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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 Big Oak, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Big 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 Big Oak:
- 38.463179, -76.703852
- 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 Big 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 Saint Mary's County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Saint Mary's County
- Since Big Oak is near Charles County and also Calvert County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Charles County
- Open the eBird sighting report for Calvert 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 Big Oak
Communities Also Named Big Oak ...
We found five communities that are also named Big Oak.
Within Maryland, the name Big Oak is unique.
Beyond Maryland, we know of five communities that are located in the United States.
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- Alabama
- Lauderdale County
- This Big Oak is located in Lauderdale County and lies 645 miles [1,038 km]<1> to the west southwest of the Big Oak that is located in Saint Mary's County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Lauderdale County community of Big Oak.
- Georgia
- Brantley County
- This Big Oak is located in Brantley County and lies 590 miles [949.5 km]<1> to the south southwest of the Big Oak that is located in Saint Mary's County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Brantley County community of Big Oak.
- Hall County
- This Big Oak is located in Hall County and lies 489 miles [787 km] to the west southwest of the Big Oak that is located in Saint Mary's County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Hall County community of Big Oak.
- New Jersey
- Cumberland County
- This Big Oak is located in Cumberland County and lies 106 miles [170.6 km]<1> to the northeast of the Big Oak that is located in Saint Mary's County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Cumberland County community of Big Oak.
- North Carolina
- Moore 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 North Carolina community of Big Oak [Moore County].
Curious and Interesting Names Near Big 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.
- Arborview
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Arborview is located in Charles County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Arborview
- Birch Hanger
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Birch Hanger is located in Saint Mary's County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Birch Hanger
- Breezy Knolls
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Breezy Knolls is located in Saint Mary's County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Breezy Knolls
- Burning Oaks
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Burning Oaks is located in Saint Mary's County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Burning Oaks
- Cedar Beach
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Cedar Beach is located in Calvert County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cedar Beach
- Cellar Hill
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- Cellar Hill is located in Saint Mary's County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cellar Hill
- Chickasaw Run
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Chickasaw Run is located in Saint Mary's County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chickasaw Run
- Follywoods
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Follywoods is located in Calvert County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Follywoods
- Golden Beach
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- Golden Beach is located in Saint Mary's County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Golden Beach
- Hidden River
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- Hidden River is located in Saint Mary's County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hidden River
- Horse Landing
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Horse Landing is located in Saint Mary's County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Horse Landing
- Huntersville
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- Huntersville is located in Saint Mary's County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Huntersville
- Continue List (7 more) ...
- Loves
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Loves is located in Charles County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Loves
- Maxwell Hall
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Maxwell Hall is located in Charles County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maxwell Hall
- Mechanicsville
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- Oaks
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Oaks is located in Saint Mary's County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oaks
- Rustic Hills
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- Rustic Hills is located in Saint Mary's County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rustic Hills
- Shady Dale
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- Shady Dale is located in Saint Mary's County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shady Dale
- Widow Woods
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Widow Woods is located in Saint Mary's County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Widow Woods
How Far From Big 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 Big Oak to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Big Oak and extending to:
- Leonardtown, which is the Seat of Saint Mary's County, lies 11 miles [17.7 km]<1> to the south southeast. If you could walk a straight line from Big Oak to Leonardtown, with an average speed<4> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take five to six hours to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take nearly four hours.
- Annapolis, which is the State Capital of Maryland, lies 37 miles [59.5 km] to the north northeast (NNE). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take less than an hour, a buggy would take just about two full days and walking would take over two days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 34 miles [54.7 km] to the north northwest (NNW). Driving would take less than an hour, a buggy would take just about two full days and walking would take most of two days.
- The shortest distance<5> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 5,902 miles [9,498.3 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,604 miles [10,628.1 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<7>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,482 miles [7,213.1 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<8>'
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 drawn from Point A (ie- Big Oak) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |
| <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 Bird Creek to see Pete ... Bird 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 Big 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. |
| <3> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <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 Big 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 Big Oak. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 38.4632, Longitude: -76.7039 In this case, the coordinates for Big Oak have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 307.721 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 303.181 degrees. |
| <8> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 304.743 degrees. |
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