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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 Mountain, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Oak Mountain 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 Mountain:
- 32.742634, -84.725205
- 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 Mountain
- 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 Harris County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Harris County
- Since Oak Mountain is near Talbot County and also Meriwether County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Talbot County
- Open the eBird sighting report for Meriwether 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 Mountain
Communities Also Named Oak Mountain ...
We found two communities that are also named Oak Mountain.
There is one other community in Georgia that is also named Oak Mountain.
Beyond Georgia, there is another community also named Oak Mountain in the United States and Canada.
- Communities Located In Georgia ...
- Carroll County
- This Oak Mountain is located in Carroll County and lies 59 miles [95 km]<1> to the north northwest of the Oak Mountain that is located in Harris County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Carroll County community of Oak Mountain.
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- New Brunswick
- This Oak Mountain lies 1,287 miles [2,071.2 km]<1> to the northeast of the Oak Mountain that is located in Harris County.
Curious and Interesting Names Near Oak Mountain ...
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.
- Bulloch Crossroads
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- Bulloch Crossroads is located in Meriwether County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bulloch Crossroads
- County Line
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- County Line is located in Meriwether County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for County Line
- Flint Hill
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Flint Hill is located in Talbot County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Flint Hill
- Gordydale
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Gordydale is located in Harris County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gordydale
- Greens Mill
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Greens Mill is located in Talbot County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greens Mill
- Mountainbrook
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- Mountainbrook is located in Harris County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mountainbrook
- Estimated population in 2019: 1,108 people
- Nebula
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Nebula is located in Meriwether County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nebula
- Oak Mountain Spring ‑ Historic
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- Oak Mountain Spring is located in Talbot County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oak Mountain Spring
- Olive Branch
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Olive Branch is located in Talbot County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Olive Branch
- Pine Mountain Valley
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Tax Crossroads
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Tax Crossroads is located in Talbot County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tax Crossroads
- Turntime Crossroads
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Turntime Crossroads is located in Harris County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Turntime Crossroads
- Warm Springs
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
How Far From Oak Mountain 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 Mountain to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Oak Mountain and extending to:
- Hamilton, which is the Seat of Harris County, lies just to the West.
- Atlanta, which is the State Capital of Georgia, lies 72 miles [115.9 km]<1> to the north northeast (NNE). If you could drive a straight line from Oak Mountain 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 4 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 604 miles [972 km] to the northeast (NE). Driving would take just over a day, a buggy would take 24 days and walking would take 35 days.
- The shortest distance<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,500 miles [10,460.7 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,199 miles [11,585.7 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,079 miles [8,173.9 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>'
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 things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Oak Mountain) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |
| <2> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <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 Oak Mountain 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 Mountain. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 32.7426, Longitude: -84.7252 In this case, the coordinates for Oak Mountain have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <5> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 312.403 degrees. |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 307.708 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 309.653 degrees. |
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