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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 Oakcrest, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Oakcrest 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 Oakcrest:
    • 32.454344, -81.755944
    • 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 Oakcrest
  • 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 Bulloch County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
    • Open the eBird sighting report for Bulloch County
    • Since Oakcrest is near Screven County and also Candler County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
    • Open the eBird sighting report for Screven County
    • Open the eBird sighting report for Candler 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 Oakcrest

Communities Also Named Oakcrest ...

We found eleven communities that are also named Oakcrest.

Within Georgia, the name Oakcrest is unique.

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

  • Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
    • Florida
      • Marion County
      • We found mention of this community, but have little information.<1> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Florida community of Oakcrest [Marion County].
    • Illinois
      • Clark County
      • This Oakcrest is located in Clark County and lies 582 miles [936.6 km]<2> to the north northwest of the Oakcrest that is located in Bulloch County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Clark County community of Oakcrest.
    • Indiana
      • Bartholomew County
      • We found mention of this community, but have little information.<1> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Indiana community of Oakcrest [Bartholomew County].
    • Louisiana
      • East Baton Rouge Parish
      • This Oakcrest is located in East Baton Rouge Parish and lies 566 miles [910.9 km]<2> to the west of the Oakcrest that is located in Bulloch County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the East Baton Rouge Parish community of Oakcrest.
    • North Carolina
      • New Hanover County
      • This Oakcrest is located in New Hanover County and lies 255 miles [410.4 km]<2> to the east northeast of the Oakcrest that is located in Bulloch County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the New Hanover County community of Oakcrest.
    • Ohio
      • Clark County
      • This Oakcrest is located in Clark County and lies 529 miles [851.3 km]<2> to the north of the Oakcrest that is located in Bulloch County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Clark County community of Oakcrest.
    • South Carolina
      • Charleston County
      • This Oakcrest is located in Charleston County and lies 106 miles [170.6 km]<2> to the east of the Oakcrest that is located in Bulloch County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Charleston County community of Oakcrest.
    • Utah
      • Davis County
      • This Oakcrest is located in Davis County and lies 1,755 miles [2,824.4 km]<2> to the west northwest of the Oakcrest that is located in Bulloch County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Davis County community of Oakcrest.
      • Salt Lake County
      • This Oakcrest is located in Salt Lake County and lies 1,750 miles [2,816.4 km] to the west northwest of the Oakcrest that is located in Bulloch County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Salt Lake County community of Oakcrest.
    • Virginia
      • Alexandria City
      • This Oakcrest is located in Alexandria City and lies 511 miles [822.4 km]<2> to the north northeast of the Oakcrest that is located in Bulloch County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Alexandria City community of Oakcrest.
      • Arlington County
      • We found mention of this community, but have little information.<1> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Virginia community of Oakcrest [Arlington County].

Curious and Interesting Names Near Oakcrest ...

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.

  • Brians Chase
    (Less than 2 miles to the east)
    • Brians Chase is located in Bulloch County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brians Chase
  • Eagle Court
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
    • Eagle Court is located in Bulloch County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eagle Court
    • Population from the 2010 Census: 164 people
  • Foxlake
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
    • Foxlake is located in Bulloch County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Foxlake
  • Greenwood
    (Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
    • Greenwood is located in Bulloch County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greenwood
  • Grove Lakes
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
    • Grove Lakes is located in Bulloch County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grove Lakes
  • Kingswood
    (Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
    • Kingswood is located in Bulloch County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kingswood
  • Merrywood
    (Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
    • Merrywood is located in Bulloch County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Merrywood
  • Pine Cove
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
    • Pine Cove is located in Bulloch County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pine Cove
  • Pine Needle Hills
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
    • Pine Needle Hills is located in Bulloch County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pine Needle Hills
  • Quail Run
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
    • Quail Run is located in Bulloch County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Quail Run
  • Stadium Walk
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
    • Stadium Walk is located in Bulloch County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stadium Walk
  • Woodlawn Terrace
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
    • Woodlawn Terrace is located in Bulloch County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woodlawn Terrace

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

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

  • Statesborough, which is the Seat of Bulloch County, lies 16 miles [25.7 km]<2> to the south. If you could walk a straight line from Oakcrest to Statesborough, with an average speed<3> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take most of a day to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take five to six hours.
  • Atlanta, which is the State Capital of Georgia, lies 176 miles [283.2 km] to the west northwest (WNW). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take about three hours, a buggy would take 7 days and walking would take 10 days.
  • The White House (Washington, DC) is 517 miles [832 km] to the north northeast (NNE). Driving would take just over a day, a buggy would take 21 days and walking would take 30 days.
  • The shortest distance<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,384 miles [10,274.1 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
  • The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,073 miles [11,382.9 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
  • The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,957 miles [7,977.5 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>'

Footnotes ...

<1>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 Bird Creek to see Pete ... Bird Creek 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 Oakcrest 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.
<2>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 drawn from Point A (ie- Oakcrest) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'.
<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 Oakcrest 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 Oakcrest. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 32.4543, Longitude: -81.7559       In this case, the coordinates for Oakcrest have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).
<5>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 310.694 degrees.
<6>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 305.699 degrees.
<7>The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 308.615 degrees.