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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 South Oaks, we use the following websites to find information relevant to South Oaks and the surrounding area.

  • Weather ...
  • 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 South Oaks:
    • 32.576535, -83.637406
    • 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 South Oaks
  • 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 Houston County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
    • Open the eBird sighting report for Houston County
    • Since South Oaks is near Peach County and also Bibb County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
    • Open the eBird sighting report for Peach County
    • Open the eBird sighting report for Bibb 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 South Oaks

Curious and Interesting Names Near South Oaks ...

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.

  • Bass
    (Less than 2 miles to the west)
    • Bass is located in Houston County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bass
  • Creekside
    (Less than 2 miles to the east)
    • Creekside is located in Houston County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Creekside
  • Deerwood
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
    • Deerwood is located in Houston County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Deerwood
  • Doublegate
    (Less than 2 miles to the south)
    • Doublegate is located in Houston County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Doublegate
  • Forest Pointe
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
    • Forest Pointe is located in Houston County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Forest Pointe
  • Heard
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
    • Heard is located in Houston County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Heard
  • Hickory Woods
    (Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
    • Hickory Woods is located in Houston County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hickory Woods
  • Holly Bluff
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
    • Holly Bluff is located in Houston County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Holly Bluff
  • Hunters Ridge
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
    • Hunters Ridge is located in Houston County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hunters Ridge
  • Kings Crossing
    (Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
    • Kings Crossing is located in Houston County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kings Crossing
  • Pilgrim Rest
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
    • Pilgrim Rest is located in Houston County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pilgrim Rest
  • Quail Meadow
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
    • Quail Meadow is located in Houston County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Quail Meadow
  • Continue List   (4 more) ...
    • Quail Run
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
      • Quail Run is located in Houston County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Quail Run
    • Settlers Landing
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
      • Settlers Landing is located in Houston County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Settlers Landing
    • Sleepy Hollow
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
      • Sleepy Hollow is located in Houston County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sleepy Hollow
    • Turtle Creek
      (Less than 2 miles to the west)
      • Turtle Creek is located in Houston County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Turtle Creek

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

With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance<1> beginning in South Oaks and extending to:

  • Perry, which is the Seat of Houston County, lies 9 miles [14.5 km]<1> to the southwest. If you could walk a straight line from South Oaks to Perry, 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 92 miles [148.1 km] to the north northwest (NNW). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take less than two hours, a buggy would take most of three days and walking would take 6 days.
  • The White House (Washington, DC) is 571 miles [918.9 km] to the northeast (NE). Driving would take just over a day, a buggy would take 23 days and walking would take 33 days.
  • The shortest distance<3> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,461 miles [10,398 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<4>
  • The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,156 miles [11,516.5 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
  • The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,037 miles [8,106.3 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>'

Footnotes ...

<1>Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' (or point-to-point) distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- South Oaks) 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 South Oaks 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 South Oaks. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 32.5765, Longitude: -83.6374       In this case, the coordinates for South Oaks have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).
<4>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 311.766 degrees.
<5>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 306.951 degrees.
<6>The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 309.279 degrees.