Outdoor Activities ...
As we travel, we like to pursue some of our interests (such as astronomy and bird watching).
When in Leaning Oak, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Leaning Oak and the surrounding area.
- Weather ...
- Before heading outdoors, you should check the weather:
- The National Weather Service forecast for Leaning Oak
- 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 Leaning Oak:
- 38.773700, -81.379009
- 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 Leaning Oak
- 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 Roane County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- eBird sighting report for Roane County
- Since Leaning Oak is near Calhoun County and also Wirt County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- eBird sighting report for Calhoun County
- eBird sighting report for Wirt 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:
- Waymark.com
Curious and Interesting Names Near Leaning Oak ...
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.
- Buffalolick ‑ Historic
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Buffalolick have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Buffalolick
- Buffalolick is located in Roane County
- Clarence
(5 miles [8 km] to the west) - Clover
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast) - Countsville
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Countsville have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Countsville
- Countsville is located in Roane County
- Flint Town
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Flint Town have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Flint Town
- Flint Town is located in Roane County
- Geneva
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west) - Green Acres
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Green Acres have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Green Acres
- Green Acres is located in Roane County
- Jingo ‑ Historic
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest) - Leo ‑ Historic
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest) - Continue List (6 more) ...
- Nancy Run
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast) - Quiet Vale
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Quiet Vale have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Quiet Vale
- Quiet Vale is located in Roane County
- Reedyville
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Reedyville have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Reedyville
- Reedyville is located in Roane County
- Rushville
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast) - Speed
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south) - Walnut Grove
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Walnut Grove have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Walnut Grove
- Walnut Grove is located in Roane County
- Nancy Run
How Far From Leaning Oak 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 Leaning Oak to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance<2> beginning in Leaning Oak and extending to:
- Spencer, which is the Seat of Roane County, lies just to the Northeast.
- Charleston, which is the State Capital of West Virginia, lies 32 miles [51.5 km]<2> to the south southwest (SSW). If you could walk a straight line from Leaning Oak to Charleston, with an average speed<3> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take most of two 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 233 miles [375 km] to the east (E). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take nearly four hours, a buggy would take 10 days and walking would take 14 days.
- The shortest distance<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,084 miles [9,791.2 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,799 miles [10,941.9 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,674 miles [7,522.1 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>
Off-the-Road Links ...
Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Leaning Oak. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.
The official website for State of West Virginia: https://www.wv.gov/
Footnotes ...
| <1> | 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. |
| <2> | 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- Leaning Oak) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Leaning Oak. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 38.7737, Longitude: -81.3790 In this case, the coordinates for Leaning Oak have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <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 Leaning Oak to the Middle East to be East and South, the Great Circle Route actually lies to the North and East. |
| <5> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 310.498 degrees. |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 306.389 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 306.616 degrees. |