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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 Oaky, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Oaky 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 Oaky:
- 32.524902, -81.390940
- 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 Oaky
- 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 Effingham County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Effingham County
- Since Oaky is near Screven County and also Hampton 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 Hampton 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 Oaky
Curious and Interesting Names Near Oaky ...
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.
- Dupies Ferry
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Dupies Ferry is located in Effingham County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dupies Ferry
- Egypt
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Egypt is located in Effingham County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Egypt
- Eureka Springs ‑ Historic
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Eureka Springs is located in Screven County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eureka Springs
- Groover Landing
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- Groover Landing is located in Jasper County (SC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Groover Landing
- Kildare
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Kildare is located in Effingham County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kildare
- Martins Landing
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Martins Landing is located in Hampton County (SC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Martins Landing
- Oliver
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Sisters Ferry
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Sisters Ferry is located in Effingham County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sisters Ferry
- Two Sisters Ferry
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Two Sisters Ferry is located in Effingham County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Two Sisters Ferry
- Estimated population in 2019: 3,063 people
How Far From Oaky to ...
We spend a lot of time looking through Gazetteers, Almanacs & Directories that were published in the late 1800's and early 1900's. Many of the Gazetteers include the distance from a community such as Oaky to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance<2> beginning in Oaky and extending to:
- Springfield, which is the Seat of Effingham County, lies 11 miles [17.7 km]<2> to the south southeast. If you could walk a straight line from Oaky to Springfield, with an average speed<3> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take five to six hours to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take nearly four hours.
- Atlanta, which is the State Capital of Georgia, lies 193 miles [310.6 km] to the west northwest (WNW). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take a little over three hours, a buggy would take 8 days and walking would take 11 days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 503 miles [809.5 km] to the north northeast (NNE). Driving would take most of a day, a buggy would take 20 days and walking would take 29 days.
- The shortest distance<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,365 miles [10,243.5 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,053 miles [11,350.7 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,938 miles [7,946.9 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>'
Footnotes ...
| <1> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <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- Oaky) 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 Oaky 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 Oaky. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 32.5249, Longitude: -81.3909 In this case, the coordinates for Oaky have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <5> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 310.492 degrees. |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 305.476 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 308.464 degrees. |
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