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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 North Oaks, we use the following websites to find information relevant to North Oaks and the surrounding area.

  • Weather ...
  • 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:
    • 32.541807, -84.916598
    • 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 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 Muscogee County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
    • Open the eBird sighting report for Muscogee County
    • Since North Oaks is near Russell County and also Harris County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
    • Open the eBird sighting report for Russell County
    • Open the eBird sighting report for Harris 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 North Oaks

Communities Also Named North Oaks ...

We found seven communities that are also named North Oaks.

Within Georgia, the name North Oaks is unique.

Beyond Georgia, we know of seven communities that are located in the United States.

  • Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
    • Arkansas
      • Pulaski County
      • This North Oaks is located in Pulaski County and lies 451 miles [725.8 km]<1> to the west northwest of the North Oaks that is located in Muscogee County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Pulaski County community of North Oaks.
    • California
      • Los Angeles 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 California community of North Oaks [Los Angeles County].
    • Indiana
      • Wells County
      • This North Oaks is located in Wells County and lies 568 miles [914.1 km]<1> to the north of the North Oaks that is located in Muscogee 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 970 miles [1,561.1 km]<1> to the north northwest of the North Oaks that is located in Muscogee 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.<2> 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.<2> 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 1,602 miles [2,578.2 km]<1> to the west northwest of the North Oaks that is located in Muscogee County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Weber County community of North Oaks.

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.

  • Camelot
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
    • Camelot is located in Muscogee County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Camelot
  • Candlestick
    (Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
    • Candlestick is located in Muscogee County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Candlestick
  • Charter Oaks
    (Less than 2 miles to the east)
    • Charter Oaks is located in Muscogee County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Charter Oaks
  • Crystal Valley
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
    • Crystal Valley is located in Muscogee County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crystal Valley
  • Flat Rock
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
    • Flat Rock is located in Muscogee County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Flat Rock
  • Fox Chapel
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
    • Fox Chapel is located in Muscogee County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fox Chapel
  • Foxfire
    (Less than 2 miles to the east)
    • Foxfire is located in Muscogee County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Foxfire
  • Foxrun
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
    • Foxrun is located in Muscogee County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Foxrun
  • Hearthstone
    (Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
    • Hearthstone is located in Muscogee County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hearthstone
  • Hidden Hills
    (Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
    • Hidden Hills is located in Muscogee County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hidden Hills
  • Hunters Court
    (Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
    • Hunters Court is located in Muscogee County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hunters Court
  • Lakeshore
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
    • Lakeshore is located in Muscogee County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lakeshore
  • Continue List   (6 more) ...
    • Leesburg
      (Less than 2 miles to the east)
      • Leesburg is located in Muscogee County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Leesburg
    • Lincoln Hills
      (Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
      • Lincoln Hills is located in Muscogee County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lincoln Hills
      • Population from the 2010 Census: 833 people
    • Peppertree
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
      • Peppertree is located in Muscogee County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Peppertree
    • Spring Valley
      (Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
      • Spring Valley is located in Muscogee County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spring Valley
    • Victory Heights
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
      • Victory Heights is located in Muscogee County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Victory Heights
    • Willow Bend
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
      • Willow Bend is located in Muscogee County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Willow Bend

How Far From North Oaks 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 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:

  • Columbus, which is the Seat of Muscogee County, lies just to the Southwest.
  • Atlanta, which is the State Capital of Georgia, lies 89 miles [143.2 km]<1> to the north northeast (NNE). If you could drive a straight line from North Oaks to Atlanta, with an average speed<3>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 622 miles [1,001 km] to the northeast (NE). Driving would take just over a day, a buggy would take 25 days and walking would take 36 days.
  • The shortest distance<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,518 miles [10,489.7 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
  • The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,217 miles [11,614.6 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
  • The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,096 miles [8,201.2 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>'

Footnotes ...

<1>Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'point-to-point' distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- North Oaks) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'.
<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 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.
<3>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.
<4>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.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in North Oaks. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 32.5418, Longitude: -84.9166       In this case, the coordinates for North Oaks have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).
<5>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 312.503 degrees.
<6>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 307.796 degrees.
<7>The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 309.771 degrees.