Outdoor Activities ...
As we travel, we like to pursue some of our interests (such as astronomy and bird watching).
When in Oakwood, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Oakwood and the surrounding area.
- Weather ...
- Before heading outdoors, you should check the weather:
- The National Weather Service forecast for Oakwood
- 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:
- 38.342319, -81.663735
- 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 Oakwood
- 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 Kanawha County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- eBird sighting report for Kanawha County
- Since Oakwood is near Lincoln County and also Putnam County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- eBird sighting report for Lincoln County
- eBird sighting report for Putnam 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
Communities Also Named Oakwood ...
We found 63 communities that share the name Oakwood.
There is one other community in West Virginia which is also named Oakwood.
Beyond West Virginia, we know of another 62 communities that are located throughout in the United States and Canada. Of these 62 communities, 62 are located in the United States and two are in Canada.
- Communities Located In West Virginia ...
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- Alabama
- Jefferson County
- This Oakwood is located in Jefferson County and lies 442 miles [711.3 km]<2> to the southwest of the Oakwood that is located in Kanawha County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Jefferson County community of Oakwood.
- Madison County
- This Oakwood is located in Madison County and lies 371 miles [597.1 km] to the southwest of the Oakwood that is located in Kanawha County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Madison County community of Oakwood.
- Arkansas
- Garland County
- This community is historic<3> and we have very little information. For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Arkansas community of Oakwood [Garland County].
- Lee County
- This Oakwood is located in Lee County and lies 561 miles [902.8 km]<2> to the west southwest of the Oakwood that is located in Kanawha County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Lee County community of Oakwood.
- California
- Florida
- Georgia
- Hall County
- This Oakwood is located in Hall County and lies 309 miles [497.3 km]<2> to the south southwest of the Oakwood that is located in Kanawha County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Hall County community of Oakwood.
- Newton County
- This Oakwood is located in Newton County and lies 355 miles [571.3 km] to the south southwest of the Oakwood that is located in Kanawha County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Newton County community of Oakwood.
- Illinois
- DuPage County
- We found mention of this community, but have little information.<1> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Illinois community of Oakwood [DuPage County].
- Peoria County
- We found mention of this community, but have little information. For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Illinois community of Oakwood [Peoria County].
- Vermilion County
- This Oakwood is located in Vermilion County and lies 348 miles [560.1 km]<2> to the west northwest of the Oakwood that is located in Kanawha County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Vermilion County community of Oakwood.
- Indiana
- LaPorte County
- This Oakwood is located in LaPorte County and lies 355 miles [571.3 km]<2> to the northwest of the Oakwood that is located in Kanawha County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the LaPorte County community of Oakwood.
- Steuben County
- This Oakwood is located in Steuben County and lies 280 miles [450.6 km] to the northwest of the Oakwood that is located in Kanawha County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Steuben County community of Oakwood.
- Iowa
- Floyd County
- This Oakwood is located in Floyd County and lies 664 miles [1,068.6 km]<2> to the west northwest of the Oakwood that is located in Kanawha County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Floyd County community of Oakwood.
- Polk County
- We found mention of this community, but have little information.<1> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Iowa community of Oakwood [Polk County].
- Kansas
- Louisiana
- Jefferson Parish
- We found mention of this community, but have little information.<1> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Louisiana community of Oakwood [Jefferson Parish].
- Saint Tammany Parish
- This Oakwood is located in Saint Tammany Parish and lies 725 miles [1,166.8 km]<2> to the southwest of the Oakwood that is located in Kanawha County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Saint Tammany Parish community of Oakwood.
- Maine
- Maryland
- Anne Arundel County
- This Oakwood is located in Anne Arundel County and lies 282 miles [453.8 km]<2> to the east of the Oakwood that is located in Kanawha County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Anne Arundel County community of Oakwood.
- Cecil County
- This Oakwood is located in Cecil County and lies 308 miles [495.7 km] to the east northeast of the Oakwood that is located in Kanawha County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Cecil County community of Oakwood.
- Charles County
- This Oakwood is located in Charles County and lies 254 miles [408.8 km] to the east of the Oakwood that is located in Kanawha County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Charles County community of Oakwood.
- Harford County
- This Oakwood is located in Harford County and lies 303 miles [487.6 km] to the east northeast of the Oakwood that is located in Kanawha County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Harford County community of Oakwood.
- Michigan
- Kalamazoo County
- This Oakwood is located in Kalamazoo County and lies 341 miles [548.8 km]<2> to the northwest of the Oakwood that is located in Kanawha County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Kalamazoo County community of Oakwood.
- Macomb County
- This community is historic<3> and although located in Macomb County, we don't know where within the county.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Macomb County community of Oakwood.
