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As we travel, we like to pursue some of our interests (such as astronomy and bird watching).

When in White Oak, we use the following websites to find information relevant to White Oak 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 White Oak:
    • 42.524202, -84.190795
    • 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 Oak
  • 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 Oak ...

We found 62 communities that share the name White Oak.

There is one other community in Michigan which is also named White Oak.

Beyond Michigan, we know of another 61 communities that are located throughout in the United States and Canada. Of these 61 communities, 61 are located in the United States and one is in Canada.

  • Communities Located In Michigan ...
    • Van Buren County
      • We found mention of this community, but have little information.<1> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Michigan community of White Oak [Van Buren County].
  • Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
    • Alabama
      • Barbour County
      • This White Oak is located in Barbour County and lies 736 miles [1,184.5 km]<2> to the south of the White Oak that is located in Ingham County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Barbour County community of White Oak.
      • Franklin County
      • This White Oak is located in Franklin County and lies 587 miles [944.7 km] to the south southwest of the White Oak that is located in Ingham County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Franklin County community of White Oak.
      • Henry County
      • This White Oak is located in Henry County and lies 744 miles [1,197.4 km] to the south of the White Oak that is located in Ingham County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Henry County community of White Oak.
      • Marshall County
      • This White Oak is located in Marshall County and lies 582 miles [936.6 km] to the south southwest of the White Oak that is located in Ingham County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Marshall County community of White Oak.
    • Arkansas
      • Cleveland County
      • We found mention of this community, but have little information.<1> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Arkansas community of White Oak [Cleveland County].
      • Franklin County
      • This White Oak is located in Franklin County and lies 706 miles [1,136.2 km]<2> to the southwest of the White Oak that is located in Ingham County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Franklin County community of White Oak.
      • Greene County
      • This White Oak is located in Greene County and lies 543 miles [873.9 km] to the southwest of the White Oak that is located in Ingham County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Greene County community of White Oak.
      • Johnson County
      • This White Oak is located in Johnson County and lies 698 miles [1,123.3 km] to the southwest of the White Oak that is located in Ingham County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Johnson County community of White Oak.
    • Georgia
      • Camden County
      • This White Oak is located in Camden County and lies 805 miles [1,295.5 km]<2> to the south of the White Oak that is located in Ingham County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Camden County community of White Oak.
      • Coweta County
      • This White Oak is located in Coweta County and lies 630 miles [1,013.9 km] to the south of the White Oak that is located in Ingham County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Coweta County community of White Oak.
      • Walker County
      • This White Oak is located in Walker County and lies 524 miles [843.3 km] to the south of the White Oak that is located in Ingham County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Walker County community of White Oak.
    • Illinois
      • Montgomery County
      • This White Oak is located in Montgomery County and lies 349 miles [561.7 km]<2> to the southwest of the White Oak that is located in Ingham County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Montgomery County community of White Oak.
      • Saint Clair County
      • We found mention of this community, but have little information.<1> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Illinois community of White Oak [Saint Clair County].
    • Iowa
      • Mahaska County
      • We found mention of this community, but have little information.<1> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Iowa community of White Oak [Mahaska County].
      • Polk County
      • This White Oak is located in Polk County and lies 482 miles [775.7 km]<2> to the west of the White Oak that is located in Ingham County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Polk County community of White Oak.
    • Kentucky
      • Garrard County
      • This White Oak is located in Garrard County and lies 331 miles [532.7 km]<2> to the south of the White Oak that is located in Ingham County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Garrard County community of White Oak.
      • Morgan County
      • This White Oak is located in Morgan County and lies 326 miles [524.6 km] to the south of the White Oak that is located in Ingham County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Morgan County community of White Oak.
    • Maryland
      • Harford County
      • This White Oak is located in Harford County and lies 458 miles [737.1 km]<2> to the east southeast of the White Oak that is located in Ingham County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Harford County community of White Oak.
      • Montgomery County
      • This White Oak is located in Montgomery County and lies 446 miles [717.8 km] to the east southeast of the White Oak that is located in Ingham County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Montgomery County community of White Oak.
      • Queen Anne's County
      • We found mention of this community, but have little information.<1> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Maryland community of White Oak [Queen Anne's County].
    • Mississippi
      • Panola County
      • This White Oak is located in Panola County and lies 641 miles [1,031.6 km]<2> to the south southwest of the White Oak that is located in Ingham County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Panola County community of White Oak.
      • Smith County
      • This White Oak is located in Smith County and lies 781 miles [1,256.9 km] to the south southwest of the White Oak that is located in Ingham County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Smith County community of White Oak.
      • Tunica County
      • This White Oak is located in Tunica County and lies 637 miles [1,025.2 km] to the southwest of the White Oak that is located in Ingham County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Tunica County community of White Oak.
    • Missouri
      • Dunklin County
      • This White Oak is located in Dunklin County and lies 528 miles [849.7 km]<2> to the southwest of the White Oak that is located in Ingham County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Dunklin County community of White Oak.
    • North Carolina
      • Bladen County
      • This White Oak is located in Bladen County and lies 612 miles [984.9 km]<2> to the south southeast of the White Oak that is located in Ingham County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Bladen County community of White Oak.
      • Gates County
      • This White Oak is located in Gates County and lies 575 miles [925.4 km] to the southeast of the White Oak that is located in Ingham County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Gates County community of White Oak.
      • Guilford County
      • This White Oak is located in Guilford County and lies 501 miles [806.3 km] to the south southeast of the White Oak that is located in Ingham County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Guilford County community of White Oak.
      • Halifax County
      • This White Oak is located in Halifax County and lies 552 miles [888.4 km] to the southeast of the White Oak that is located in Ingham County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Halifax County community of White Oak.
      • Nash County
