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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 Oak Harbor, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Oak Harbor 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 Oak Harbor:
- 34.383432, -83.866293
- 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 Oak Harbor
- 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 Hall County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Hall County
- Since Oak Harbor is near Lumpkin County and also Dawson County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Lumpkin County
- Open the eBird sighting report for Dawson 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 Oak Harbor
Communities Also Named Oak Harbor ...
We found five communities that are also named Oak Harbor.
Within Georgia, the name Oak Harbor is unique.
Beyond Georgia, we know of five communities that are located in the United States.
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- Florida
- Duval County
- This Oak Harbor is located in Duval County and lies 312 miles [502.1 km]<1> to the south southeast of the Oak Harbor that is located in Hall County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Duval County community of Oak Harbor.
- Louisiana
- Saint Tammany Parish
- This Oak Harbor is located in Saint Tammany Parish and lies 449 miles [722.6 km]<1> to the southwest of the Oak Harbor that is located in Hall County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Saint Tammany Parish community of Oak Harbor.
- Ohio
- Ottawa County
- This Oak Harbor is located in Ottawa County and lies 493 miles [793.4 km]<1> to the north of the Oak Harbor that is located in Hall County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Ottawa County community of Oak Harbor.
- Texas
- Harris County
- This Oak Harbor is located in Harris County and lies 758 miles [1,219.9 km]<1> to the west southwest of the Oak Harbor that is located in Hall County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Harris County community of Oak Harbor.
- Washington
- Island County
- This Oak Harbor is located in Island County and lies 2,197 miles [3,535.7 km]<1> to the northwest of the Oak Harbor that is located in Hall County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Island County community of Oak Harbor.
Curious and Interesting Names Near Oak Harbor ...
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.
- Beaver Pond
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Beaver Pond is located in Hall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beaver Pond
- Big Oak
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- Big Oak is located in Hall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Big Oak
- Blueberry Hills
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- Blueberry Hills is located in Hall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blueberry Hills
- Cherokee Meadows
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- Cherokee Meadows is located in Hall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cherokee Meadows
- Destitute Acres
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- Destitute Acres is located in Hall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Destitute Acres
- Greystone
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- Greystone is located in Hall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greystone
- Griffin Heights
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Griffin Heights is located in Hall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Griffin Heights
- Happy Valley
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- Happy Valley is located in Hall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Happy Valley
- Heather Heights
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- Heather Heights is located in Hall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Heather Heights
- Holiday Hills
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Holiday Hills is located in Hall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Holiday Hills
- Indian Hills
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- Indian Hills is located in Hall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Indian Hills
- Lake Watch
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Lake Watch is located in Hall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lake Watch
- Continue List (9 more) ...
- Looper Lake
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Looper Lake is located in Hall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Looper Lake
- Price
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Price is located in Hall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Price
- River Point
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- River Point is located in Hall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for River Point
- Scoutland
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- Scoutland is located in Hall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Scoutland
- Shady Lane
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- Shady Lane is located in Hall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shady Lane
- Squirrel Creek
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- Squirrel Creek is located in Hall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Squirrel Creek
- Sunset Heights
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Sunset Heights is located in Hall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sunset Heights
- Wahoo Forest
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- Wahoo Forest is located in Hall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wahoo Forest
- Wahoo Valley
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- Wahoo Valley is located in Hall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wahoo Valley
How Far From Oak Harbor 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 Harbor to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Oak Harbor and extending to:
- Gainesville, which is the Seat of Hall County, lies just to the South Southeast.
- Atlanta, which is the State Capital of Georgia, lies 52 miles [83.7 km]<1> to the southwest (SW). If you could walk a straight line from Oak Harbor to Atlanta, with an average speed<2> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take most of three days to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take over two days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 489 miles [787 km] to the northeast (NE). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take most of a day, a buggy would take 20 days and walking would take 28 days.
- The shortest distance<3> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,387 miles [10,278.9 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<4>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,091 miles [11,411.9 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,969 miles [7,996.8 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>'
Footnotes ...
| <1> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' (or 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- Oak Harbor) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |
| <2> | 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. |
| <3> | 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 Harbor 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 Oak Harbor. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 34.3834, Longitude: -83.8663 In this case, the coordinates for Oak Harbor have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <4> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 311.97 degrees. |
| <5> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 307.441 degrees. |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 308.925 degrees. |
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