Outdoor Activities ...

As we travel, we like to pursue some of our interests (such as astronomy and bird watching).

When in Oaks Heights, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Oaks Heights and the surrounding area.

• Weather ...
  • Before heading outdoors, you should check the weather:
  • The National Weather Service forecast for Oaks Heights

• 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 Oaks Heights:
  • 31.816823, -85.963562
  • 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 Oaks Heights

• 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 Pike County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Pike County
  • Since Oaks Heights is near Crenshaw County and also Montgomery County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Crenshaw 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 Oaks Heights

Curious and Interesting Names Near Oaks Heights ...

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.

• Allred
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
  • Allred is located in Pike County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Allred
• College Park
  (Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
  • College Park is located in Pike County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for College Park
• Elmhill Plantation
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
  • Elmhill Plantation is located in Pike County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elmhill Plantation
• Forest Circle
  (Less than 2 miles to the west)
  • Forest Circle is located in Pike County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Forest Circle
• Friendship
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
  • Friendship is located in Pike County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Friendship
• Green Oaks
  (Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
  • Green Oaks is located in Pike County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Green Oaks
• Heritage Ridge
  (Less than 2 miles to the west)
  • Heritage Ridge is located in Pike County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Heritage Ridge
• Lees Park
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
  • Lees Park is located in Pike County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lees Park
• Meadow Grove
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
  • Meadow Grove is located in Pike County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Meadow Grove
• Mossy Grove
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
  • Mossy Grove is located in Pike County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mossy Grove
• Mountainbrook
  (Less than 2 miles to the east)
  • Mountainbrook is located in Pike County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mountainbrook
• Pleasant Hill
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
  • Pleasant Hill is located in Pike County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pleasant Hill
• Trojan Terrace
  (Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
  • Trojan Terrace is located in Pike County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Trojan Terrace

How Far From Oaks Heights 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 Oaks Heights to various places of note, such as the White House.

With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance<1> beginning in Oaks Heights and extending to:

• Troy, which is the Seat of Pike County, lies just to the South Southwest.
• Montgomery, which is the State Capital of Alabama, lies 43 miles [69.2 km]<1> to the north northwest (NNW). If you could walk a straight line from Oaks Heights to Montgomery, with an average speed<2> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take about three full days to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take just about two full days.
• The White House (Washington, DC) is 700 miles [1,126.5 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 28 days and walking would take 40 days.
• The shortest distance<3> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,597 miles [10,616.8 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<4>
• The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,296 miles [11,741.8 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
• The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,175 miles [8,328.4 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>'