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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 Oakton, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Oakton 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 Oakton:
    • 34.599528, -85.286900
    • 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 Oakton
  • 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 Walker County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
    • Open the eBird sighting report for Walker County
    • Since Oakton is near Chattooga County and also Floyd County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
    • Open the eBird sighting report for Chattooga County
    • Open the eBird sighting report for Floyd 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 Oakton

Communities Also Named Oakton ...

We found ten communities that are also named Oakton.

There is one other community in Georgia that is also named Oakton.

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

  • Communities Located In Georgia ...
    • Cobb County
      • This Oakton is located in Cobb County and lies 59 miles [95 km]<1> to the southeast of the Oakton that is located in Walker County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Cobb County community of Oakton.
  • Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
    • Illinois
      • Cook County
      • This Oakton is located in Cook County and lies 528 miles [849.7 km]<1> to the north northwest of the Oakton that is located in Walker County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Cook County community of Oakton.
    • Iowa
      • Scott County
      • We found mention of this community, but have little information.<2> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Iowa community of Oakton [Scott County].
    • Kentucky
      • Hickman County
      • This Oakton is located in Hickman County and lies 255 miles [410.4 km]<1> to the northwest of the Oakton that is located in Walker County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Hickman County community of Oakton.
    • Missouri
      • Barton County
      • This Oakton is located in Barton County and lies 543 miles [873.9 km]<1> to the west northwest of the Oakton that is located in Walker County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Barton County community of Oakton.
    • North Carolina
      • Robeson County
      • This Oakton is located in Robeson County and lies 354 miles [569.7 km]<1> to the east of the Oakton that is located in Walker County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Robeson County community of Oakton.
    • South Carolina
      • Marion County
      • We found mention of this community, but have little information.<2> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the South Carolina community of Oakton [Marion County].
    • Virginia
      • Fairfax County
      • This Oakton is located in Fairfax County and lies 531 miles [854.6 km]<1> to the northeast of the Oakton that is located in Walker County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Fairfax County community of Oakton.
    • West Virginia
      • Berkeley County
      • We found mention of this community, but have little information.<2> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the West Virginia community of Oakton [Berkeley County].
      • Clay County
      • This Oakton is located in Clay County and lies 356 miles [572.9 km]<1> to the northeast of the Oakton that is located in Walker County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Clay County community of Oakton.

Curious and Interesting Names Near Oakton ...

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.

  • Beatum
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
    • Beatum is located in Chattooga County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beatum
  • Broomtown ‑ Historic
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
    • Broomtown is located in Chattooga County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Broomtown
  • Duck Creek ‑ Historic
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
    • Duck Creek is located in Chattooga County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Duck Creek
  • Farmersville
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
    • Farmersville is located in Chattooga County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Farmersville
  • Greenbush ‑ Historic
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
    • Greenbush is located in Walker County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greenbush
  • Guild ‑ Historic
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
    • Guild is located in Walker County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Guild
  • Harrisburg
    (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
    • Harrisburg is located in Walker County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harrisburg
  • Marsh Crossing
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
    • Marsh Crossing is located in Walker County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marsh Crossing
  • Naomi
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
    • Naomi is located in Walker County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Naomi
  • Neal Crossing
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
    • Neal Crossing is located in Chattooga County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Neal Crossing
  • Skyline Heights
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
    • Skyline Heights is located in Walker County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Skyline Heights
  • Summerville
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
  • Walnut Grove
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
    • Walnut Grove is located in Walker County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Walnut Grove
  • Welcome Hill
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
    • Welcome Hill is located in Chattooga County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Welcome Hill

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

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

  • LaFayette, which is the Seat of Walker County, lies just to the North.
  • Atlanta, which is the State Capital of Georgia, lies 77 miles [123.9 km]<1> to the southeast (SE). If you could drive a straight line from Oakton to Atlanta, with an average speed<4>of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, it would take less than two hours to make the trip. A comfortable walk of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour would take 5 days. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take most of three days.
  • The White House (Washington, DC) is 544 miles [875.5 km] to the northeast (NE). Driving would take just over a day, a buggy would take 22 days and walking would take 31 days.
  • The shortest distance<5> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,437 miles [10,359.3 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
  • The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,146 miles [11,500.4 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>
  • The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,022 miles [8,082.1 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<8>'

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 drawn from Point A (ie- Oakton) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'.
<2>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 Oakton 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.
<3>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<4>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.
<5>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 Oakton 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 Oakton. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 34.5995, Longitude: -85.2869       In this case, the coordinates for Oakton have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).
<6>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 312.822 degrees.
<7>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 308.452 degrees.
<8>The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 309.44 degrees.