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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 Green Oak, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Green Oak 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 Green Oak:
- 40.996431, -86.184165
- 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 Green 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 Fulton County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Fulton County
- Since Green Oak is near Miami County and also Cass County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Miami County
- Open the eBird sighting report for Cass 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 Green Oak
Communities Also Named Green Oak ...
We found two communities that are also named Green Oak.
Within Indiana, the name Green Oak is unique.
Beyond Indiana, we know of two communities that are located in the United States and Canada. Of these two communities, one is located in the United States and the other in Canada.
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- Manitoba
- This Green Oak lies 802 miles [1,290.7 km]<1> to the northwest of the Green Oak that is located in Fulton County.
- Michigan
- Livingston County
- This Green Oak is located in Livingston County and lies 164 miles [263.9 km]<1> to the northeast of the Green Oak that is located in Fulton County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Livingston County community of Green Oak.
Curious and Interesting Names Near Green 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.
- Beaver Dam
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- Beaver Dam is located in Kosciusko County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beaver Dam
- Big Hill
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Big Hill is located in Fulton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Big Hill
- Chili
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
- Chili is located in Miami County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chili
- Deedsville
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Deedsville is located in Miami County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Deedsville
- Grass Creek
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- Grass Creek is located in Fulton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grass Creek
- Hoover
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
- Hoover is located in Cass County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hoover
- Little Charlie
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- Little Charlie is located in Cass County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Little Charlie
- Macy
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Marshtown
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Marshtown is located in Fulton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marshtown
- Mexico
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
- Mount Pleasant
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
- Mount Pleasant is located in Cass County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Pleasant
- Twelve Mile
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Twelve Mile is located in Cass County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Twelve Mile
- Walnut
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
- Walnut is located in Marshall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Walnut
How Far From Green 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 Green Oak to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Green Oak and extending to:
- Rochester, which is the Seat of Fulton County, lies just to the North Northwest.
- Indianapolis, which is the State Capital of Indiana, lies 84 miles [135.2 km]<1> to the south (S). If you could drive a straight line from Green Oak to Indianapolis, with an average speed<3>of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, it would take less than two hours to make the trip. A comfortable walk of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour would take 5 days. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take most of three days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 505 miles [812.7 km] to the east southeast (ESE). Driving would take just over 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 6,170 miles [9,929.7 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,904 miles [11,110.9 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,783 miles [7,697.5 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>'
Footnotes ...
| <1> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'point-to-point' distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Green Oak) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |
| <2> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <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 Green Oak 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 Green Oak. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 40.9964, Longitude: -86.1842 In this case, the coordinates for Green Oak have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <5> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 313.49 degrees. |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 310.127 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 308.12 degrees. |
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