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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 Oscarville, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Oscarville 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 Oscarville:
- 34.248433, -83.974906
- 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 Oscarville
- 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 Forsyth County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Forsyth County
- Since Oscarville is near Hall County and also Gwinnett County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Hall County
- Open the eBird sighting report for Gwinnett 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 Oscarville
Communities Also Named Oscarville ...
We found one communities that are also named Oscarville.
Within Georgia, the name Oscarville is unique.
Beyond Georgia, there is another community also named Oscarville in the United States.
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- Alaska
- This Oscarville lies 3,784 miles [6,089.8 km]<1> to the northwest of the Oscarville that is located in Forsyth County.
Curious and Interesting Names Near Oscarville ...
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.
- Cherokee Trail
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Cherokee Trail is located in Hall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cherokee Trail
- Flat Creek
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- Flat Creek is located in Hall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Flat Creek
- Fox Trace
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Fox Trace is located in Hall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fox Trace
- Green Meadows
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Green Meadows is located in Hall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Green Meadows
- Hammer
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Hammer is located in Hall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hammer
- Hidden Harbor
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Hidden Harbor is located in Hall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hidden Harbor
- Holiday Heights
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Holiday Heights is located in Hall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Holiday Heights
- Holiday Meadows
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Holiday Meadows is located in Hall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Holiday Meadows
- Keith Ferry
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Keith Ferry is located in Hall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Keith Ferry
- Lights Ferry
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- Lights Ferry is located in Forsyth County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lights Ferry
- Misty Cove
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Misty Cove is located in Hall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Misty Cove
- Pleasant View
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Pleasant View is located in Hall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pleasant View
- Continue List (7 more) ...
- Quail Run
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Quail Run is located in Hall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Quail Run
- Reed
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Reed is located in Hall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Reed
- Serene Shores
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Serene Shores is located in Hall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Serene Shores
- Tanner
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Tanner is located in Hall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tanner
- Trudy
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- Trudy is located in Hall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Trudy
- Twin Rivers
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Twin Rivers is located in Hall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Twin Rivers
- Woodlake
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Woodlake is located in Hall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woodlake
How Far From Oscarville 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 Oscarville to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Oscarville and extending to:
- Cumming, which is the Seat of Forsyth County, lies 9 miles [14.5 km]<1> to the west southwest. If you could walk a straight line from Oscarville to Cumming, with an average speed<2> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take four to five hours to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take a little over three hours.
- Atlanta, which is the State Capital of Georgia, lies 41 miles [66 km] to the southwest (SW). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take less than an hour, a buggy would take just about two full days and walking would take about three full days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 500 miles [804.7 km] to the northeast (NE). Driving would take most of a day, a buggy would take 20 days and walking would take 29 days.
- The shortest distance<3> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,398 miles [10,296.6 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<4>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,102 miles [11,429.6 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,980 miles [8,014.5 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 obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Oscarville) 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 Oscarville 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 Oscarville. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 34.2484, Longitude: -83.9749 In this case, the coordinates for Oscarville have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <4> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 312.03 degrees. |
| <5> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 307.49 degrees. |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 309.002 degrees. |
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