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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 White Oaks, we use the following websites to find information relevant to White 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 White Oaks:
- 33.733435, -86.689990
- 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 White 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 Jefferson County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Jefferson County
- Since White Oaks is near Blount County and also Saint Clair County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Blount County
- Open the eBird sighting report for Saint Clair 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 White Oaks
Communities Also Named White Oaks ...
We found eleven communities that are also named White Oaks.
Within Alabama, the name White Oaks is unique.
Beyond Alabama, we know of eleven communities that are located in the United States.
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- Florida
- Hillsborough County
- This White Oaks is located in Hillsborough County and lies 469 miles [754.8 km]<1> to the south southeast of the White Oaks that is located in Jefferson County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Hillsborough County community of White Oaks.
- Massachusetts
- Berkshire County
- This White Oaks is located in Berkshire County and lies 957 miles [1,540.1 km]<1> to the northeast of the White Oaks that is located in Jefferson County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Berkshire County community of White Oaks.
- New Mexico
- Lincoln County
- This community is historic<2> and we have very little information. For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the New Mexico community of White Oaks [Lincoln County].
- North Carolina
- Transylvania County
- This White Oaks is located in Transylvania County and lies 249 miles [400.7 km]<1> to the east northeast of the White Oaks that is located in Jefferson County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Transylvania County community of White Oaks.
- Union County
- This White Oaks is located in Union County and lies 358 miles [576.1 km] to the east northeast of the White Oaks that is located in Jefferson County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Union County community of White Oaks.
- Ohio
- Jefferson County
- We found mention of this community, but have little information.<3> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Ohio community of White Oaks [Jefferson County].
- South Carolina
- Anderson County
- This White Oaks is located in Anderson County and lies 240 miles [386.2 km]<1> to the east northeast of the White Oaks that is located in Jefferson County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Anderson County community of White Oaks.
- Beaufort County
- This White Oaks is located in Beaufort County and lies 355 miles [571.3 km] to the east southeast of the White Oaks that is located in Jefferson County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Beaufort County community of White Oaks.
- Tennessee
- Coffee County
- This White Oaks is located in Coffee County and lies 124 miles [199.6 km]<1> to the north northeast of the White Oaks that is located in Jefferson County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Coffee County community of White Oaks.
- Texas
- Montgomery County
- We found mention of this community, but have little information.<3> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Texas community of White Oaks [Montgomery County].
- Virginia
- Fairfax County
- This White Oaks is located in Fairfax County and lies 637 miles [1,025.2 km]<1> to the northeast of the White Oaks that is located in Jefferson County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Fairfax County community of White Oaks.
Curious and Interesting Names Near White 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.
- Arrowhead
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Arrowhead is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Arrowhead
- Center Point
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Chalkville
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Chalkville is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chalkville
- Clay
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Columbus
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Columbus is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Columbus
- County Line
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- County Line is located in Blount County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for County Line
- Population from the 2020 Census: 241 people
- Eagle Ridge
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Eagle Ridge is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eagle Ridge
- Kiowa
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Kiowa is located in Blount County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kiowa
- Larkwood
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Larkwood is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Larkwood
- Majestic
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Majestic is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Majestic
- Self Creek
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Self Creek is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Self Creek
- Selfville
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Selfville is located in Blount County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Selfville
- Continue List (5 more) ...
- Sueann
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- Sueann is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sueann
- Sun Valley
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Sun Valley is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sun Valley
- Sunnyside
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Sunnyside is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sunnyside
- Thermal ‑ Historic
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Thermal is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Thermal
- Village Springs
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Village Springs is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Village Springs
How Far From White Oaks 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 White Oaks to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in White Oaks and extending to:
- Birmingham, which is the Seat of Jefferson County, lies 15 miles [24.1 km]<1> to the south southwest. If you could walk a straight line from White Oaks to Birmingham, with an average speed<5> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take most of a day to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take four to five hours.
- Montgomery, which is the State Capital of Alabama, lies 96 miles [154.5 km] to the south southeast (SSE). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take less than two hours, a buggy would take three full days and walking would take 6 days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 644 miles [1,036.4 km] to the northeast (NE). Driving would take just over a day, a buggy would take 26 days and walking would take 37 days.
- The shortest distance<6> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,536 miles [10,518.7 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,246 miles [11,661.3 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<8>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,122 miles [8,243.1 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<9>'
Footnotes ...
| <1> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' (or point-to-point) distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- White Oaks) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |
| <2> | 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 White Oaks, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <3> | 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 Bird Creek to see Pete ... Bird 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 White Oaks 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. |
| <4> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <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 White 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 White Oaks. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 33.7334, Longitude: -86.6900 In this case, the coordinates for White Oaks have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 313.622 degrees. |
| <8> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 309.254 degrees. |
| <9> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 310.205 degrees. |
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