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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 Lone Oak, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Lone 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 Lone Oak:
- 39.019865, -77.115695
- 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 Lone 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 Montgomery County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Montgomery County
- Since Lone Oak is near Fairfax County and also Arlington County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Fairfax County
- Open the eBird sighting report for Arlington 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 Lone Oak
Communities Also Named Lone Oak ...
We found 21 communities that are also named Lone Oak.
Within Maryland, the name Lone Oak is unique.
Beyond Maryland, we know of 21 communities that are located in the United States.
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- Colorado
- Las Animas County
- This Lone Oak is located in Las Animas County and lies 1,443 miles [2,322.3 km]<1> to the west of the Lone Oak that is located in Montgomery County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Las Animas County community of Lone Oak.
- Georgia
- Meriwether County
- This Lone Oak is located in Meriwether County and lies 589 miles [947.9 km]<1> to the southwest of the Lone Oak that is located in Montgomery County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Meriwether County community of Lone Oak.
- Kansas
- Crawford County
- This Lone Oak is located in Crawford County and lies 960 miles [1,545 km]<1> to the west of the Lone Oak that is located in Montgomery County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Crawford County community of Lone Oak.
- Kentucky
- Grayson County
- This Lone Oak is located in Grayson County and lies 497 miles [799.8 km]<1> to the west of the Lone Oak that is located in Montgomery County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Grayson County community of Lone Oak.
- McCracken County
- This Lone Oak is located in McCracken County and lies 642 miles [1,033.2 km] to the west of the Lone Oak that is located in Montgomery County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the McCracken County community of Lone Oak.
- Powell County
- This Lone Oak is located in Powell County and lies 380 miles [611.6 km] to the west of the Lone Oak that is located in Montgomery County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Powell County community of Lone Oak.
- Oklahoma
- Sequoyah County
- This Lone Oak is located in Sequoyah County and lies 989 miles [1,591.6 km]<1> to the west of the Lone Oak that is located in Montgomery County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Sequoyah County community of Lone Oak.
- South Carolina
- Spartanburg County
- This Lone Oak is located in Spartanburg County and lies 386 miles [621.2 km]<1> to the southwest of the Lone Oak that is located in Montgomery County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Spartanburg County community of Lone Oak.
- Tennessee
- Sequatchie County
- This Lone Oak is located in Sequatchie County and lies 524 miles [843.3 km]<1> to the west southwest of the Lone Oak that is located in Montgomery County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Sequatchie County community of Lone Oak.
- Williamson County
- This Lone Oak is located in Williamson County and lies 584 miles [939.9 km] to the west southwest of the Lone Oak that is located in Montgomery County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Williamson County community of Lone Oak.
- Texas
- Bexar County
- This Lone Oak is located in Bexar County and lies 1,373 miles [2,209.6 km]<1> to the west southwest of the Lone Oak that is located in Montgomery County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Bexar County community of Lone Oak.
- Cherokee County
- This Lone Oak is located in Cherokee County and lies 1,132 miles [1,821.8 km] to the west southwest of the Lone Oak that is located in Montgomery County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Cherokee County community of Lone Oak.
- Colorado County
- This Lone Oak is located in Colorado County and lies 1,270 miles [2,043.9 km] to the west southwest of the Lone Oak that is located in Montgomery County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Colorado County community of Lone Oak.
- Erath County
- Although located in Erath County, we don't know the location within the county.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Erath County community of Lone Oak.
- Hunt County
- This Lone Oak is located in Hunt County and lies 1,128 miles [1,815.3 km] to the west southwest of the Lone Oak that is located in Montgomery County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Hunt County community of Lone Oak.
- Lamar County
- This Lone Oak is located in Lamar County and lies 1,081 miles [1,739.7 km] to the west southwest of the Lone Oak that is located in Montgomery County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Lamar County community of Lone Oak.
- Navarro County
- This Lone Oak is located in Navarro County and lies 1,198 miles [1,928 km] to the west southwest of the Lone Oak that is located in Montgomery County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Navarro County community of Lone Oak.
