Outdoor Activities ...
As we travel, we like to pursue some of our interests (such as astronomy and bird watching).
When in North Oaks, we use the following websites to find information relevant to North Oaks and the surrounding area.
- Weather ...
- Before heading outdoors, you should check the weather:
- The National Weather Service forecast for North Oaks
- 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 North Oaks:
- 40.777311, -85.172448
- 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 North 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 Wells County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- eBird sighting report for Wells County
- Since North Oaks is near Adams County and also Huntington County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- eBird sighting report for Adams County
- eBird sighting report for Huntington 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 North Oaks ...
We found seven communities that share the name North Oaks.
Within Indiana, the name North Oaks is unique.
Beyond Indiana, we know of another seven communities that are located throughout in the United States.
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- Arkansas
- Pulaski County
- This North Oaks is located in Pulaski County and lies 567 miles [912.5 km]<1> to the southwest of the North Oaks that is located in Wells County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Pulaski County community of North Oaks.
- California
- Los Angeles County
- We found mention of this community, but have little information.<2> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the California community of North Oaks [Los Angeles County].
- Georgia
- Muscogee County
- This North Oaks is located in Muscogee County and lies 568 miles [914.1 km]<1> to the south of the North Oaks that is located in Wells County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Muscogee County community of North Oaks.
- Minnesota
- Ramsey County
- This North Oaks is located in Ramsey County and lies 498 miles [801.5 km]<1> to the northwest of the North Oaks that is located in Wells County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Ramsey County community of North Oaks.
- Nebraska
- Douglas County
- We found mention of this community, but have little information.<2> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Nebraska community of North Oaks [Douglas County].
- Texas
- Travis County
- We found mention of this community, but have little information.<2> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Texas community of North Oaks [Travis County].
- Utah
- Weber County
- This North Oaks is located in Weber County and lies 1,389 miles [2,235.4 km]<1> to the west of the North Oaks that is located in Wells County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Weber County community of North Oaks.
- Arkansas
Curious and Interesting Names Near North 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.
- Craigville
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Craigville
- Craigville is located in Wells County
- Curryville
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Curryville have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Curryville
- Curryville is located in Wells County
- Greenville
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Greenville have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greenville
- Greenville is located in Wells County
- Greenwood
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north) - Honduras
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east) - Kingsland
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north) - Liberty Center
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Liberty Center
- Liberty Center is located in Wells County
- Murray
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest) - Toll Gate Heights
(Less than 2 miles to the south)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Toll Gate Heights have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Toll Gate Heights
- Toll Gate Heights is located in Wells County
How Far From North 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 North Oaks to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in North Oaks and extending to:
- Bluffton, which is the Seat of Wells County, lies just to the South.
- Indianapolis, which is the State Capital of Indiana, lies 87 miles [140 km]<1> to the southwest (SW). If you could drive a straight line from North Oaks to Indianapolis, with an average speed<4>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 450 miles [724.2 km] to the east southeast (ESE). Driving would take most of a day, a buggy would take 18 days and walking would take 26 days.
- The shortest distance<5> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,142 miles [9,884.6 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,873 miles [11,061 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,751 miles [7,646 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<8>
Off-the-Road Links ...
Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for North Oaks. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.
The official website for Wells County: www.wellscounty.org/
The official website for State of Indiana: https://www.in.gov
Footnotes ...
| <1> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- North Oaks) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in North Oaks. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 40.7773, Longitude: -85.1724 |
| <2> | 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 Mile's to see Pete ... Mile's 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 North Oaks 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. |
| <3> | 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. |
| <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 North Oaks to the Middle East to be East and South, the Great Circle Route actually lies to the North and East. |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 312.838 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 309.352 degrees. |
| <8> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 307.704 degrees. |