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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 Oakdale Estates, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Oakdale Estates 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 Oakdale Estates:
    • 33.656498, -84.804104
    • 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 Oakdale Estates
  • 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 Douglas County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
    • Open the eBird sighting report for Douglas County
    • Since Oakdale Estates is near Fulton County and also Carroll 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 Carroll 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 Oakdale Estates

Communities Also Named Oakdale Estates ...

We found two communities that are also named Oakdale Estates.

Within Georgia, the name Oakdale Estates is unique.

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

  • Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
    • South Carolina
      • Dorchester County
      • This Oakdale Estates is located in Dorchester County and lies 268 miles [431.3 km]<1> to the east of the Oakdale Estates that is located in Douglas County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Dorchester County community of Oakdale Estates.
    • Wisconsin
      • Racine County
      • This Oakdale Estates is located in Racine County and lies 644 miles [1,036.4 km]<1> to the north northwest of the Oakdale Estates that is located in Douglas County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Racine County community of Oakdale Estates.

Curious and Interesting Names Near Oakdale Estates ...

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.

  • Bent Pine
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
    • Bent Pine is located in Douglas County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bent Pine
  • Bright Star
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
    • Bright Star is located in Douglas County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bright Star
  • Executive Heights
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
    • Executive Heights is located in Douglas County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Executive Heights
  • Fairplay
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
    • Fairplay is located in Douglas County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fairplay
  • Gregory Heights
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
    • Gregory Heights is located in Douglas County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gregory Heights
  • Kings Point
    (Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
    • Kings Point is located in Douglas County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kings Point
  • Orchard Park
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
    • Orchard Park is located in Douglas County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Orchard Park
  • Pumpkintown Ferry
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
    • Pumpkintown Ferry is located in Douglas County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pumpkintown Ferry
  • Rivertown
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
    • Rivertown is located in Fulton County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rivertown
  • Sugar Creek
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
    • Sugar Creek is located in Douglas County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sugar Creek
  • Sweetwater Bluff
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
    • Sweetwater Bluff is located in Douglas County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sweetwater Bluff

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

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

  • Douglasville, which is the Seat of Douglas County, lies just to the North Northeast.
  • Atlanta, which is the State Capital of Georgia, lies 24 miles [38.6 km]<1> to the east northeast (ENE). If you could walk a straight line from Oakdale Estates to Atlanta, with an average speed<2> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take just about two full days to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take most of a day.
  • The White House (Washington, DC) is 563 miles [906.1 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<3> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,461 miles [10,398 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<4>
  • The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,164 miles [11,529.3 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
  • The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,042 miles [8,114.3 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>'

Footnotes ...

<1>Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Oakdale Estates) 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 Oakdale Estates 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 Oakdale Estates. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 33.6565, Longitude: -84.8041       In this case, the coordinates for Oakdale Estates have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).
<4>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 312.494 degrees.
<5>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 307.942 degrees.
<6>The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 309.472 degrees.