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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 Oakdale Acres, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Oakdale Acres 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 Oakdale Acres:
    • 34.816477, -86.909727
    • 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 Oakdale Acres
  • 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 Limestone County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
    • Open the eBird sighting report for Limestone County
    • Since Oakdale Acres is near Colbert County and also Madison County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
    • Open the eBird sighting report for Colbert County
    • Open the eBird sighting report for Madison 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 Oakdale Acres

Communities Also Named Oakdale Acres ...

We found two communities that are also named Oakdale Acres.

Within Alabama, the name Oakdale Acres is unique.

Beyond Alabama, we know of two communities that are located in the United States.

  • Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
    • Maryland
      • Wicomico County
      • This Oakdale Acres is located in Wicomico County and lies 675 miles [1,086.3 km]<1> to the east northeast of the Oakdale Acres that is located in Limestone County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Wicomico County community of Oakdale Acres.
    • South Carolina
      • York County
      • This Oakdale Acres is located in York County and lies 331 miles [532.7 km]<1> to the east of the Oakdale Acres that is located in Limestone County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the York County community of Oakdale Acres.

Curious and Interesting Names Near Oakdale Acres ...

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.

  • Bonnie Doone
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
    • Bonnie Doone is located in Limestone County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bonnie Doone
  • Cloverleaf
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
    • Cloverleaf is located in Limestone County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cloverleaf
  • Cottonwood
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
    • Cottonwood is located in Limestone County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cottonwood
  • French Mill
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
    • French Mill is located in Limestone County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for French Mill
  • Holland Place
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
    • Holland Place is located in Limestone County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Holland Place
  • Indian Trace
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
    • Indian Trace is located in Limestone County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Indian Trace
  • Mayflower
    (Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
    • Mayflower is located in Limestone County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mayflower
  • Meadowbrook
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
    • Meadowbrook is located in Limestone County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Meadowbrook
  • Piney Chapel
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
    • Piney Chapel is located in Limestone County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Piney Chapel
  • Yorkshire
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
    • Yorkshire is located in Limestone County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Yorkshire

How Far From Oakdale Acres 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 Oakdale Acres to various places of note, such as the White House.

With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Oakdale Acres and extending to:

  • Athens, which is the Seat of Limestone County, lies just to the West Southwest.
  • Montgomery, which is the State Capital of Alabama, lies 172 miles [276.8 km]<1> to the south (S). If you could drive a straight line from Oakdale Acres to Montgomery, with an average speed<2>of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, it would take about three hours to make the trip. A comfortable walk of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour would take 10 days. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take 7 days.
  • The White House (Washington, DC) is 613 miles [986.5 km] to the east northeast (ENE). Driving would take just over a day, a buggy would take 24 days and walking would take 35 days.
  • The shortest distance<3> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,494 miles [10,451.1 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<4>
  • The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,208 miles [11,600.2 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
  • The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,083 miles [8,180.3 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>'

Footnotes ...

<1>Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Oakdale Acres) 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 Oakdale Acres 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 Oakdale Acres. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 34.8165, Longitude: -86.9097       In this case, the coordinates for Oakdale Acres have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).
<4>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 313.815 degrees.
<5>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 309.627 degrees.
<6>The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 310.056 degrees.