- Oakland County
- This Oakwood is located in Oakland County and lies 324 miles [521.4 km] to the north northwest of the Oakwood that is located in Kanawha County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Oakland County community of Oakwood.
- Saint Joseph County
- This Oakwood is located in Saint Joseph County and lies 314 miles [505.3 km] to the northwest of the Oakwood that is located in Kanawha County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Saint Joseph County community of Oakwood.
- Wayne County
- We found mention of this community, but have little information.<1> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Michigan community of Oakwood [Wayne County].
- Missouri
- Clay County
- This Oakwood is located in Clay County and lies 696 miles [1,120.1 km]<2> to the west of the Oakwood that is located in Kanawha County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Clay County community of Oakwood.
- Marion County
- This Oakwood is located in Marion County and lies 530 miles [853 km] to the west northwest of the Oakwood that is located in Kanawha County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Marion County community of Oakwood.
- New Jersey
- New York
- Cayuga County
- This Oakwood is located in Cayuga County and lies 409 miles [658.2 km]<2> to the northeast of the Oakwood that is located in Kanawha County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Cayuga County community of Oakwood.
- Richmond County
- This Oakwood is located in Richmond County and lies 430 miles [692 km] to the east northeast of the Oakwood that is located in Kanawha County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Richmond County community of Oakwood.
- North Carolina
- Guilford County
- This Oakwood is located in Guilford County and lies 187 miles [300.9 km]<2> to the south southeast of the Oakwood that is located in Kanawha County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Guilford County community of Oakwood.
- Onslow County
- This Oakwood is located in Onslow County and lies 341 miles [548.8 km] to the southeast of the Oakwood that is located in Kanawha County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Onslow County community of Oakwood.
- North Dakota
- Ohio
- Cuyahoga County
- This Oakwood is located in Cuyahoga County and lies 208 miles [334.7 km]<2> to the north of the Oakwood that is located in Kanawha County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Cuyahoga County community of Oakwood.
- Guernsey County
- This Oakwood is located in Guernsey County and lies 113 miles [181.9 km] to the north of the Oakwood that is located in Kanawha County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Guernsey County community of Oakwood.
- Montgomery County
- This Oakwood is located in Montgomery County and lies 164 miles [263.9 km] to the northwest of the Oakwood that is located in Kanawha County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Montgomery County community of Oakwood.
- Paulding County
- This Oakwood is located in Paulding County and lies 238 miles [383 km] to the northwest of the Oakwood that is located in Kanawha County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Paulding County community of Oakwood.
- Oklahoma
- Ontario
- This Oakwood lies 438 miles [704.9 km]<2> to the north northeast of the Oakwood that is located in Kanawha County.
- Pennsylvania
- Beaver County
- We found mention of this community, but have little information.<1> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Pennsylvania community of Oakwood [Beaver County].
- Lawrence County
- This Oakwood is located in Lawrence County and lies 196 miles [315.4 km]<2> to the north northeast of the Oakwood that is located in Kanawha County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Lawrence County community of Oakwood.
- South Carolina
- Aiken County
- This Oakwood is located in Aiken County and lies 333 miles [535.9 km]<2> to the south of the Oakwood that is located in Kanawha County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Aiken County community of Oakwood.
- Lexington County
- This Oakwood is located in Lexington County and lies 302 miles [486 km] to the south of the Oakwood that is located in Kanawha County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Lexington County community of Oakwood.
- Spartanburg County
- This Oakwood is located in Spartanburg County and lies 236 miles [379.8 km] to the south of the Oakwood that is located in Kanawha County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Spartanburg County community of Oakwood.
- York County
- This Oakwood is located in York County and lies 225 miles [362.1 km] to the south of the Oakwood that is located in Kanawha County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the York County community of Oakwood.
- South Dakota
- Tennessee
- Bradley County
- This Oakwood is located in Bradley County and lies 276 miles [444.2 km]<2> to the southwest of the Oakwood that is located in Kanawha County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Bradley County community of Oakwood.
- Hamblen County
- This Oakwood is located in Hamblen County and lies 175 miles [281.6 km] to the south southwest of the Oakwood that is located in Kanawha County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Hamblen County community of Oakwood.
- Knox County
- We found mention of this community, but have little information.<1> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Tennessee community of Oakwood [Knox County].
- Montgomery County
- This Oakwood is located in Montgomery County and lies 347 miles [558.4 km] to the west southwest of the Oakwood that is located in Kanawha County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Montgomery County community of Oakwood.
