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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 Four Oaks, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Four Oaks 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 Four Oaks:
- 38.633960, -84.317992
- 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 Four 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 Pendleton County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Pendleton County
- Since Four Oaks is near Harrison County and also Bracken County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Harrison County
- Open the eBird sighting report for Bracken 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 Four Oaks
Communities Also Named Four Oaks ...
We found two communities that are also named Four Oaks.
Within Kentucky, the name Four Oaks is unique.
Beyond Kentucky, we know of two communities that are located in the United States.
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- Georgia
- DeKalb County
- This Four Oaks is located in DeKalb County and lies 324 miles [521.4 km]<1> to the south of the Four Oaks that is located in Pendleton County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the DeKalb County community of Four Oaks.
- North Carolina
- Johnston County
- This Four Oaks is located in Johnston County and lies 392 miles [630.9 km]<1> to the east southeast of the Four Oaks that is located in Pendleton County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Johnston County community of Four Oaks.
Curious and Interesting Names Near Four 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.
- Bachelors Rest
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Bachelors Rest is located in Pendleton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bachelors Rest
- Berlin
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Berlin is located in Bracken County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Berlin
- Berry
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Berry is located in Harrison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Berry
- Population from the 2020 Census: 250 people
- Boston
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Boston is located in Pendleton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Boston
- Butler
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- Claysville
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- Claysville is located in Harrison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Claysville
- Durbintown
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Durbintown is located in Harrison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Durbintown
- Greenwood
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Greenwood is located in Pendleton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greenwood
- Locust Grove
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Locust Grove is located in Pendleton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Locust Grove
- Marcus
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Marcus is located in Pendleton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marcus
- Meridian
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- Meridian is located in Pendleton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Meridian
- Sunrise
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Sunrise is located in Harrison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sunrise
- Willow
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Willow is located in Bracken County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Willow
How Far From Four Oaks to ...
We spend a lot of time looking through Gazetteers that were published in the late 1800's and early 1900's. Many of the Gazetteers include the distance from a community such as Four Oaks to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Four Oaks and extending to:
- Falmouth, which is the Seat of Pendleton County, lies just to the North Northwest.
- Frankfort, which is the State Capital of Kentucky, lies 42 miles [67.6 km]<1> to the southwest (SW). If you could walk a straight line from Four Oaks to Frankfort, with an average speed<3> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take about three full days to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take just about two full days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 392 miles [630.9 km] to the east (E). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take most of a day, a buggy would take 16 days and walking would take 23 days.
- The shortest distance<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,209 miles [9,992.4 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,930 miles [11,152.8 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,806 miles [7,734.5 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>'
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 things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Four Oaks) 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 Four 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 Four Oaks. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 38.6340, Longitude: -84.3180 In this case, the coordinates for Four Oaks have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <5> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 312.312 degrees. |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 308.44 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 307.954 degrees. |
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