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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.

  • 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 Oakwood Estates:
    • 39.295353, -81.454010
    • 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 Wood County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
    • Open the eBird sighting report for Wood County
    • Since Oakwood Estates is near Washington County and also Pleasants 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 Pleasants 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 ...
    • Putnam County
      • This Oakwood Estates is located in Putnam County and lies 63 miles [101.4 km]<1> to the south southwest of the Oakwood Estates that is located in Wood County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Putnam County community of Oakwood Estates.
  • Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
    • Alabama
      • Mobile County
      • This Oakwood Estates is located in Mobile County and lies 707 miles [1,137.8 km]<1> to the southwest of the Oakwood Estates that is located in Wood 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 781 miles [1,256.9 km]<1> to the south of the Oakwood Estates that is located in Wood 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 384 miles [618 km]<1> to the west northwest of the Oakwood Estates that is located in Wood 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 578 miles [930.2 km]<1> to the southwest of the Oakwood Estates that is located in Wood 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 291 miles [468.3 km]<1> to the southeast of the Oakwood Estates that is located in Wood 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 333 miles [535.9 km]<1> to the south southwest of the Oakwood Estates that is located in Wood 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 378 miles [608.3 km]<1> to the southwest of the Oakwood Estates that is located in Wood 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.

  • Boreman
    (Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
    • Boreman is located in Wood County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Boreman
  • Hillcrest
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
    • Hillcrest is located in Wood County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hillcrest
  • Liberty Hills
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
    • Liberty Hills is located in Wood County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Liberty Hills
  • Murphytown
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
    • Murphytown is located in Wood County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Murphytown
  • Ponderosa
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
    • Ponderosa is located in Wood County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ponderosa
  • Red Hill
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
    • Red Hill is located in Wood County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Red Hill
  • Rolling Hills
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
    • Rolling Hills is located in Wood County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rolling Hills
  • Scenic Hills
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
    • Scenic Hills is located in Wood County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Scenic Hills
  • Sunrise
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
    • Sunrise is located in Wood County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sunrise
  • Sunset Heights
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
    • Sunset Heights is located in Wood County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sunset Heights
  • Tallyho
    (Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
    • Tallyho is located in Wood County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tallyho
  • Valley Mills
    (Less than 2 miles to the north)
    • Valley Mills is located in Wood County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Valley Mills
  • Woodland Park
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
    • Woodland Park is located in Wood County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woodland Park

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:

  • Parkersburg, which is the Seat of Wood County, lies just to the West Southwest.
  • Charleston, which is the State Capital of West Virginia, lies 66 miles [106.2 km]<1> to the south (S). If you could walk a straight line from Oakwood Estates to Charleston, with an average speed<2> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take three full 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 238 miles [383 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<3> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,063 miles [9,757.5 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<4>
  • The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,781 miles [10,913 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
  • The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,656 miles [7,493.1 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>'

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- Oakwood Estates) 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 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: 39.2954, Longitude: -81.4540       In this case, the coordinates for Oakwood Estates have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).
<4>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 310.53 degrees.
<5>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 306.503 degrees.
<6>The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 306.476 degrees.