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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 Oakland North, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Oakland North 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 Oakland North:
- 33.943714, -84.056300
- 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 Oakland North
- 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 Gwinnett County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Gwinnett County
- Since Oakland North is near DeKalb County and also Forsyth County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- Open the eBird sighting report for DeKalb County
- Open the eBird sighting report for Forsyth 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 Oakland North
Curious and Interesting Names Near Oakland North ...
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.
- Cricket Hill
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- Cricket Hill is located in Gwinnett County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cricket Hill
- Emerald Forest
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Emerald Forest is located in Gwinnett County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Emerald Forest
- Five Forks
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Five Forks is located in Gwinnett County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Five Forks
- Flowers Crossing
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Flowers Crossing is located in Gwinnett County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Flowers Crossing
- Friendly Village of Crooked Creek
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- Heritage Station
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- Heritage Station is located in Gwinnett County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Heritage Station
- Hunting Creek
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Hunting Creek is located in Gwinnett County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hunting Creek
- Meadow
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Meadow is located in Gwinnett County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Meadow
- Murphyville
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- Murphyville is located in Gwinnett County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Murphyville
- Plantation Woods
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- Plantation Woods is located in Gwinnett County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Plantation Woods
- Pleasant Hill
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Pleasant Hill is located in Gwinnett County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pleasant Hill
- Rambling Woods
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- Rambling Woods is located in Gwinnett County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rambling Woods
- Continue List (7 more) ...
- Regency Woods
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- Regency Woods is located in Gwinnett County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Regency Woods
- Estimated population in 2019: 189 people
- River Bridge
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- River Bridge is located in Gwinnett County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for River Bridge
- River Oak
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- River Oak is located in Gwinnett County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for River Oak
- Rolling Ridge
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Rolling Ridge is located in Gwinnett County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rolling Ridge
- Steeplechase
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Steeplechase is located in Gwinnett County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Steeplechase
- Summerville
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- Summerville is located in Gwinnett County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Summerville
- Sweet Water
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- Sweet Water is located in Gwinnett County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sweet Water
How Far From Oakland North 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 Oakland North to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance<1> beginning in Oakland North and extending to:
- Lawrenceville, which is the Seat of Gwinnett County, lies just to the East Northeast.
- Atlanta, which is the State Capital of Georgia, lies 23 miles [37 km]<1> to the southwest (SW). If you could walk a straight line from Oakland North 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 518 miles [833.6 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 21 days and walking would take 30 days.
- The shortest distance<3> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,416 miles [10,325.6 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<4>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,118 miles [11,455.3 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,996 miles [8,040.3 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>'
Footnotes ...
| <1> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'point-to-point' distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Oakland North) 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 Oakland North 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 Oakland North. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 33.9437, Longitude: -84.0563 In this case, the coordinates for Oakland North have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <4> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 312.067 degrees. |
| <5> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 307.489 degrees. |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 309.109 degrees. |
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