Outdoor Activities ...
As we travel, we like to pursue some of our interests (such as astronomy and bird watching).
When in White Oak, we use the following websites to find information relevant to White Oak and the surrounding area.
- Weather ...
- Before heading outdoors, you should check the weather:
- The National Weather Service forecast for White Oak
- 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 White Oak:
- 41.674989, -93.534382
- 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.
- The Heavens-Above Website, centered on White Oak
- 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 Polk County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- eBird sighting report for Polk County
- Since White Oak is near Jasper County and also Warren County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- eBird sighting report for Jasper County
- eBird sighting report for Warren 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:
- Waymark.com
Communities Also Named White Oak ...
We found 62 communities that share the name White Oak.
There is one other community in Iowa which is also named White Oak.
Beyond Iowa, we know of another 61 communities that are located throughout in the United States and Canada. Of these 61 communities, 61 are located in the United States and one is in Canada.
- Communities Located In Iowa ...
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- Alabama
- Barbour County
- This White Oak is located in Barbour County and lies 812 miles [1,306.8 km]<2> to the southeast of the White Oak that is located in Polk County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Barbour County community of White Oak.
- Franklin County
- This White Oak is located in Franklin County and lies 576 miles [927 km] to the south southeast of the White Oak that is located in Polk County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Franklin County community of White Oak.
- Henry County
- This White Oak is located in Henry County and lies 825 miles [1,327.7 km] to the southeast of the White Oak that is located in Polk County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Henry County community of White Oak.
- Marshall County
- This White Oak is located in Marshall County and lies 648 miles [1,042.9 km] to the southeast of the White Oak that is located in Polk County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Marshall County community of White Oak.
- Arkansas
- Cleveland County
- We found mention of this community, but have little information.<1> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Arkansas community of White Oak [Cleveland County].
- Franklin County
- This White Oak is located in Franklin County and lies 423 miles [680.8 km]<2> to the south of the White Oak that is located in Polk County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Franklin County community of White Oak.
- Greene County
- This White Oak is located in Greene County and lies 417 miles [671.1 km] to the south southeast of the White Oak that is located in Polk County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Greene County community of White Oak.
- Johnson County
- This White Oak is located in Johnson County and lies 421 miles [677.5 km] to the south of the White Oak that is located in Polk County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Johnson County community of White Oak.
- Georgia
- Camden County
- This White Oak is located in Camden County and lies 983 miles [1,582 km]<2> to the southeast of the White Oak that is located in Polk County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Camden County community of White Oak.
- Coweta County
- This White Oak is located in Coweta County and lies 745 miles [1,199 km] to the southeast of the White Oak that is located in Polk County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Coweta County community of White Oak.
- Walker County
- This White Oak is located in Walker County and lies 643 miles [1,034.8 km] to the southeast of the White Oak that is located in Polk County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Walker County community of White Oak.
- Illinois
- Montgomery County
- This White Oak is located in Montgomery County and lies 255 miles [410.4 km]<2> to the southeast of the White Oak that is located in Polk County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Montgomery County community of White Oak.
- Saint Clair County
- We found mention of this community, but have little information.<1> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Illinois community of White Oak [Saint Clair County].
- Kentucky
- Garrard County
- This White Oak is located in Garrard County and lies 544 miles [875.5 km]<2> to the east southeast of the White Oak that is located in Polk County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Garrard County community of White Oak.
- Morgan County
- This White Oak is located in Morgan County and lies 607 miles [976.9 km] to the east southeast of the White Oak that is located in Polk County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Morgan County community of White Oak.
- Maryland
- Harford County
- This White Oak is located in Harford County and lies 912 miles [1,467.7 km]<2> to the east of the White Oak that is located in Polk County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Harford County community of White Oak.
- Montgomery County
- This White Oak is located in Montgomery County and lies 887 miles [1,427.5 km] to the east of the White Oak that is located in Polk County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Montgomery County community of White Oak.
- Queen Anne's County
- We found mention of this community, but have little information.<1> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Maryland community of White Oak [Queen Anne's County].
- Michigan
- Ingham County
- This White Oak is located in Ingham County and lies 482 miles [775.7 km]<2> to the east of the White Oak that is located in Polk County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Ingham County community of White Oak.
- Van Buren County
- We found mention of this community, but have little information.<1> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Michigan community of White Oak [Van Buren County].
- Mississippi
- Panola County
- This White Oak is located in Panola County and lies 528 miles [849.7 km]<2> to the south southeast of the White Oak that is located in Polk County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Panola County community of White Oak.
