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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 Three Oaks, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Three Oaks and the surrounding area.

  • Weather ...
  • 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 Three Oaks:
    • 41.798909, -86.612384
    • 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 Three 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 Berrien County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
    • Open the eBird sighting report for Berrien County
    • Since Three Oaks is near LaPorte County and also Saint Joseph County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
    • Open the eBird sighting report for LaPorte County
    • Open the eBird sighting report for Saint Joseph 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 Three Oaks

Communities Also Named Three Oaks ...

We found eight communities that are also named Three Oaks.

Within Michigan, the name Three Oaks is unique.

Beyond Michigan, we know of eight communities that are located in the United States.

  • Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
    • Florida
      • Lee County
      • This Three Oaks is located in Lee County and lies 1,093 miles [1,759 km]<1> to the south southeast of the Three Oaks that is located in Berrien County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Lee County community of Three Oaks.
    • Georgia
      • Bibb County
      • This Three Oaks is located in Bibb County and lies 648 miles [1,042.9 km]<1> to the south southeast of the Three Oaks that is located in Berrien County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Bibb County community of Three Oaks.
    • Louisiana
      • Saint Bernard Parish
      • Although located in Saint Bernard Parish, we don't know the location within the county.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Saint Bernard Parish community of Three Oaks.
    • Ohio
      • Lawrence County
      • This Three Oaks is located in Lawrence County and lies 309 miles [497.3 km]<1> to the southeast of the Three Oaks that is located in Berrien County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Lawrence County community of Three Oaks.
    • Tennessee
      • Lawrence County
      • This Three Oaks is located in Lawrence County and lies 445 miles [716.2 km]<1> to the south of the Three Oaks that is located in Berrien County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Lawrence County community of Three Oaks.
      • Lincoln County
      • This Three Oaks is located in Lincoln County and lies 466 miles [750 km] to the south of the Three Oaks that is located in Berrien County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Lincoln County community of Three Oaks.
    • Texas
      • Wilson 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 Texas community of Three Oaks [Wilson County].
    • Virginia
      • Goochland County
      • This Three Oaks is located in Goochland County and lies 543 miles [873.9 km]<1> to the east southeast of the Three Oaks that is located in Berrien County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Goochland County community of Three Oaks.

Curious and Interesting Names Near Three 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.

  • Birchwood
    (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
    • Birchwood is located in Berrien County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Birchwood
  • Gordon Beach
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
    • Gordon Beach is located in Berrien County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gordon Beach
  • Grand Beach
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
    • Grand Beach is located in Berrien County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grand Beach
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 281 people
  • Hicks
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
    • Hicks is located in LaPorte County (IN)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hicks
  • Hills Corners
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
    • Hills Corners is located in Berrien County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hills Corners
  • Hillside
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
    • Hillside is located in LaPorte County (IN)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hillside
  • Hooks Corner
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
    • Hooks Corner is located in Berrien County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hooks Corner
  • Lakeview
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
    • Lakeview is located in Berrien County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lakeview
  • Rolling Prairie
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
  • Union Pier
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)

How Far From Three 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 village such as Three Oaks to various places of note, such as the White House.

With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Three Oaks and extending to:

  • Saint Joseph, which is the Seat of Berrien County, lies 21 miles [33.8 km]<1> to the north northeast. If you could walk a straight line from Three Oaks to Saint Joseph, with an average speed<4> 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 most of a day.
  • Lansing, which is the State Capital of Michigan, lies 123 miles [197.9 km] to the east northeast (ENE). 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 541 miles [870.7 km] to the east southeast (ESE). Driving would take just over a day, a buggy would take 22 days and walking would take 31 days.
  • The shortest distance<5> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,148 miles [9,894.2 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
  • The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,885 miles [11,080.3 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>
  • The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,767 miles [7,671.7 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<8>'

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 drawn from Point A (ie- Three Oaks) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'.
<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 Three Oaks, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.
<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 Three 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 Three Oaks. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 41.7989, Longitude: -86.6124       In this case, the coordinates for Three Oaks have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).
<6>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 313.762 degrees.
<7>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 310.552 degrees.
<8>The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 308.088 degrees.