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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 Three Oaks, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Three 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 Three Oaks:
    • 32.705698, -83.686851
    • 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 Three 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 Bibb County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
    • Open the eBird sighting report for Bibb County
    • Since Three Oaks is near Peach County and also Houston 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 Houston 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 Three Oaks

Communities Also Named Three Oaks ...

We found eight communities that are also named Three Oaks.

Within Georgia, the name Three Oaks is unique.

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

  • Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
    • Florida
      • Lee County
      • This Three Oaks is located in Lee County and lies 445 miles [716.2 km]<1> to the south southeast of the Three Oaks that is located in Bibb County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Lee County community of Three Oaks.
    • Louisiana
      • Saint Bernard Parish
      • Although located in Saint Bernard Parish, we don't know the location within the county.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Saint Bernard Parish community of Three Oaks.
    • Michigan
      • Berrien County
      • This Three Oaks is located in Berrien County and lies 648 miles [1,042.9 km]<1> to the north northwest of the Three Oaks that is located in Bibb County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Berrien County community of Three Oaks.
    • Ohio
      • Lawrence County
      • This Three Oaks is located in Lawrence County and lies 404 miles [650.2 km]<1> to the north of the Three Oaks that is located in Bibb County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Lawrence County community of Three Oaks.
    • Tennessee
      • Lawrence County
      • This Three Oaks is located in Lawrence County and lies 275 miles [442.6 km]<1> to the northwest of the Three Oaks that is located in Bibb County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Lawrence County community of Three Oaks.
      • Lincoln County
      • This Three Oaks is located in Lincoln County and lies 229 miles [368.5 km] to the northwest of the Three Oaks that is located in Bibb County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Lincoln County community of Three Oaks.
    • Texas
      • Wilson County
      • This community is historic<2> and we have very little information. For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Texas community of Three Oaks [Wilson County].
    • Virginia
      • Goochland County
      • This Three Oaks is located in Goochland County and lies 478 miles [769.3 km]<1> to the northeast of the Three Oaks that is located in Bibb County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Goochland County community of Three Oaks.

Curious and Interesting Names Near Three 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.

  • Centerville
    (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
  • Coal Neck Settlement ‑ Historic
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
  • Danes Meadow
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
    • Danes Meadow is located in Houston County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Danes Meadow
  • Echo Glen
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
    • Echo Glen is located in Houston County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Echo Glen
  • Fairystone
    (Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
    • Fairystone is located in Bibb County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fairystone
  • Groveland Park
    (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
    • Groveland Park is located in Bibb County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Groveland Park
  • Hidden Forest
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
    • Hidden Forest is located in Peach County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hidden Forest
  • Hidden Oaks
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
    • Hidden Oaks is located in Houston County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hidden Oaks
  • Honey Ridge Plantation
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
  • Continue List   (6 more) ...
    • Hunters Ridge
      (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
      • Hunters Ridge is located in Houston County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hunters Ridge
    • Liberty View
      (Less than 2 miles to the north)
      • Liberty View is located in Bibb County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Liberty View
    • Meadows
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
      • Meadows is located in Bibb County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Meadows
    • Rutland
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
      • Rutland is located in Bibb County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rutland
      • Estimated population in 2019: 842 people
    • Silver Pines
      (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
      • Silver Pines is located in Bibb County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Silver Pines
    • Terra Cotta
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
      • Terra Cotta is located in Bibb County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Terra Cotta

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

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

  • Macon, which is the Seat of Bibb County, lies 9 miles [14.5 km]<1> to the north northeast. If you could walk a straight line from Three Oaks to Macon, with an average speed<4> 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 83 miles [133.6 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 5 days.
  • The White House (Washington, DC) is 566 miles [910.9 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<5> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,457 miles [10,391.5 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
  • The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,153 miles [11,511.6 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>
  • The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,034 miles [8,101.4 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 obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Three Oaks) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'.
<2>We use the term 'Historic' broadly and it generally means that the community no longer exists. However, it can also mean that the community might still exist, but was significantly larger or had a more 'official' existence in the past than it does now. Unfortunately our sources of data have proven to be unreliable. If you can provide us with more specific information about Three Oaks, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.
<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 Three 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 Three Oaks. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 32.7057, Longitude: -83.6869       In this case, the coordinates for Three Oaks have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).
<6>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 311.80 degrees.
<7>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 307.008 degrees.
<8>The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 309.267 degrees.