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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 Great Oaks, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Great Oaks 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 Great Oaks:
- 32.476802, -86.369417
- 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 Great Oaks
- 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 Elmore County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Elmore County
- Since Great Oaks is near Autauga County and also Montgomery County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Autauga County
- Open the eBird sighting report for Montgomery 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 Great Oaks
Communities Also Named Great Oaks ...
We found three communities that are also named Great Oaks.
Within Alabama, the name Great Oaks is unique.
Beyond Alabama, we know of three communities that are located in the United States.
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- Florida
- Hillsborough County
- This Great Oaks is located in Hillsborough County and lies 409 miles [658.2 km]<1> to the southeast of the Great Oaks that is located in Elmore County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Hillsborough County community of Great Oaks.
- Iowa
- Scott County
- This Great Oaks is located in Scott County and lies 667 miles [1,073.4 km]<1> to the north northwest of the Great Oaks that is located in Elmore County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Scott County community of Great Oaks.
- Virginia
- Amherst County
- This Great Oaks is located in Amherst County and lies 535 miles [861 km]<1> to the northeast of the Great Oaks that is located in Elmore County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Amherst County community of Great Oaks.
Curious and Interesting Names Near Great Oaks ...
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.
- Five Points
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- Five Points is located in Elmore County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Five Points
- Hunter
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Hunter is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hunter
- Kingswood
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- Kingswood is located in Elmore County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kingswood
- Open Acres
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Open Acres is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Open Acres
- Overlook
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Overlook is located in Autauga County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Overlook
- Prattville
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Prattville Junction
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- Prattville Junction is located in Elmore County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Prattville Junction
- Robinson Springs
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- Robinson Springs is located in Elmore County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Robinson Springs
- Rose Hill
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- Rose Hill is located in Elmore County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rose Hill
- Scenic Hills
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Scenic Hills is located in Elmore County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Scenic Hills
- Willowbrook
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Willowbrook is located in Autauga County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Willowbrook
How Far From Great Oaks 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 Great Oaks to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Great Oaks and extending to:
- Wetumpka, which is the Seat of Elmore County, lies 10 miles [16.1 km]<1> to the east northeast. If you could walk a straight line from Great Oaks to Wetumpka, with an average speed<3> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take four to five hours to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take a little over three hours.
- Montgomery, which is the State Capital of Alabama, lies just to the south southeast (SSE).
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 685 miles [1,102.4 km] to the northeast (NE). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take just about two full days, a buggy would take 27 days and walking would take 39 days.
- The shortest distance<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,583 miles [10,594.3 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,286 miles [11,725.7 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,164 miles [8,310.7 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 from Point A (ie- Great Oaks) 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 Great Oaks 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 Great Oaks. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 32.4768, Longitude: -86.3694 In this case, the coordinates for Great Oaks have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <5> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 313.351 degrees. |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 308.767 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 310.344 degrees. |
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