- Rutherford County
- This Oakwood is located in Rutherford County and lies 316 miles [508.6 km] to the west southwest of the Oakwood that is located in Kanawha County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Rutherford County community of Oakwood.
- Texas
- Virginia
- Arlington County
- This Oakwood is located in Arlington County and lies 245 miles [394.3 km]<2> to the east of the Oakwood that is located in Kanawha County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Arlington County community of Oakwood.
- Buchanan County
- This Oakwood is located in Buchanan County and lies 80 miles [128.7 km] to the south southwest of the Oakwood that is located in Kanawha County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Buchanan County community of Oakwood.
- Fairfax County
- This Oakwood is located in Fairfax County and lies 248 miles [399.1 km] to the east of the Oakwood that is located in Kanawha County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Fairfax County community of Oakwood.
- Norfolk City
- This Oakwood is located in Norfolk City and lies 312 miles [502.1 km] to the east southeast of the Oakwood that is located in Kanawha County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Norfolk City community of Oakwood.
- Rockingham County
- This Oakwood is located in Rockingham County and lies 159 miles [255.9 km] to the east of the Oakwood that is located in Kanawha County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Rockingham County community of Oakwood.
- Wisconsin
- Milwaukee County
- This Oakwood is located in Milwaukee County and lies 452 miles [727.4 km]<2> to the northwest of the Oakwood that is located in Kanawha County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Milwaukee County community of Oakwood.
- Winnebago County
- This Oakwood is located in Winnebago County and lies 533 miles [857.8 km] to the northwest of the Oakwood that is located in Kanawha County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Winnebago County community of Oakwood.
- Alabama
Curious and Interesting Names Near Oakwood ...
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.
- Airport Village
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Airport Village
- Airport Village is located in Kanawha County
- Airport Village has also been known as:
- Airport
- Blackhawk
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east) - Elk
(Less than 2 miles to the north) - Elk Forest
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Elk Forest have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elk Forest
- Elk Forest is located in Kanawha County
- Ivydale
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest) - Mound ‑ Historic
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest) - Riverview
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east) - Rock Lake Village
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Rock Lake Village have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rock Lake Village
- Rock Lake Village is located in Kanawha County
- Snow Hill
(5 miles [8 km] to the east) - South Park
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for South Park have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Park
- South Park is located in Kanawha County
- Twomile
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
How Far From Oakwood 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 Oakwood to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Oakwood and extending to:
- Charleston, which is the Seat of Kanawha County, lies just to the East.
- Charleston, which is the State Capital of West Virginia, lies just to the east (E).
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 252 miles [405.6 km]<2> to the east (E). If you could drive a straight line from Oakwood to White House, with an average speed<5>of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, it would take four to five hours to make the trip. A comfortable walk of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour would take 15 days. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take 10 days.
- The shortest distance<6> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,115 miles [9,841.1 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,829 miles [10,990.2 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<8>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,704 miles [7,570.4 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<9>
Off-the-Road Links ...
Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Oakwood. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.
The official website for Kanawha County: www.kanawha.us/
The official website for State of West Virginia: https://www.wv.gov/
Footnotes ...
| <1> | If we encounter the name of what might be a community, our methodology is to add that name to our Gazetteer as a placeholder. As we find more information about that community, it will be added to our Gazetteer. Just as a reminder: Our definition of a community is rather broad and includes those places (or areas) where several families lived and had a name which identified that place. For example, you might hear somebody say that they are going over to Rock Creek to see Pete ... Rock Creek is just a gas station and a couple of homes at the crossroads. While it might not be on the map, everybody in the area knows it by that name. Places of interest include buildings at a crossroad, several families clustered in a hollow or maybe the location of a way station. It also includes places like mines, lumber camps, ferry crossings, etc. The community might still exist, is now gone or only existed for just a short period of time. Also keep in mind that Oakwood could have been on the original document by mistake, misspelled, the original/alternate name of a community that we've listed elsewhere or was placed in the wrong county. Sometimes a post office or train station would have a different name than the community where it's located, so two names might be referring to the same community - we're working to straighten it all out. |
| <2> | 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) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Oakwood. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 38.3423, Longitude: -81.6637 In this case, the coordinates for Oakwood have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <3> | We use the term 'Historic' broadly and it generally means that the community no longer exists. However, it can also mean that the community might still exist, but was significantly larger or had a more 'official' existence in the past than it does now. Unfortunately our sources of data have proven to be unreliable. If you can provide us with more specific information about Oakwood, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <4> | 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. |
| <5> | 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. |
| <6> | 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 to the Middle East to be East and South, the Great Circle Route actually lies to the North and East. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 310.681 degrees. |
| <8> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 306.534 degrees. |
| <9> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 306.879 degrees. |