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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 Oakwood Estates, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Oakwood Estates 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 Oakwood Estates:
- 38.452035, -81.921801
- 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 Oakwood Estates
- 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 Putnam County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Putnam County
- Since Oakwood Estates is near Kanawha County and also Cabell County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Kanawha County
- Open the eBird sighting report for Cabell 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 Oakwood Estates
Communities Also Named Oakwood Estates ...
We found eight communities that are also named Oakwood Estates.
There is one other community in West Virginia that is also named Oakwood Estates.
Beyond West Virginia, we know of seven communities that are located in the United States.
- Communities Located In West Virginia ...
- Wood County
- This Oakwood Estates is located in Wood County and lies 63 miles [101.4 km]<1> to the north northeast of the Oakwood Estates that is located in Putnam County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Wood County community of Oakwood Estates.
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- Alabama
- Mobile County
- This Oakwood Estates is located in Mobile County and lies 645 miles [1,038 km]<1> to the southwest of the Oakwood Estates that is located in Putnam County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Mobile County community of Oakwood Estates.
- Florida
- Hillsborough County
- This Oakwood Estates is located in Hillsborough County and lies 721 miles [1,160.3 km]<1> to the south of the Oakwood Estates that is located in Putnam County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Hillsborough County community of Oakwood Estates.
- Illinois
- Will County
- This Oakwood Estates is located in Will County and lies 392 miles [630.9 km]<1> to the northwest of the Oakwood Estates that is located in Putnam County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Will County community of Oakwood Estates.
- Mississippi
- Oktibbeha County
- This Oakwood Estates is located in Oktibbeha County and lies 521 miles [838.5 km]<1> to the southwest of the Oakwood Estates that is located in Putnam County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Oktibbeha County community of Oakwood Estates.
- North Carolina
- Wake County
- This Oakwood Estates is located in Wake County and lies 264 miles [424.9 km]<1> to the southeast of the Oakwood Estates that is located in Putnam County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Wake County community of Oakwood Estates.
- South Carolina
- Anderson County
- This Oakwood Estates is located in Anderson County and lies 271 miles [436.1 km]<1> to the south of the Oakwood Estates that is located in Putnam County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Anderson County community of Oakwood Estates.
- Tennessee
- Williamson County
- This Oakwood Estates is located in Williamson County and lies 324 miles [521.4 km]<1> to the west southwest of the Oakwood Estates that is located in Putnam County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Williamson County community of Oakwood Estates.
Curious and Interesting Names Near Oakwood Estates ...
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.
- Amandaville
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Amandaville is located in Kanawha County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Amandaville
- Black Betsey
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Black Betsey is located in Putnam County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Black Betsey
- Cheyenne Valley
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- Cheyenne Valley is located in Putnam County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cheyenne Valley
- Eleanor
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Hickory Hill
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- Hickory Hill is located in Putnam County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hickory Hill
- Hometown
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Hometown is located in Putnam County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hometown
- Hurricane
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Hurricane Bridge ‑ Historic
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Hurricane Bridge is located in Putnam County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hurricane Bridge
- Lake Washington
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Lake Washington is located in Putnam County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lake Washington
- Nitro
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Plymouth
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Plymouth is located in Putnam County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Plymouth
- Raymond City
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Raymond City is located in Putnam County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Raymond City
- Continue List (6 more) ...
- Red House
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Rock Branch
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Rock Branch is located in Putnam County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rock Branch
- Rolling Meadows
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- Rolling Meadows is located in Putnam County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rolling Meadows
- Scary
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Scary is located in Putnam County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Scary
- Strawberry Heights
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Strawberry Heights is located in Kanawha County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Strawberry Heights
- Virginia Heights
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Virginia Heights is located in Kanawha County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Virginia Heights
How Far From Oakwood Estates 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 Oakwood Estates to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Oakwood Estates and extending to:
- Winfield, which is the Seat of Putnam County, lies just to the North Northeast.
- Charleston, which is the State Capital of West Virginia, lies 17 miles [27.4 km]<1> to the east southeast (ESE). If you could walk a straight line from Oakwood Estates to Charleston, with an average speed<3> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take most of a day to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take five to six hours.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 265 miles [426.5 km] to the east (E). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take four to five hours, a buggy would take 11 days and walking would take 15 days.
- The shortest distance<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,121 miles [9,850.8 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,836 miles [11,001.5 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,711 miles [7,581.6 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>'
Footnotes ...
| <1> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Oakwood Estates) 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 Oakwood Estates 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 Oakwood Estates. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 38.4520, Longitude: -81.9218 In this case, the coordinates for Oakwood Estates have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <5> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 310.836 degrees. |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 306.727 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 306.956 degrees. |
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