      • This White Oak is located in Nash County and lies 561 miles [902.8 km] to the southeast of the White Oak that is located in Ingham County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Nash County community of White Oak.
      • Union County
      • This White Oak is located in Union County and lies 550 miles [885.1 km] to the south southeast of the White Oak that is located in Ingham County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Union County community of White Oak.
      • Wake County
      • This White Oak is located in Wake County and lies 560 miles [901.2 km] to the southeast of the White Oak that is located in Ingham County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Wake County community of White Oak.
    • Ohio
      • Brown County
      • This White Oak is located in Brown County and lies 242 miles [389.5 km]<2> to the south of the White Oak that is located in Ingham County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Brown County community of White Oak.
      • Fayette County
      • This White Oak is located in Fayette County and lies 200 miles [321.9 km] to the south southeast of the White Oak that is located in Ingham County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Fayette County community of White Oak.
      • Hamilton County
      • This White Oak is located in Hamilton County and lies 229 miles [368.5 km] to the south of the White Oak that is located in Ingham County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Hamilton County community of White Oak.
      • Washington County
      • This community is historic<3> and although located in Washington County, we don't know where within the county.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Washington County community of White Oak.
    • Oklahoma
      • Cherokee County
      • This White Oak is located in Cherokee County and lies 745 miles [1,199 km]<2> to the southwest of the White Oak that is located in Ingham County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Cherokee County community of White Oak.
      • Craig County
      • This White Oak is located in Craig County and lies 715 miles [1,150.7 km] to the west southwest of the White Oak that is located in Ingham County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Craig County community of White Oak.
    • Ontario
      • This White Oak lies 151 miles [243 km]<2> to the east of the White Oak that is located in Ingham County.
    • Pennsylvania
      • Allegheny County
      • This White Oak is located in Allegheny County and lies 271 miles [436.1 km]<2> to the east southeast of the White Oak that is located in Ingham County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Allegheny County community of White Oak.
      • Lancaster County
      • This White Oak is located in Lancaster County and lies 434 miles [698.5 km] to the east southeast of the White Oak that is located in Ingham County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Lancaster County community of White Oak.
    • South Carolina
      • Clarendon County
      • This White Oak is located in Clarendon County and lies 655 miles [1,054.1 km]<2> to the south southeast of the White Oak that is located in Ingham County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Clarendon County community of White Oak.
      • Fairfield County
      • This White Oak is located in Fairfield County and lies 580 miles [933.4 km] to the south southeast of the White Oak that is located in Ingham County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Fairfield County community of White Oak.
      • Greenville County
      • This White Oak is located in Greenville County and lies 536 miles [862.6 km] to the south of the White Oak that is located in Ingham County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Greenville County community of White Oak.
      • Horry County
      • This White Oak is located in Horry County and lies 658 miles [1,058.9 km] to the south southeast of the White Oak that is located in Ingham County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Horry County community of White Oak.
    • Tennessee
      • Campbell County
      • This White Oak is located in Campbell County and lies 413 miles [664.7 km]<2> to the south of the White Oak that is located in Ingham County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Campbell County community of White Oak.
      • Hamilton County
      • This White Oak is located in Hamilton County and lies 516 miles [830.4 km] to the south of the White Oak that is located in Ingham County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Hamilton County community of White Oak.
      • Macon County
      • This White Oak is located in Macon County and lies 420 miles [675.9 km] to the south southwest of the White Oak that is located in Ingham County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Macon County community of White Oak.
      • Morgan County
      • This White Oak is located in Morgan County and lies 450 miles [724.2 km] to the south of the White Oak that is located in Ingham County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Morgan County community of White Oak.
    • Texas
      • Gregg County
      • This White Oak is located in Gregg County and lies 902 miles [1,451.6 km]<2> to the southwest of the White Oak that is located in Ingham County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Gregg County community of White Oak.
      • Hopkins County
      • We found mention of this community, but have little information.<1> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Texas community of White Oak [Hopkins County].
      • Marion County
      • This White Oak is located in Marion County and lies 868 miles [1,396.9 km] to the southwest of the White Oak that is located in Ingham County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Marion County community of White Oak.
      • Titus County
      • This White Oak is located in Titus County and lies 866 miles [1,393.7 km] to the southwest of the White Oak that is located in Ingham County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Titus County community of White Oak.
    • Virginia
      • Halifax County
      • This White Oak is located in Halifax County and lies 480 miles [772.5 km]<2> to the southeast of the White Oak that is located in Ingham County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Halifax County community of White Oak.
      • Henrico County
      • We found mention of this community, but have little information.<1> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Virginia community of White Oak [Henrico County].
      • Newport News City
      • This White Oak is located in Newport News City and lies 556 miles [894.8 km] to the southeast of the White Oak that is located in Ingham County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Newport News City community of White Oak.
      • Pittsylvania County
      • We found mention of this community, but have little information. For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Virginia community of White Oak [Pittsylvania County].
      • Stafford County
      • This White Oak is located in Stafford County and lies 461 miles [741.9 km] to the southeast of the White Oak that is located in Ingham County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Stafford County community of White Oak.
    • West Virginia
      • Raleigh County
      • This White Oak is located in Raleigh County and lies 371 miles [597.1 km]<2> to the south southeast of the White Oak that is located in Ingham County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Raleigh County community of White Oak.
      • Ritchie County
      • This White Oak is located in Ritchie County and lies 287 miles [461.9 km] to the southeast of the White Oak that is located in Ingham County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Ritchie County community of White Oak.
      • Upshur County
      • This White Oak is located in Upshur County and lies 314 miles [505.3 km] to the southeast of the White Oak that is located in Ingham County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Upshur County community of White Oak.
    • Wisconsin
      • Lafayette County
      • This White Oak is located in Lafayette County and lies 309 miles [497.3 km]<2> to the west of the White Oak that is located in Ingham County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Lafayette County community of White Oak.

