Outdoor Activities ...
As we travel, we like to pursue some of our interests (such as astronomy and bird watching).
When in Oakhurst, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Oakhurst and the surrounding area.
- Weather ...
- Before heading outdoors, you should check the weather:
- The National Weather Service forecast for Oakhurst
- 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 Oakhurst:
- 31.995489, -81.124001
- 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.
- The Heavens-Above Website, centered on Oakhurst
- 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 Chatham County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- eBird sighting report for Chatham County
- Since Oakhurst is near Jasper County and also Bryan County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- eBird sighting report for Jasper County
- eBird sighting report for Bryan 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:
- Waymark.com
Communities Also Named Oakhurst ...
We found 23 communities that share the name Oakhurst.
There is one other community in Georgia which is also named Oakhurst.
Beyond Georgia, we know of another 22 communities that are located throughout in the United States.
- Communities Located In Georgia ...
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- Alabama
- Arizona
- Arkansas
- California
- Fresno County
- This community is historic<2> and we have very little information. For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the California community of Oakhurst [Fresno County].
- Madera County
- This Oakhurst is located in Madera County and lies 2,203 miles [3,545.4 km]<1> to the west northwest of the Oakhurst that is located in Chatham County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Madera County community of Oakhurst.
- Florida
- Duval County
- This Oakhurst is located in Duval County and lies 115 miles [185.1 km]<1> to the south southwest of the Oakhurst that is located in Chatham County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Duval County community of Oakhurst.
- Hillsborough County
- This Oakhurst is located in Hillsborough County and lies 286 miles [460.3 km] to the south southwest of the Oakhurst that is located in Chatham County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Hillsborough County community of Oakhurst.
- Pinellas County
- This community is historic<2> and we have very little information. For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Florida community of Oakhurst [Pinellas County].
- Maryland
- Baltimore County
- This Oakhurst is located in Baltimore County and lies 574 miles [923.8 km]<1> to the north northeast of the Oakhurst that is located in Chatham County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Baltimore County community of Oakhurst.
- Montgomery County
- This Oakhurst is located in Montgomery County and lies 544 miles [875.5 km] to the north northeast of the Oakhurst that is located in Chatham County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Montgomery County community of Oakhurst.
- Michigan
- New Jersey
- North Carolina
- Mecklenburg County
- This Oakhurst is located in Mecklenburg County and lies 221 miles [355.7 km]<1> to the north of the Oakhurst that is located in Chatham County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Mecklenburg County community of Oakhurst.
- Pitt County
- This Oakhurst is located in Pitt County and lies 330 miles [531.1 km] to the northeast of the Oakhurst that is located in Chatham County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Pitt County community of Oakhurst.
- Oklahoma
- Pennsylvania
- South Carolina
- Tennessee
- Blount County
- This Oakhurst is located in Blount County and lies 306 miles [492.5 km]<1> to the north northwest of the Oakhurst that is located in Chatham County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Blount County community of Oakhurst.
- Hamilton County
- This Oakhurst is located in Hamilton County and lies 316 miles [508.6 km] to the northwest of the Oakhurst that is located in Chatham County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Hamilton County community of Oakhurst.
- Texas
- Virginia
- Petersburg City
- This Oakhurst is located in Petersburg City and lies 417 miles [671.1 km]<1> to the north northeast of the Oakhurst that is located in Chatham County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Petersburg City community of Oakhurst.
- Prince George County
- We found mention of this community, but have little information.<3> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Virginia community of Oakhurst [Prince George County].
Curious and Interesting Names Near Oakhurst ...
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.
- Bona Bella
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Bona Bella have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bona Bella
- Bona Bella is located in Chatham County
- Cedar Grove
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Cedar Grove have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cedar Grove
- Cedar Grove is located in Chatham County
- Cedar Hammock
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Cedar Hammock have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cedar Hammock
- Cedar Hammock is located in Chatham County
- Cresthill
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east) - Fleetwood
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast) - Grove Park
(Less than 2 miles to the east)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Grove Park have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grove Park
- Grove Park is located in Chatham County
- Groveland
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast) - Grubbs
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west) - Halcyon Bluff
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Halcyon Bluff have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Halcyon Bluff
- Halcyon Bluff is located in Chatham County
- Isle of Hope
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Isle of Hope have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Isle of Hope
- Isle of Hope is located in Chatham County
- Kings Wood
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Kings Wood have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kings Wood
- Kings Wood is located in Chatham County
- Liberty City
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Liberty City have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Liberty City
- Liberty City is located in Chatham County
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- Magnolia Park
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Magnolia Park have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Magnolia Park
- Magnolia Park is located in Chatham County
- Mount Pleasant
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Mount Pleasant have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Pleasant
- Mount Pleasant is located in Chatham County
- Pin Point
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast) - Rivers End
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Rivers End have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rivers End
- Rivers End is located in Chatham County
- Rose Hill
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast) - Sackville ‑ Historic
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast) - Union Junction
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Union Junction have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Union Junction
- Union Junction is located in Chatham County
- Estimated population in 2019: 1,899 people
- Magnolia Park
How Far From Oakhurst to ...
We spend a lot of time looking through Gazetteers & Almanacs that were published in the late 1800's and early 1900's. Many of the Gazetteers include the distance from a community such as Oakhurst to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Oakhurst and extending to:
- Savannah, which is the Seat of Chatham County, lies just to the North Northeast.
- Atlanta, which is the State Capital of Georgia, lies 224 miles [360.5 km]<1> to the northwest (NW). If you could drive a straight line from Oakhurst to Atlanta, with an average speed<6>of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, it would take nearly four hours to make the trip. A comfortable walk of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour would take 13 days. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take 9 days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 529 miles [851.3 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<7> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,377 miles [10,262.8 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<8>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,061 miles [11,363.6 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<9>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,948 miles [7,963 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<10>
Off-the-Road Links ...
Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Oakhurst. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.
The official website for Chatham County: www.chathamcounty.org/
The official website for State of Georgia: https://georgia.gov/
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- Oakhurst) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Oakhurst. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 31.9955, Longitude: -81.1240 In this case, the coordinates for Oakhurst have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <2> | We use the term 'Historic' broadly and it generally means that the community no longer exists. However, it can also mean that the community might still exist, but was significantly larger or had a more 'official' existence in the past than it does now. Unfortunately our sources of data have proven to be unreliable. If you can provide us with more specific information about Oakhurst, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <3> | 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 Rock Creek to see Pete ... Rock 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 Oakhurst 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. |
| <4> | The location has been supplied by the Geographic Names Information System - which is maintained by the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS). While these values should be definitive, we found that accuracy can vary and you should double-check the location if accuracy is required. |
| <5> | An 'estimated' location is one where we have been given GPS coordinates, but are unable to verify the accuracy of those coordinates. That said, we have some confidence that we have placed the marker near the actual location. A typical reason for being unable to verify a location is that it might be on private property or maybe historic and gone without an obvious trace. |
| <6> | 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. |
| <7> | 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 Oakhurst to the Middle East to be East and South, the Great Circle Route actually lies to the North and East. |
| <8> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 310.328 degrees. |
| <9> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 305.212 degrees. |
| <10> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 308.506 degrees. |