- Smith County
- This White Oak is located in Smith County and lies 696 miles [1,120.1 km] to the south southeast of the White Oak that is located in Polk County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Smith County community of White Oak.
- Tunica County
- This White Oak is located in Tunica County and lies 515 miles [828.8 km] to the south southeast of the White Oak that is located in Polk County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Tunica County community of White Oak.
- Missouri
- North Carolina
- Bladen County
- This White Oak is located in Bladen County and lies 933 miles [1,501.5 km]<2> to the east southeast of the White Oak that is located in Polk County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Bladen County community of White Oak.
- Gates County
- This White Oak is located in Gates County and lies 965 miles [1,553 km] to the east southeast of the White Oak that is located in Polk County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Gates County community of White Oak.
- Guilford County
- This White Oak is located in Guilford County and lies 832 miles [1,339 km] to the east southeast of the White Oak that is located in Polk County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Guilford County community of White Oak.
- Halifax County
- This White Oak is located in Halifax County and lies 921 miles [1,482.2 km] to the east southeast of the White Oak that is located in Polk County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Halifax County community of White Oak.
- Nash County
- This White Oak is located in Nash County and lies 921 miles [1,482.2 km] to the east southeast of the White Oak that is located in Polk County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Nash County community of White Oak.
- Union County
- This White Oak is located in Union County and lies 829 miles [1,334.1 km] to the east southeast of the White Oak that is located in Polk County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Union County community of White Oak.
- Wake County
- This White Oak is located in Wake County and lies 905 miles [1,456.5 km] to the east southeast of the White Oak that is located in Polk County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Wake County community of White Oak.
- Ohio
- Brown County
- This White Oak is located in Brown County and lies 540 miles [869 km]<2> to the east southeast of the White Oak that is located in Polk County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Brown County community of White Oak.
- Fayette County
- This White Oak is located in Fayette County and lies 550 miles [885.1 km] to the east southeast of the White Oak that is located in Polk County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Fayette County community of White Oak.
- Hamilton County
- This White Oak is located in Hamilton County and lies 499 miles [803.1 km] to the east southeast of the White Oak that is located in Polk County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Hamilton County community of White Oak.
- Washington County
- This community is historic<3> and although located in Washington County, we don't know where within the county.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Washington County community of White Oak.
- Oklahoma
- Cherokee County
- This White Oak is located in Cherokee County and lies 418 miles [672.7 km]<2> to the south southwest of the White Oak that is located in Polk County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Cherokee County community of White Oak.
- Craig County
- This White Oak is located in Craig County and lies 361 miles [581 km] to the south southwest of the White Oak that is located in Polk County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Craig County community of White Oak.
- Ontario
- This White Oak lies 632 miles [1,017.1 km]<2> to the east of the White Oak that is located in Polk County.
- Pennsylvania
- Allegheny County
- This White Oak is located in Allegheny County and lies 719 miles [1,157.1 km]<2> to the east of the White Oak that is located in Polk County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Allegheny County community of White Oak.
- Lancaster County
- This White Oak is located in Lancaster County and lies 898 miles [1,445.2 km] to the east of the White Oak that is located in Polk County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Lancaster County community of White Oak.
- South Carolina
- Clarendon County
- This White Oak is located in Clarendon County and lies 917 miles [1,475.8 km]<2> to the southeast of the White Oak that is located in Polk County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Clarendon County community of White Oak.
- Fairfield County
- This White Oak is located in Fairfield County and lies 836 miles [1,345.4 km] to the east southeast of the White Oak that is located in Polk County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Fairfield County community of White Oak.
- Greenville County
- This White Oak is located in Greenville County and lies 764 miles [1,229.5 km] to the southeast of the White Oak that is located in Polk County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Greenville County community of White Oak.
- Horry County
- This White Oak is located in Horry County and lies 953 miles [1,533.7 km] to the east southeast of the White Oak that is located in Polk County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Horry County community of White Oak.
- Tennessee
- Campbell County
- This White Oak is located in Campbell County and lies 619 miles [996.2 km]<2> to the east southeast of the White Oak that is located in Polk County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Campbell County community of White Oak.
- Hamilton County
- This White Oak is located in Hamilton County and lies 635 miles [1,021.9 km] to the southeast of the White Oak that is located in Polk County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Hamilton County community of White Oak.
- Macon County
- This White Oak is located in Macon County and lies 534 miles [859.4 km] to the southeast of the White Oak that is located in Polk County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Macon County community of White Oak.
