Outdoor Activities ...
As we travel, we like to pursue some of our interests (such as astronomy and bird watching).
When in Black Oak, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Black Oak and the surrounding area.
- Weather ...
- Before heading outdoors, you should check the weather:
- The National Weather Service forecast for Black Oak
- 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 Black Oak:
- 39.499258, -78.918913
- 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 Black 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 Allegany County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- eBird sighting report for Allegany County
- Since Black Oak is near Mineral County and also Garrett County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- eBird sighting report for Mineral County
- eBird sighting report for Garrett 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 Black Oak ...
We found fourteen communities that share the name Black Oak.
Within Maryland, the name Black Oak is unique.
Beyond Maryland, we know of another fourteen communities that are located throughout in the United States.
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- Alabama
- Arkansas
- Craighead County
- This Black Oak is located in Craighead County and lies 674 miles [1,084.7 km]<2> to the west southwest of the Black Oak that is located in Allegany County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Craighead County community of Black Oak.
- Poinsett County
- This Black Oak is located in Poinsett County and lies 688 miles [1,107.2 km] to the west southwest of the Black Oak that is located in Allegany County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Poinsett County community of Black Oak.
- Washington County
- This Black Oak is located in Washington County and lies 861 miles [1,385.6 km] to the west of the Black Oak that is located in Allegany County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Washington County community of Black Oak.
- California
- Indiana
- Davies's County
- This Black Oak is located in Davies's County and lies 441 miles [709.7 km]<2> to the west of the Black Oak that is located in Allegany County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Davies's County community of Black Oak.
- Lake County
- This Black Oak is located in Lake County and lies 466 miles [750 km] to the west northwest of the Black Oak that is located in Allegany County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Lake County community of Black Oak.
- Missouri
- Ohio
- Tennessee
- Knox County
- This Black Oak is located in Knox County and lies 365 miles [587.4 km]<2> to the southwest of the Black Oak that is located in Allegany County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Knox County community of Black Oak.
- Scott County
- This Black Oak is located in Scott County and lies 372 miles [598.7 km] to the west southwest of the Black Oak that is located in Allegany County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Scott County community of Black Oak.
- White County
- This Black Oak is located in White County and lies 433 miles [696.8 km] to the west southwest of the Black Oak that is located in Allegany County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the White County community of Black Oak.
- Texas
- West Virginia
Curious and Interesting Names Near Black 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.
- Danville
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest) - Franklin
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west) - Frost ‑ Historic
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast) - Limestone
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest) - Luke
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west) - McCoole
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest) - Moscow
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Moscow
- Moscow is located in Allegany County
- National
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north) - Ocean
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north) - Porters ‑ Historic
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast) - Short Gap
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Short Gap
- Short Gap is located in Mineral County (WV)
- Triple Lakes
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Triple Lakes have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Triple Lakes
- Triple Lakes is located in Allegany County
How Far From Black 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 Black Oak to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Black Oak and extending to:
- Cumberland, which is the Seat of Allegany County, lies 13 miles [20.9 km]<2> to the northeast. If you could walk a straight line from Black Oak to Cumberland, with an average speed<5> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take 6 hours to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take four to five hours.
- Annapolis, which is the State Capital of Maryland, lies 134 miles [215.7 km] to the east southeast (ESE). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take less than three hours, a buggy would take 6 days and walking would take 8 days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 108 miles [173.8 km] to the east southeast (ESE). Driving would take about two hours, a buggy would take 5 days and walking would take 7 days.
- The shortest distance<6> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 5,950 miles [9,575.6 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,663 miles [10,723.1 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<8>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,538 miles [7,303.2 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<9>
Off-the-Road Links ...
Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Black Oak. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.
The official website for Allegany County: www.gov.allconet.org/
The official website for State of Maryland: www.maryland.gov/
Footnotes ...
| <1> | 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 Black 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. |
| <2> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' (or point-to-point) distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Black Oak) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Black Oak. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 39.4993, Longitude: -78.9189 In this case, the coordinates for Black Oak have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <3> | 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 Black Oak, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <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> | 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. |
| <6> | 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 Black Oak to the Middle East to be East and South, the Great Circle Route actually lies to the North and East. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 308.978 degrees. |
| <8> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 304.768 degrees. |
| <9> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 305.292 degrees. |