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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 Level, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Oak Level 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 Oak Level:
    • 31.855770, -81.225106
    • 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 Level
  • 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 Bryan County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
    • Open the eBird sighting report for Bryan County
    • Since Oak Level is near Chatham County and also Liberty County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
    • Open the eBird sighting report for Chatham County
    • Open the eBird sighting report for Liberty 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 Level

Communities Also Named Oak Level ...

We found five communities that are also named Oak Level.

Within Georgia, the name Oak Level is unique.

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

  • Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
    • Alabama
      • Calhoun County
      • This Oak Level is located in Calhoun County and lies 308 miles [495.7 km]<1> to the west northwest of the Oak Level that is located in Bryan County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Calhoun County community of Oak Level.
      • Cleburne County
      • This Oak Level is located in Cleburne County and lies 282 miles [453.8 km] to the west northwest of the Oak Level that is located in Bryan County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Cleburne County community of Oak Level.
    • Kentucky
      • Marshall County
      • This Oak Level is located in Marshall County and lies 538 miles [865.8 km]<1> to the northwest of the Oak Level that is located in Bryan County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Marshall County community of Oak Level.
    • Virginia
      • Halifax 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 Virginia community of Oak Level [Halifax County].
      • Henry County
      • This Oak Level is located in Henry County and lies 350 miles [563.3 km]<1> to the north of the Oak Level that is located in Bryan County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Henry County community of Oak Level.

Curious and Interesting Names Near Oak Level ...

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.

  • Bryan Neck ‑ Historic
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
    • Bryan Neck is located in Bryan County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bryan Neck
  • Cedar Grove
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
    • Cedar Grove is located in Chatham County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cedar Grove
  • Coffee Bluff
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
    • Coffee Bluff is located in Chatham County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coffee Bluff
  • Cottonham ‑ Historic
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
    • Cottonham is located in Bryan County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cottonham
  • Fancy Hall
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
    • Fancy Hall is located in Bryan County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fancy Hall
  • Georgetown
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
  • Grove Point
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
    • Grove Point is located in Chatham County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grove Point
  • Middle Place
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
    • Middle Place is located in Chatham County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Middle Place
  • Mount Pleasant
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
    • Mount Pleasant is located in Chatham County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Pleasant
  • Rabbit Hill
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
    • Rabbit Hill is located in Bryan County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rabbit Hill
  • Sweet Hill
    (Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
    • Sweet Hill is located in Bryan County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sweet Hill

How Far From Oak Level 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 Oak Level to various places of note, such as the White House.

With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Oak Level and extending to:

  • Pembroke, which is the Seat of Bryan County, lies 30 miles [48.3 km]<1> to the northwest. If you could walk a straight line from Oak Level to Pembroke, with an average speed<4> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take most of two days to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take just over a day.
  • Atlanta, which is the State Capital of Georgia, lies 225 miles [362.1 km] to the northwest (NW). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take nearly four hours, a buggy would take 9 days and walking would take 13 days.
  • The White House (Washington, DC) is 540 miles [869 km] to the north northeast (NNE). Driving would take just over a day, a buggy would take 21 days and walking would take 31 days.
  • The shortest distance<5> 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).<6>
  • The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,072 miles [11,381.3 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>
  • The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,959 miles [7,980.7 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<8>'

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 from Point A (ie- Oak Level) 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 Oak Level 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're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<4>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.
<5>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 Level 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 Level. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 31.8558, Longitude: -81.2251       In this case, the coordinates for Oak Level have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).
<6>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 310.379 degrees.
<7>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 305.251 degrees.
<8>The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 308.578 degrees.