- Morgan County
- This White Oak is located in Morgan County and lies 618 miles [994.6 km] to the southeast of the White Oak that is located in Polk County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Morgan County community of White Oak.
- Texas
- Gregg County
- This White Oak is located in Gregg County and lies 635 miles [1,021.9 km]<2> to the south of the White Oak that is located in Polk County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Gregg County community of White Oak.
- Hopkins County
- We found mention of this community, but have little information.<1> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Texas community of White Oak [Hopkins County].
- Marion County
- This White Oak is located in Marion County and lies 609 miles [980.1 km] to the south of the White Oak that is located in Polk County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Marion County community of White Oak.
- Titus County
- This White Oak is located in Titus County and lies 584 miles [939.9 km] to the south of the White Oak that is located in Polk County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Titus County community of White Oak.
- Virginia
- Halifax County
- This White Oak is located in Halifax County and lies 844 miles [1,358.3 km]<2> to the east southeast of the White Oak that is located in Polk County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Halifax County community of White Oak.
- Henrico County
- We found mention of this community, but have little information.<1> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Virginia community of White Oak [Henrico County].
- Newport News City
- This White Oak is located in Newport News City and lies 963 miles [1,549.8 km] to the east southeast of the White Oak that is located in Polk County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Newport News City community of White Oak.
- Pittsylvania County
- We found mention of this community, but have little information. For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Virginia community of White Oak [Pittsylvania County].
- Stafford County
- This White Oak is located in Stafford County and lies 884 miles [1,422.7 km] to the east of the White Oak that is located in Polk County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Stafford County community of White Oak.
- West Virginia
- Raleigh County
- This White Oak is located in Raleigh County and lies 716 miles [1,152.3 km]<2> to the east southeast of the White Oak that is located in Polk County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Raleigh County community of White Oak.
- Ritchie County
- This White Oak is located in Ritchie County and lies 684 miles [1,100.8 km] to the east of the White Oak that is located in Polk County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Ritchie County community of White Oak.
- Upshur County
- This White Oak is located in Upshur County and lies 720 miles [1,158.7 km] to the east of the White Oak that is located in Polk County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Upshur County community of White Oak.
- Wisconsin
- Alabama
Curious and Interesting Names Near White Oak ...
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.
- Carbondale
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Carbondale have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carbondale
- Carbondale is located in Polk County
- Elkhart
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elkhart
- Elkhart is located in Polk County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 952 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Elkhart <5>
- Enterprise
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Enterprise have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Enterprise
- Enterprise is located in Polk County
- Ivy
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast) - Pleasant Hill
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Pleasant Hill have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pleasant Hill
- Pleasant Hill is located in Polk County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 10,025 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Pleasant Hill <5>
- Prairiebell
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Prairiebell have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Prairiebell
- Prairiebell is located in Jasper County
- Rider
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west) - Rising Sun
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Rising Sun have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rising Sun
- Rising Sun is located in Polk County
- Valley Junction
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Valley Junction have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Valley Junction
- Valley Junction is located in Polk County
How Far From White Oak 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 White Oak to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in White Oak and extending to:
- Des Moines, which is the Seat of Polk County, lies just to the Southwest.
- Des Moines, which is the State Capital of Iowa, lies just to the southwest (SW).
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 888 miles [1,429.1 km]<2> to the east (E). If you could drive a straight line from White Oak to White House, with an average speed<6>of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, it would take most of two days to make the trip. A comfortable walk of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour would take 51 days. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take 35 days.
- The shortest distance<7> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,402 miles [10,303 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<8>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,151 miles [11,508.4 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<9>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,046 miles [8,120.7 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<10>
Off-the-Road Links ...
Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for White Oak. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.
The official website for Polk County: www.co.polk.ia.us/
The official website for State of Iowa: https://www.iowa.gov/
Footnotes ...
| <1> | 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 White Oak 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. |
| <2> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- White Oak) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in White Oak. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 41.6750, Longitude: -93.5344 In this case, the coordinates for White Oak have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <3> | 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 White Oak, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <4> | The location has been supplied by the Geographic Names Information System - which is maintained by the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS). While these values should be definitive, we found that accuracy can vary and you should double-check the location if accuracy is required. |
| <5> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <6> | 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. |
| <7> | 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 White Oak to the Middle East to be East and South, the Great Circle Route actually lies to the North and East. |
| <8> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 318.43 degrees. |
| <9> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 315.874 degrees. |
| <10> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 311.596 degrees. |