- Virginia
- Hanover County
- This Lone Oak is located in Hanover County and lies 88 miles [141.6 km]<1> to the south southwest of the Lone Oak that is located in Montgomery County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Hanover County community of Lone Oak.
- Roanoke City
- This Lone Oak is located in Roanoke City and lies 195 miles [313.8 km] to the southwest of the Lone Oak that is located in Montgomery County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Roanoke City community of Lone Oak.
- Washington
- Cowlitz 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 Washington community of Lone Oak [Cowlitz County].
- West Virginia
- Marshall County
- This Lone Oak is located in Marshall County and lies 195 miles [313.8 km]<1> to the west northwest of the Lone Oak that is located in Montgomery County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Marshall County community of Lone Oak.
Curious and Interesting Names Near Lone 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.
- Cabin John
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Cabin John Park
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Cabin John Park is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cabin John Park
- Chevy Chase
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Chevy Chase Lake
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Chevy Chase Lake is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chevy Chase Lake
- Chevy Chase Terrace
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Chevy Chase Terrace is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chevy Chase Terrace
- Chevy Chase View
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- Chevy Chase View is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chevy Chase View
- Population from the 2020 Census: 979 people
- Chevy Chase Village
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Chevy Chase Village is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chevy Chase Village
- Population from the 2020 Census: 2,050 people
- English Village
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- English Village is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for English Village
- Forest Glen
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Forest Glen is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Forest Glen
- Fox Hills
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Fox Hills is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fox Hills
- Glen Echo
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Glenview
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Glenview is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glenview
- Continue List (24 more) ...
- Heritage Walk
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- Heritage Walk is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Heritage Walk
- High Point
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- High Point is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for High Point
- Holiday Park
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- Holiday Park is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Holiday Park
- Holly Hill
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- Holly Hill is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Holly Hill
- Homewood
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- Homewood is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Homewood
- Longwood
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- Longwood is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Longwood
- Maplewood
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- Maplewood is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maplewood
- Marymount
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- Marymount is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marymount
- Mohican Hills
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Mohican Hills is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mohican Hills
- Randolph Hills
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- Randolph Hills is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Randolph Hills
- Rock Creek Forest
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Rock Creek Forest is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rock Creek Forest
- Rock Creek Hills
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- Rock Creek Hills is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rock Creek Hills
- Rock Creek Knolls
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Rock Creek Knolls is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rock Creek Knolls
- Rock Creek Palisades
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- Rock Creek Palisades is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rock Creek Palisades
- Rockcrest
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Rockcrest is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rockcrest
- Rockland
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Rollingwood
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Rollingwood is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rollingwood
- Rosedale Park
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- Rosedale Park is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rosedale Park
- Scotland
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- Scotland is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Scotland
- Stoney Brook
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Stoney Brook is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stoney Brook
- Tulip Hill
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Tulip Hill is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tulip Hill
- Twin Brook
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Twin Brook is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Twin Brook
- Walnut Woods
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- Walnut Woods is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Walnut Woods
- Wildwood Hills
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- Wildwood Hills is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wildwood Hills
How Far From Lone Oak 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 Lone Oak to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Lone Oak and extending to:
- Rockville, which is the Seat of Montgomery County, lies just to the North Northwest.
- Annapolis, which is the State Capital of Maryland, lies 33 miles [53.1 km]<1> to the east (E). If you could walk a straight line from Lone Oak to Annapolis, with an average speed<4> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take most of two days to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take just over a day.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 9 miles [14.5 km] to the south southeast (SSE). The buggy would take a little over three hours and walking would take four to five hours.
- The shortest distance<5> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 5,896 miles [9,488.7 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,601 miles [10,623.3 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<7>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,478 miles [7,206.6 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- Lone 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 Lone 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 Lone 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 Lone Oak. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 39.0199, Longitude: -77.1157 |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 307.928 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 303.502 degrees. |
| <8> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 304.70 degrees. |
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