Outdoor Activities ...
As we travel, we like to pursue some of our interests (such as astronomy and bird watching).
When in White Oaks, we use the following websites to find information relevant to White Oaks and the surrounding area.
- Weather ...
- Before heading outdoors, you should check the weather:
- The National Weather Service forecast for White 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 White Oaks:
- 42.730914, -73.197607
- 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 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 Berkshire County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- eBird sighting report for Berkshire County
- Since White Oaks is near Bennington County and also Rensselaer County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- eBird sighting report for Bennington County
- eBird sighting report for Rensselaer 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 Oaks ...
We found eleven communities that share the name White Oaks.
Within Massachusetts, the name White Oaks is unique.
Beyond Massachusetts, we know of another eleven communities that are located throughout in the United States.
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- Alabama
- Jefferson County
- This White Oaks is located in Jefferson County and lies 957 miles [1,540.1 km]<1> to the southwest of the White Oaks that is located in Berkshire County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Jefferson County community of White Oaks.
- Florida
- Hillsborough County
- This White Oaks is located in Hillsborough County and lies 1,139 miles [1,833 km]<1> to the south southwest of the White Oaks that is located in Berkshire County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Hillsborough County community of White Oaks.
- New Mexico
- Lincoln 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 New Mexico community of White Oaks [Lincoln County].
- North Carolina
- Transylvania County
- This White Oaks is located in Transylvania County and lies 725 miles [1,166.8 km]<1> to the southwest of the White Oaks that is located in Berkshire County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Transylvania County community of White Oaks.
- Union County
- This White Oaks is located in Union County and lies 666 miles [1,071.8 km] to the southwest of the White Oaks that is located in Berkshire County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Union County community of White Oaks.
- Ohio
- Jefferson County
- We found mention of this community, but have little information.<3> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Ohio community of White Oaks [Jefferson County].
- South Carolina
- Anderson County
- This White Oaks is located in Anderson County and lies 756 miles [1,216.7 km]<1> to the southwest of the White Oaks that is located in Berkshire County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Anderson County community of White Oaks.
- Beaufort County
- This White Oaks is located in Beaufort County and lies 821 miles [1,321.3 km] to the south southwest of the White Oaks that is located in Berkshire County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Beaufort County community of White Oaks.
- Tennessee
- Coffee County
- This White Oaks is located in Coffee County and lies 851 miles [1,369.6 km]<1> to the west southwest of the White Oaks that is located in Berkshire County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Coffee County community of White Oaks.
- Texas
- Montgomery County
- We found mention of this community, but have little information.<3> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Texas community of White Oaks [Montgomery County].
- Virginia
- Fairfax County
- This White Oaks is located in Fairfax County and lies 340 miles [547.2 km]<1> to the southwest of the White Oaks that is located in Berkshire County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Fairfax County community of White Oaks.
- Alabama
Curious and Interesting Names Near White 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.
- Arnoldville
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Arnoldville
- Arnoldville is located in Berkshire County
- Berlin
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Berlin
- Berlin is located in Rensselaer County (NY)
- Cherryplain
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Cherryplain have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cherryplain
- Cherryplain is located in Rensselaer County (NY)
- Eastern Summit
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Eastern Summit have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eastern Summit
- Eastern Summit is located in Berkshire County
- Florida
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Florida
- Florida is located in Berkshire County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 711 people
- Greylock
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast) - Hoosick
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hoosick
- Hoosick is located in Rensselaer County (NY)
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Hoosick <6>
- Little Egypt
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Little Egypt have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Little Egypt
- Little Egypt is located in Berkshire County
- Maple Grove
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Maple Grove have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maple Grove
- Maple Grove is located in Berkshire County
- Meadowvale
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Meadowvale have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Meadowvale
- Meadowvale is located in Berkshire County
- Sweets Corner
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Sweets Corner have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sweets Corner
- Sweets Corner is located in Berkshire County
How Far From White 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 White Oaks to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in White Oaks and extending to:
- Pittsfield, which is the Seat of Berkshire County, lies 19 miles [30.6 km]<1> to the south. If you could walk a straight line from White Oaks to Pittsfield, with an average speed<7> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take just over a day to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take 6 hours.
- Boston, which is the State Capital of Massachusetts, lies 111 miles [178.6 km] to the east southeast (ESE). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take about two hours, a buggy would take 5 days and walking would take 7 days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 332 miles [534.3 km] to the southwest (SW). Driving would take five to six hours, a buggy would take 13 days and walking would take 19 days.
- The shortest distance<8> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 5,579 miles [8,978.5 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<9>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,292 miles [10,126 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<10>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,167 miles [6,706.1 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<11>
Off-the-Road Links ...
Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for White Oaks. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.
The official website for State of Massachusetts: https://www.mass.gov/
Footnotes ...
| <1> | 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 from Point A (ie- White Oaks) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in White Oaks. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 42.7309, Longitude: -73.1976 In this case, the coordinates for White Oaks have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <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 White Oaks, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <3> | 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 White 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. |
| <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> | An 'estimated' location is one where we have been given GPS coordinates, but are unable to verify the accuracy of those coordinates. That said, we have some confidence that we have placed the marker near the actual location. A typical reason for being unable to verify a location is that it might be on private property or maybe historic and gone without an obvious trace. |
| <6> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <7> | 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. |
| <8> | 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 Oaks to the Middle East to be East and South, the Great Circle Route actually lies to the North and East. |
| <9> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 305.215 degrees. |
| <10> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 301.027 degrees. |
| <11> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 301.359 degrees. |