Green Meadows
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
  • Green Meadows is located in Henrico County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Green Meadows
• Heckler Village
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
  • Heckler Village is located in Henrico County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Heckler Village
• Lee Park
  (Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
  • Lee Park is located in Henrico County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lee Park
• Lewis Gardens
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
  • Lewis Gardens is located in Henrico County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lewis Gardens
• Sandston Highland
  (Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
  • Sandston Highland is located in Henrico County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sandston Highland
• Seven Pines
  (Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
  • Seven Pines is located in Henrico County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Seven Pines
• Virginia Heights
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
  • Virginia Heights is located in Henrico County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Virginia Heights
• Woodlawn Terrace
  (Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
  • Woodlawn Terrace is located in Henrico County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woodlawn Terrace
• Woodview Hills
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
  • Woodview Hills is located in Henrico County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woodview Hills

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

With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance<1> beginning in White Oak Swamp and extending to:

• Richmond, which is the State Capital of Virginia, lies just to the west northwest (WNW).
• The White House (Washington, DC) is 97 miles [156.1 km]<1> to the north (N). If you could drive a straight line from White Oak Swamp to White House, with an average speed<2>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 6 days. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take three full days.
• The shortest distance<3> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 5,967 miles [9,603 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<4>
• The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,667 miles [10,729.5 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<5>
• The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,546 miles [7,316.1 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>'