Outdoor Activities ...
As we travel, we like to pursue some of our interests (such as astronomy and bird watching).
When in Oak, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Oak and the surrounding area.
- Weather ...
- Before heading outdoors, you should check the weather:
- The National Weather Service forecast for 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 Oak:
- 29.252197, -82.115647
- 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 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 Marion County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- eBird sighting report for Marion County
- Since Oak is near Alachua County and also Levy County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- eBird sighting report for Alachua County
- eBird sighting report for Levy 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 Oak ...
We found seventeen communities that share the name Oak.
Within Florida, the name Oak is unique.
Beyond Florida, we know of another seventeen communities that are located throughout in the United States and Canada. Of these seventeen communities, sixteen are located in the United States and one is in Canada.
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- Alabama
- Georgia
- Illinois
- Kansas
- Jefferson County
- This community is historic<2> and although located in Jefferson County, we don't know where within the county.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Jefferson County community of Oak.
- Seward County
- This community is historic and although located in Seward County, we don't know where within the county.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Seward County community of Oak.
- Michigan
- Missouri
- Nebraska
- Nevada
- New Brunswick
- This Oak lies 1,397 miles [2,248.3 km]<1> to the north northeast of the Oak that is located in Marion County.
- Ohio
- Highland County
- This community is historic<2> and although located in Highland County, we don't know where within the county.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Highland County community of Oak.
- Monroe County
- This Oak is located in Monroe County and lies 727 miles [1,170 km]<1> to the north of the Oak that is located in Marion County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Monroe County community of Oak.
- Oregon
- Texas
- Virginia
- West Virginia
- Wisconsin
Curious and Interesting Names Near 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.
- Anthony
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Anthony
- Anthony is located in Marion County
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Anthony <4>
- Bruceville
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Bruceville have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bruceville
- Bruceville is located in Marion County
- Fellowship
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fellowship
- Fellowship is located in Marion County
- Golden Hills
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Golden Hills have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Golden Hills
- Golden Hills is located in Marion County
- Grahamsville
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Grahamsville have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grahamsville
- Grahamsville is located in Marion County
- John Broward Grant
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for John Broward Grant have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for John Broward Grant
- John Broward Grant is located in Marion County
- Martin
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Martin
- Martin is located in Marion County
- Nubys Corner
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Nubys Corner have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nubys Corner
- Nubys Corner is located in Marion County
- Regal Park
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Regal Park have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Regal Park
- Regal Park is located in Marion County
- Saddle Oak Club
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Saddle Oak Club have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saddle Oak Club
- Saddle Oak Club is located in Marion County
- Silver Springs
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Silver Springs
- Silver Springs is located in Marion County
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Silver Springs <4>
How Far From Oak to ...
We spend a lot of time looking through Gazetteers & Almanacs that were published in the late 1800's and early 1900's. Many of the Gazetteers include the distance from a community such as Oak to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Oak and extending to:
- Ocala, which is the Seat of Marion County, lies just to the South Southwest.
- Tallahassee, which is the State Capital of Florida, lies 153 miles [246.2 km]<1> to the west northwest (WNW). If you could drive a straight line from Oak to Tallahassee, with an average speed<6>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 6 days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 726 miles [1,168.4 km] to the north northeast (NNE). Driving would take just about two full days, a buggy would take 29 days and walking would take 42 days.
- The shortest distance<7> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,544 miles [10,531.5 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<8>
- 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).<9>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,113 miles [8,228.6 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<10>
Off-the-Road Links ...
Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Oak. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.
The official website for Marion County: www.marioncountyfl.org/
The official website for State of Florida: www.myflorida.com/
Footnotes ...
| <1> | 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- Oak) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Oak. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 29.2522, Longitude: -82.1156 In this case, the coordinates for Oak have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <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 Oak, 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 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 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. |
| <4> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <5> | 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. |
| <6> | 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. |
| <7> | 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 Oak to the Middle East to be East and South, the Great Circle Route actually lies to the North and East. |
| <8> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 310.738 degrees. |
| <9> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 305.30 degrees. |
| <10> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 309.503 degrees. |