Curious and Interesting Names Near White 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.

  • Chalkerville
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chalkerville
    • Chalkerville is located in Livingston County
    • Chalkerville has also been known as:
    • Chalkers Landing
  • Chubb's Corners ‑ Historic
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
    • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Chubb's Corners. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<4>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chubb's Corners
    • Chubb's Corners is located in Livingston County
  • Dansville
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
  • Eden
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Eden have been provided by the GNIS.<6> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eden
    • Eden is located in Ingham County
  • Fowlerville
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
  • Gregory
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Gregory have been provided by the GNIS.<6> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gregory
    • Gregory is located in Livingston County
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Gregory <5>
  • Hell
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hell
    • Hell is located in Livingston County
    • Hell has also been known as:
    • Hi Land Lake
    • Highland Lake
    • Hiland Lake
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Hell <5>
  • Kaiserville
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kaiserville
    • Kaiserville is located in Livingston County
  • Leslie
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Leslie have been provided by the GNIS.<6> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Leslie
    • Leslie is located in Ingham County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,883 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Leslie <5>
  • Mason
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Mason have been provided by the GNIS.<6> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mason
    • Mason is located in Ingham County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 8,389 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Mason <5>
  • Pleasant Lake
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Pleasant Lake have been provided by the GNIS.<6> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pleasant Lake
    • Pleasant Lake is located in Jackson County
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Pleasant Lake <5>

How Far From White 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 White Oak to various places of note, such as the White House.

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

  • Mason, which is the Seat of Ingham County, lies 13 miles [20.9 km]<2> to the west northwest. If you could walk a straight line from White Oak to Mason, with an average speed<7> 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.
  • Lansing, which is the State Capital of Michigan, lies 23 miles [37 km] to the northwest (NW). The buggy would take most of a day and walking would take just about two full days.
  • The White House (Washington, DC) is 450 miles [724.2 km] to the east southeast (ESE). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take most of a day, a buggy would take 18 days and walking would take 26 days.
  • The shortest distance<8> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,023 miles [9,693.1 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<9>
  • The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,758 miles [10,875.9 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<10>
  • The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,638 miles [7,464.1 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<11>

Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for White Oak. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.

The official website for Ingham County: www.ingham.org/

The official website for State of Michigan: https://www.michigan.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 Rock Creek to see Pete ... Rock 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 White 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 things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- White Oak) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in White Oak. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 42.5242, Longitude: -84.1908       In this case, the coordinates for White 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 White Oak, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.
<4>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.
<5>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<6>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.
<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 Oak 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 312.159 degrees.
<10>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 308.836 degrees.
<11>The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 306.669 degrees.









 

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