Outdoor Activities ...
As we travel, we like to pursue some of our interests (such as astronomy and bird watching).
When in Live Oak, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Live Oak and the surrounding area.
- Weather ...
- Before heading outdoors, you should check the weather:
- The National Weather Service forecast for Live Oak
- 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 Live Oak:
- 39.276044, -121.661232
- 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 Live Oak
- 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 Santa Cruz County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- eBird sighting report for Santa Cruz County
- Since Live Oak is near Sutter County and also Butte County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- eBird sighting report for Sutter County
- eBird sighting report for Butte 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 Live Oak ...
We found sixteen communities that share the name Live Oak.
There are two communities within California that are also named Live Oak.
Beyond California, we know of another fourteen communities that are located throughout in the United States.
- Communities Located In California ...
- Sacramento County
- Sutter County
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Sutter County community of Live Oak.
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- Alabama
- Florida
- Hillsborough County
- This Live Oak is located in Hillsborough County and lies 2,360 miles [3,798.1 km]<1> to the east of the Live Oak that is located in Santa Cruz County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Hillsborough County community of Live Oak.
- Suwannee County
- This Live Oak is located in Suwannee County and lies 2,260 miles [3,637.1 km] to the east of the Live Oak that is located in Santa Cruz County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Suwannee County community of Live Oak.
- Washington County
- This Live Oak is located in Washington County and lies 2,098 miles [3,376.4 km] to the east of the Live Oak that is located in Santa Cruz County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Washington County community of Live Oak.
- Georgia
- Decatur County
- We found mention of this community, but have little information.<2> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Georgia community of Live Oak [Decatur County].
- Liberty County
- This Live Oak is located in Liberty County and lies 2,288 miles [3,682.2 km]<1> to the east of the Live Oak that is located in Santa Cruz County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Liberty County community of Live Oak.
- Louisiana
- Caddo Parish
- This Live Oak is located in Caddo Parish and lies 1,627 miles [2,618.4 km]<1> to the east of the Live Oak that is located in Santa Cruz County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Caddo Parish community of Live Oak.
- Livingston Parish
- We found mention of this community, but have little information.<2> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Louisiana community of Live Oak [Livingston Parish].
- Plaquemines Parish
- This Live Oak is located in Plaquemines Parish and lies 1,904 miles [3,064.2 km] to the east of the Live Oak that is located in Santa Cruz County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Plaquemines Parish community of Live Oak.
- North Carolina
- South Carolina
- Tennessee
- Texas
- Bexar County
- This Live Oak is located in Bexar County and lies 1,482 miles [2,385 km]<1> to the east southeast of the Live Oak that is located in Santa Cruz County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Bexar County community of Live Oak.
- Concho County
- This Live Oak is located in Concho County and lies 1,344 miles [2,163 km] to the east southeast of the Live Oak that is located in Santa Cruz County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Concho County community of Live Oak.
Curious and Interesting Names Near Live Oak ...
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.
- Burts Ferry
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Burts Ferry have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Burts Ferry
- Burts Ferry is located in Butte County
- Dean Place
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Dean Place have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dean Place
- Dean Place is located in Sutter County
- Iowa City
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east) - Live Oak
(Less than 2 miles to the west)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Live Oak
- Live Oak is located in Sutter County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 9,048 people
- Marysville
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marysville
- Marysville is located in Yuba County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 12,594 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Marysville <4>
- Mendoza ‑ Historic
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south) - Oak Grove
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north) - Oliver ‑ Historic
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south) - Robinsons Corner
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Robinsons Corner
- Robinsons Corner is located in Butte County
- Sunset
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
How Far From Live Oak 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 Live Oak to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Live Oak and extending to:
- Santa Cruz, which is the Seat of Santa Cruz County, lies 159 miles [255.9 km]<1> to the south. If you could drive a straight line from Live Oak to Santa Cruz, with an average speed<5>of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, it would take less than three hours to make the trip. A comfortable walk of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour would take 9 days. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take 7 days.
- Sacramento, which is the State Capital of California, lies 48 miles [77.2 km] to the south (S). Driving would take less than an hour, a buggy would take most of two days and walking would take about three full days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 2,366 miles [3,807.7 km] to the east northeast (ENE). Driving would take 5 days, a buggy would take 93 days and walking would take 135 days.
- The shortest distance<6> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 7,303 miles [11,753 km] and it lies to the north northeast (NNE).<7>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 8,070 miles [12,987.4 km] and it lies to the north northeast (NNE).<8>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 6,128 miles [9,862.1 km] and it lies to the north northeast (NNE).<9>
Off-the-Road Links ...
Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Live Oak. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.
The official website for Santa Cruz County: www.co.santa-cruz.ca.us/
The official website for State of California: https://www.ca.gov/
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 from Point A (ie- Live Oak) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Live Oak. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 39.2760, Longitude: -121.6612 |
| <2> | 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 Rock Creek to see Pete ... Rock 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 Live Oak 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. |
| <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 Live Oak 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 339.719 degrees. |
| <8> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 340.648 degrees. |
| <9> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 327.691 degrees. |