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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 Oak Acres, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Oak Acres 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 Oak Acres:
- 39.222298, -81.681518
- 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 Oak Acres
- 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 Wood County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Wood County
- Since Oak Acres is near Washington County and also Athens County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Washington County
- Open the eBird sighting report for Athens 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 Oak Acres
Communities Also Named Oak Acres ...
We found three communities that are also named Oak Acres.
Within West Virginia, the name Oak Acres is unique.
Beyond West Virginia, we know of three communities that are located in the United States and Canada. Of these three communities, .
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- Delaware
- Sussex County
- This Oak Acres is located in Sussex County and lies 356 miles [572.9 km]<1> to the east of the Oak Acres that is located in Wood County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Sussex County community of Oak Acres.
- Maryland
- Frederick County
- This Oak Acres is located in Frederick County and lies 233 miles [375 km]<1> to the east of the Oak Acres that is located in Wood County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Frederick County community of Oak Acres.
- Ontario
- This Oak Acres lies 263 miles [423.3 km]<1> to the north of the Oak Acres that is located in Wood County.
Curious and Interesting Names Near Oak Acres ...
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.
- Corner
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Corner is located in Washington County (OH)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Corner
- Eden
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Eden is located in Meigs County (OH)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eden
- Hockingport
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Hockingport is located in Athens County (OH)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hockingport
- Ireland
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Ireland is located in Athens County (OH)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ireland
- Larkmead
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Larkmead is located in Wood County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Larkmead
- Lee Creek
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Lee Creek is located in Wood County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lee Creek
- Little Hocking
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- Manganese ‑ Historic
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Manganese is located in Wood County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Manganese
- New England
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- New England is located in Wood County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New England
- Pleasant Hill
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Pleasant Hill is located in Wood County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pleasant Hill
- Pleasant View
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Pleasant View is located in Wood County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pleasant View
- Porterfield
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Porterfield is located in Washington County (OH)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Porterfield
- Continue List (4 more) ...
- Redbush
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Redbush is located in Washington County (OH)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Redbush
- Rockland
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Rockland is located in Washington County (OH)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rockland
- Torch
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Torch is located in Athens County (OH)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Torch
- Walkers Crossing ‑ Historic
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- Walkers Crossing is located in Wood County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Walkers Crossing
How Far From Oak Acres to ...
We spend a lot of time looking through Gazetteers, Almanacs & Directories that were published in the late 1800's and early 1900's. Many of the Gazetteers include the distance from a community such as Oak Acres to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Oak Acres and extending to:
- Parkersburg, which is the Seat of Wood County, lies just to the East Northeast.
- Charleston, which is the State Capital of West Virginia, lies 60 miles [96.6 km]<1> to the south (S). If you could walk a straight line from Oak Acres to Charleston, with an average speed<3> 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 250 miles [402.3 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 15 days.
- The shortest distance<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,076 miles [9,778.4 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,793 miles [10,932.3 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,669 miles [7,514 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>'
Footnotes ...
| <1> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' (or 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- Oak Acres) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |
| <2> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <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 Oak Acres 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 Oak Acres. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 39.2223, Longitude: -81.6815 In this case, the coordinates for Oak Acres have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <5> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 310.671 degrees. |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 306.654 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 306.601 degrees. |
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