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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 Village, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Oak Village 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 Village:
- 33.585667, -84.408537
- 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 Village
- 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 Clayton County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Clayton County
- Since Oak Village is near Fulton County and also Fayette County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Fulton County
- Open the eBird sighting report for Fayette 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 Village
Communities Also Named Oak Village ...
We found five communities that are also named Oak Village.
There is one other community in Georgia that is also named Oak Village.
Beyond Georgia, we know of four communities that are located in the United States.
- Communities Located In Georgia ...
- Gwinnett County
- This Oak Village is located in Gwinnett County and lies 36 miles [57.9 km]<1> to the northeast of the Oak Village that is located in Clayton County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Gwinnett County community of Oak Village.
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- Alabama
- Hale County
- This Oak Village is located in Hale County and lies 199 miles [320.3 km]<1> to the west southwest of the Oak Village that is located in Clayton County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Hale County community of Oak Village.
- California
- Ventura County
- This Oak Village is located in Ventura County and lies 1,969 miles [3,168.8 km]<1> to the west northwest of the Oak Village that is located in Clayton County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Ventura County community of Oak Village.
- Texas
- Bexar County
- Although located in Bexar County, we don't know the location within the county.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Bexar County community of Oak Village.
- Victoria County
- This Oak Village is located in Victoria County and lies 823 miles [1,324.5 km]<1> to the west southwest of the Oak Village that is located in Clayton County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Victoria County community of Oak Village.
Curious and Interesting Names Near Oak Village ...
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.
- Brandy Chase
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Brandy Chase is located in Fulton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brandy Chase
- Camelot
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- Camelot is located in Clayton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Camelot
- Castlegate
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- Castlegate is located in Clayton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Castlegate
- Cheeko Manor
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- Cheeko Manor is located in Clayton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cheeko Manor
- Clearbrook
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Clearbrook is located in Clayton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clearbrook
- Evans Park
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- Evans Park is located in Clayton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Evans Park
- Forest Park
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Fox Run
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Fox Run is located in Clayton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fox Run
- Frog Hollow
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- Frog Hollow is located in Clayton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Frog Hollow
- Golden Meadows
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- Golden Meadows is located in Clayton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Golden Meadows
- Green Acres
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- Green Acres is located in Clayton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Green Acres
- Hickory Hills
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- Hickory Hills is located in Clayton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hickory Hills
- Continue List (15 more) ...
- Holiday Hills
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- Holiday Hills is located in Clayton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Holiday Hills
- Hollydale
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- Hollydale is located in Clayton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hollydale
- Kings Forest
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- Kings Forest is located in Clayton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kings Forest
- Estimated population in 2019: 17,949 people
- Lakeview Heights
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Lakeview Heights is located in Clayton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lakeview Heights
- Limetree
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Limetree is located in Fulton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Limetree
- Mockingbird Hill
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- Mockingbird Hill is located in Clayton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mockingbird Hill
- Normandy
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Normandy is located in Clayton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Normandy
- Estimated population in 2019: 962 people
- Park Forest
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- Park Forest is located in Clayton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Park Forest
- Pleasant Hill
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Pleasant Hill is located in Fulton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pleasant Hill
- Quail Valley
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- Quail Valley is located in Clayton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Quail Valley
- Skylane Hills
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- Skylane Hills is located in Clayton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Skylane Hills
- Spring Valley
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- Spring Valley is located in Clayton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spring Valley
- Springview
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- Springview is located in Clayton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Springview
- Steeplechase
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- Steeplechase is located in Clayton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Steeplechase
- Twin Creeks
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- Twin Creeks is located in Clayton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Twin Creeks
How Far From Oak Village 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 Oak Village to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Oak Village and extending to:
- Jonesboro, which is the Seat of Clayton County, lies just to the Southeast.
- Atlanta, which is the State Capital of Georgia, lies 11 miles [17.7 km]<1> to the north (N). If you could walk a straight line from Oak Village to Atlanta, with an average speed<3> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take five to six hours to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take nearly four hours.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 550 miles [885.1 km] to the northeast (NE). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take just over a day, a buggy would take 22 days and walking would take 32 days.
- The shortest distance<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,447 miles [10,375.4 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,149 miles [11,505.2 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,028 miles [8,091.8 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>'
Footnotes ...
| <1> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Oak Village) 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 Village 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 Village. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 33.5857, Longitude: -84.4085 In this case, the coordinates for Oak Village have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <5> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 312.259 degrees. |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 307.66 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 309.334 degrees. |
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