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:
- 30.296209, -82.984380
- 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 Suwannee County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- eBird sighting report for Suwannee County
- Since Live Oak is near Hamilton County and also Columbia County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- eBird sighting report for Hamilton County
- eBird sighting report for Columbia 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 Florida that are also named Live Oak.
Beyond Florida, we know of another fourteen communities that are located throughout in the United States.
- Communities Located In Florida ...
- Hillsborough County
- Washington County
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- Alabama
- California
- Sacramento County
- This Live Oak is located in Sacramento County and lies 2,225 miles [3,580.8 km]<1> to the west northwest of the Live Oak that is located in Suwannee County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Sacramento County community of Live Oak.
- Santa Cruz County
- This Live Oak is located in Santa Cruz County and lies 2,260 miles [3,637.1 km] to the west northwest of the Live Oak that is located in Suwannee County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Santa Cruz County community of Live Oak.
- Sutter County
- This Live Oak is located in Sutter County and lies 2,260 miles [3,637.1 km] to the west northwest of the Live Oak that is located in Suwannee County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Sutter 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 132 miles [212.4 km]<1> to the northeast of the Live Oak that is located in Suwannee 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 648 miles [1,042.9 km]<1> to the west northwest of the Live Oak that is located in Suwannee 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 422 miles [679.1 km] to the west of the Live Oak that is located in Suwannee 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 919 miles [1,479 km]<1> to the west of the Live Oak that is located in Suwannee 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 1,006 miles [1,619 km] to the west of the Live Oak that is located in Suwannee 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.
- Camps Still
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Camps Still have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Camps Still
- Camps Still is located in Hamilton County
- Chancey
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the west) - Crossroads
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Crossroads have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crossroads
- Crossroads is located in Hamilton County
- Hillcoat
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north) - Jasper
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jasper
- Jasper is located in Hamilton County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 4,163 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Jasper <4>
- Marion
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north) - Mayo Junction
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Mayo Junction have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mayo Junction
- Mayo Junction is located in Lafayette County
- Padlock
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south) - Pouchers Corner
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Pouchers Corner have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pouchers Corner
- Pouchers Corner is located in Suwannee County
- Purvis Still
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Purvis Still have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Purvis Still
- Purvis Still is located in Hamilton County
- Slade
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
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 city 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:
- Tallahassee, which is the State Capital of Florida, lies 77 miles [123.9 km]<1> to the west (W). If you could drive a straight line from Live Oak to Tallahassee, with an average speed<5>of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, it would take less than two hours to make the trip. A comfortable walk of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour would take 5 days. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take most of three days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 683 miles [1,099.2 km] to the north northeast (NNE). Driving would take just about two full days, a buggy would take 27 days and walking would take 39 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 7,219 miles [11,617.9 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<8>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,108 miles [8,220.5 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<9>
Off-the-Road Links ...
The official website for Live Oak: www.cityofliveoak.org/
The official website for State of Florida: www.myflorida.com/
Footnotes ...
| <1> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' distance. A straight line distance ignores things 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: 30.2962, Longitude: -82.9844 |
| <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 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 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 311.275 degrees. |
| <8> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 306.066 degrees. |
| <9> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 309.567 degrees. |