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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 Willow Oaks, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Willow Oaks 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 Willow Oaks:
    • 36.848760, -77.607486
    • 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 Willow 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 Greensville County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
    • Open the eBird sighting report for Greensville County
    • Since Willow Oaks is near Brunswick County and also Sussex County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
    • Open the eBird sighting report for Brunswick County
    • Open the eBird sighting report for Sussex 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 Willow Oaks

Communities Also Named Willow Oaks ...

We found two communities that are also named Willow Oaks.

There is one other community in Virginia that is also named Willow Oaks.

Beyond Virginia, there is another community also named Willow Oaks in the United States.

  • Communities Located In Virginia ...
    • Richmond City
      • This Willow Oaks is located in Richmond City and lies 48 miles [77.2 km]<1> to the north of the Willow Oaks that is located in Greensville County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Richmond City community of Willow Oaks.
  • Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
    • North Carolina
      • Vance County
      • This Willow Oaks is located in Vance County and lies 57 miles [91.7 km]<1> to the southwest of the Willow Oaks that is located in Greensville County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Vance County community of Willow Oaks.

Curious and Interesting Names Near Willow 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.

  • Cowie Corner
    (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
    • Cowie Corner is located in Greensville County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cowie Corner
  • Fields Crossroads
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
    • Fields Crossroads is located in Greensville County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fields Crossroads
  • Freeman
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
    • Freeman is located in Brunswick County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Freeman
  • Greenwood Park
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
    • Greenwood Park is located in Greensville County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greenwood Park
  • Kingsberry
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
    • Kingsberry is located in Greensville County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kingsberry
  • Little Mill
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
    • Little Mill is located in Sussex County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Little Mill
  • Moonlight
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
    • Moonlight is located in Greensville County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Moonlight
  • Pleasant Shade
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
    • Pleasant Shade is located in Greensville County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pleasant Shade
  • Purdy
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
    • Purdy is located in Greensville County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Purdy
  • Radium
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
    • Radium is located in Greensville County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Radium
  • Rivers Edge
    (Less than 2 miles to the east)
    • Rivers Edge is located in Greensville County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rivers Edge
  • Walnut Grove
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
    • Walnut Grove is located in Greensville County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Walnut Grove

How Far From Willow 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 Willow Oaks to various places of note, such as the White House.

With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Willow Oaks and extending to:

  • Emporia, which is the Seat of Greensville County, lies 11 miles [17.7 km]<1> to the south southeast. If you could walk a straight line from Willow Oaks to Emporia, with an average speed<2> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take five to six hours to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take nearly four hours.
  • Richmond, which is the State Capital of Virginia, lies 48 miles [77.2 km] to the north (N). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take less than an hour, a buggy would take most of two days and walking would take about three full days.
  • The White House (Washington, DC) is 144 miles [231.7 km] to the north northeast (NNE). Driving would take less than three hours, a buggy would take 6 days and walking would take 9 days.
  • The shortest distance<3> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,009 miles [9,670.5 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<4>
  • The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,707 miles [10,793.9 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<5>
  • The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,586 miles [7,380.5 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 obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Willow 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 Willow 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 Willow Oaks. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 36.8488, Longitude: -77.6075       In this case, the coordinates for Willow Oaks have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).
<4>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 308.328 degrees.
<5>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 303.626 degrees.
<6>The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 305.704 degrees.