Outdoor Activities ...
As we travel, we like to pursue some of our interests (such as astronomy and bird watching).
When in North Oaks, we use the following websites to find information relevant to North Oaks and the surrounding area.
- Weather ...
- Before heading outdoors, you should check the weather:
- The National Weather Service forecast for North Oaks
- 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 North Oaks:
- 34.785647, -92.293762
- 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.
- The Heavens-Above Website, centered on North 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 Pulaski County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- eBird sighting report for Pulaski County
- Since North Oaks is near Faulkner County and also Saline County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- eBird sighting report for Faulkner County
- eBird sighting report for Saline 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:
- Waymark.com
Communities Also Named North Oaks ...
We found seven communities that share the name North Oaks.
Within Arkansas, the name North Oaks is unique.
Beyond Arkansas, we know of another seven communities that are located throughout in the United States.
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- California
- Los Angeles County
- We found mention of this community, but have little information.<1> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the California community of North Oaks [Los Angeles County].
- Georgia
- Muscogee County
- This North Oaks is located in Muscogee County and lies 451 miles [725.8 km]<2> to the east southeast of the North Oaks that is located in Pulaski County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Muscogee County community of North Oaks.
- Indiana
- Wells County
- This North Oaks is located in Wells County and lies 567 miles [912.5 km]<2> to the northeast of the North Oaks that is located in Pulaski County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Wells County community of North Oaks.
- Minnesota
- Ramsey County
- This North Oaks is located in Ramsey County and lies 713 miles [1,147.5 km]<2> to the north of the North Oaks that is located in Pulaski County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Ramsey County community of North Oaks.
- Nebraska
- Douglas County
- We found mention of this community, but have little information.<1> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Nebraska community of North Oaks [Douglas County].
- Texas
- Travis County
- We found mention of this community, but have little information.<1> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Texas community of North Oaks [Travis County].
- Utah
- Weber County
- This North Oaks is located in Weber County and lies 1,156 miles [1,860.4 km]<2> to the west northwest of the North Oaks that is located in Pulaski County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Weber County community of North Oaks.
- California
Curious and Interesting Names Near North 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.
- Amboy
(Less than 2 miles to the north) - Crystal Hill
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Crystal Hill have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crystal Hill
- Crystal Hill is located in Pulaski County
- Dixie
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east) - Fairman
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east) - Little Rock
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Little Rock
- Little Rock is located in Pulaski County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 197,866 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Little Rock <4>
- Melanie Park
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Melanie Park have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Melanie Park
- Melanie Park is located in Pulaski County
- Oak Grove
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest) - Overlook Park
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Overlook Park have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Overlook Park
- Overlook Park is located in Pulaski County
- Park Hill
(Less than 2 miles to the east) - Silver Creek
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Silver Creek have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Silver Creek
- Silver Creek is located in Pulaski County
- Tanglewood
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Tanglewood have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tanglewood
- Tanglewood is located in Pulaski County
- Timber Creek
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Timber Creek have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Timber Creek
- Timber Creek is located in Pulaski County
How Far From North 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 North Oaks to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in North Oaks and extending to:
- Little Rock, which is the Seat of Pulaski County, lies just to the South Southeast.
- Little Rock, which is the State Capital of Arkansas, lies just to the south southeast (SSE).
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 888 miles [1,429.1 km]<2> to the east northeast (ENE). If you could drive a straight line from North Oaks to White House, with an average speed<5>of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, it would take most of two days to make the trip. A comfortable walk of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour would take 51 days. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take 35 days.
- The shortest distance<6> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,709 miles [10,797.1 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,438 miles [11,970.3 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<8>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,314 miles [8,552.1 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<9>
Off-the-Road Links ...
Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for North Oaks. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.
The official website for Pulaski County: www.co.pulaski.ar.us/
The official website for State of Arkansas: https://portal.arkansas.gov/
Footnotes ...
| <1> | 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 Mile's to see Pete ... Mile's 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 North 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. |
| <2> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a '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- North Oaks) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in North Oaks. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 34.7856, Longitude: -92.2938 In this case, the coordinates for North Oaks have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <3> | The location has been supplied by the Geographic Names Information System - which is maintained by the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS). While these values should be definitive, we found that accuracy can vary and you should double-check the location if accuracy is required. |
| <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 North Oaks to the Middle East to be East and South, the Great Circle Route actually lies to the North and East. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 317.197 degrees. |
| <8> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 313.54 degrees. |
| <9> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 312.372 degrees. |