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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 Oconee, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Oconee 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 Oconee:
    • 36.389349, -91.148642
    • 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 Oconee
  • 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 Randolph County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
    • Open the eBird sighting report for Randolph County
    • Since Oconee is near Oregon County and also Sharp County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
    • Open the eBird sighting report for Oregon County
    • Open the eBird sighting report for Sharp 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 Oconee

Communities Also Named Oconee ...

We found four communities that are also named Oconee.

Within Arkansas, the name Oconee is unique.

Beyond Arkansas, we know of four communities that are located in the United States.

  • Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
    • Georgia
      • Washington County
      • This Oconee is located in Washington County and lies 525 miles [844.9 km]<1> to the east southeast of the Oconee that is located in Randolph County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Washington County community of Oconee.
    • Illinois
      • Shelby County
      • This Oconee is located in Shelby County and lies 228 miles [366.9 km]<1> to the north northeast of the Oconee that is located in Randolph County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Shelby County community of Oconee.
    • Nebraska
      • Platte County
      • This Oconee is located in Platte County and lies 489 miles [787 km]<1> to the northwest of the Oconee that is located in Randolph County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Platte County community of Oconee.
    • South Carolina
      • Oconee County
      • This community is historic<2> and although located in Oconee County, we don't know where within the county.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Oconee County community of Oconee.

Curious and Interesting Names Near Oconee ...

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.

How Far From Oconee to ...

We spend a lot of time looking through Gazetteers, Almanacs & Directories that were published in the late 1800's and early 1900's. Many of the Gazetteers include the distance from a community such as Oconee to various places of note, such as the White House.

With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers and using the location of where the historic community of Oconee once stood, the straight-line distance beginning in Oconee and extending to:

  • Pocahontas, which is the Seat of Randolph County, lies 13 miles [20.9 km]<1> to the southeast. If you could walk a straight line from Oconee to Pocahontas, with an average speed<4> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take 6 hours to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take four to five hours.
  • Little Rock, which is the State Capital of Arkansas, lies 129 miles [207.6 km] to the south southwest (SSW). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take less than three hours, a buggy would take 5 days and walking would take 8 days.
  • The White House (Washington, DC) is 789 miles [1,269.8 km] to the east northeast (ENE). Driving would take just about two full days, a buggy would take 31 days and walking would take 45 days.
  • The shortest distance<5> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,584 miles [10,595.9 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
  • The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,315 miles [11,772.4 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>
  • The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,193 miles [8,357.3 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<8>'

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 drawn from Point A (ie- Oconee) 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 Oconee, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.
<3>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<4>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.
<5>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 Oconee 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 Oconee. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 36.3893, Longitude: -91.1486    
<6>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 316.576 degrees.
<7>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 313.033 degrees.
<8>The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 311.565 degrees.