Oakley Forest Wildlife Management Area
Oakley Forest Wildlife Management Area is a nature reserve in Virginia, at a modelled elevation of 91 m. Merry Mountain stands 342 m to the west, 25 miles off. The nearest named place is Chewning Park, a park 4.2 miles away. Journey Through Hallowed Ground Byway passes 21 miles off. 22 named summits stand within 25 miles.
What to expect
- Operated by
- Virginia Department of Game and Inland Fisheries
How to reach it
- 20.9 mi off the Journey Through Hallowed Ground Byway, National
- 28.3 mi off the Religious Freedom Byway, National
Named places within 25 miles
- Chewning Park: 4.2 mi
- Chewning Park: 4.2 mi
- Fredericksburg and Spotsylvania County Battlefields Memorial National Military Park: 5.0 mi
- Legion Field: 7.4 mi
- Spotsylvania Courthouse Historic District: 7.5 mi
- Wadsworth Monument: 4.6 mi
- Vermont Monument: 4.9 mi
- Catharines Furnace Ruins: 5.7 mi
- Higgerson Farmhouse: 5.8 mi
- Sedgwick Memorial: 5.9 mi
- Hamiltons Thicket: 4.5 mi
- Shotgun Hill: 8.0 mi
- Motts Run Hill: 11.2 mi
- Embrey Hill: 12.0 mi
- Fall Hill: 13.8 mi
- Spotsylvania County Museum: 8.2 mi
- MOVAS - Museum of Visual Arts and Science: 12.1 mi
- Kenmore: 14.8 mi
- James Monroe Museum and Memorial Library: 15.0 mi
- National Bank Museum: 15.0 mi
- Motts Run Reservoir Recreation Area: 10.9 mi
- Alum Springs Park: 13.6 mi
- Falmouth Beach Park: 15.1 mi
- Lake Orange: 16.2 mi
- Alexander Berger Memorial Sanctuary: 17.3 mi
- L O V E: 12.0 mi
- Iconic Art: 12.1 mi
- Wine & Design: 15.1 mi
- Cross Country State Championship Rock: 16.9 mi
- Lions Glasses: 22.2 mi
- Chancellorsville House Site: 7.3 mi
- Dominion Raceway: 13.4 mi
- The Chimneys: 15.2 mi
- John Paul Jones House: 15.2 mi
- Flying Circus Aerodrome: 22.1 mi
- Louisa Downtown Garden: 20.8 mi
- Embrey Mill Dogwood Garden: 21.5 mi
- Remington Community Garden: 21.9 mi
- Annie duPont Formal Garden: 24.3 mi
- Aquia Community Garden: 24.3 mi
- Virginia Welcome Center: 13.2 mi
- Ladysmith Safety Rest Area south: 21.1 mi
- Ladysmith Safety Rest Area North: 21.3 mi
- Covered Picnic Tables: 15.4 mi
- Picnic Grove: 18.3 mi
- Picnic Pavilion: 19.4 mi
- McCoull Spring: 6.7 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 25 miles of Oakley Forest Wildlife Management Area. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Merry Mountain | W 261° | 342 m | 24.9 mi |
| Clark Mountain | WNW 291° | 327 m | 16.3 mi |
| Gibson Mountain | W 263° | 306 m | 23.8 mi |
| Scott Mountain | W 263° | 295 m | 24.3 mi |
| Jerdone Mountain | W 276° | 266 m | 18.8 mi |
| Cedar Mountain | WNW 297° | 248 m | 21.3 mi |
| Chicken Mountain | W 267° | 239 m | 24.8 mi |
| Mount Pony | NW 319° | 229 m | 19.7 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:15 | 18:48 | 19:23 |
| June solstice | 05:49 | 19:59 | 20:38 |
| September equinox | 06:59 | 18:35 | 19:10 |
| December solstice | 07:25 | 16:13 | 16:55 |
Local time (America/New_York).
Climate normals
Months averaging 50–80 °F: Apr–Oct.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg °F | 36 | 38 | 45 | 56 | 65 | 74 | 78 | 76 | 70 | 58 | 47 | 39 |
| Precip in | 2.7 | 2.5 | 4.0 | 3.4 | 4.2 | 3.9 | 4.8 | 3.0 | 4.5 | 3.7 | 3.5 | 3.2 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Fredericksburg Sewage, 15 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
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Day trips start here
- Fredericksburg · 15 mi
- Stafford County · 19 mi
- Spotsylvania · 22 mi
- Stafford · 22 mi
- Aquia Harbour · 24 mi
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