Outdoor Activities ...

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

When in Oakridge Estates, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Oakridge Estates and the surrounding area.

• Weather ...
  • Before heading outdoors, you should check the weather:
  • The National Weather Service forecast for Oakridge Estates

• 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 Oakridge Estates:
  • 33.632063, -88.688938
  • 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 Oakridge Estates

• 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 Clay County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Clay County
  • Since Oakridge Estates is near Oktibbeha County and also Monroe County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Oktibbeha County
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Monroe 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 Oakridge Estates

Communities Also Named Oakridge Estates ...

We found one communities that are also named Oakridge Estates.

Within Mississippi, the name Oakridge Estates is unique.

Beyond Mississippi, there is another community also named Oakridge Estates in the United States.

• Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
  • Arkansas
    • Lonoke County
    • This Oakridge Estates is located in Lonoke County and lies 211 miles [339.6 km]<1> to the west northwest of the Oakridge Estates that is located in Clay County.
    • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Lonoke County community of Oakridge Estates.

Curious and Interesting Names Near Oakridge Estates ...

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.

• Cedar Bluff
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
  • Cedar Bluff is located in Clay County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cedar Bluff
• Dicks Ferry
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
  • Dicks Ferry is located in Clay County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dicks Ferry
• Hopewell
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
  • Hopewell is located in Clay County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hopewell
• Mayhew
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
  • Mayhew is located in Lowndes County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mayhew
• Patrick
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
  • Patrick is located in Oktibbeha County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Patrick
• Prairie
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
  • Prairie is located in Monroe County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Prairie
• Rocky Ford
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
  • Rocky Ford is located in Clay County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rocky Ford
• Rocky Hill
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
  • Rocky Hill is located in Oktibbeha County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rocky Hill
• Rodgers ‑ Historic
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
  • Rodgers is located in Monroe County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rodgers
• Strong
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
  • Strong is located in Monroe County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Strong

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

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

• West Point, which is the Seat of Clay County, lies just to the Southeast.
• Jackson, which is the State Capital of Mississippi, lies 125 miles [201.2 km]<1> to the southwest (SW). If you could drive a straight line from Oakridge Estates to Jackson, with an average speed<2>of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, it would take about two hours to make the trip. A comfortable walk of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour would take 8 days. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take 5 days.
• The White House (Washington, DC) is 742 miles [1,194.1 km] to the east northeast (ENE). Driving would take just about two full days, a buggy would take 29 days and walking would take 43 days.
• The shortest distance<3> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,624 miles [10,660.3 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<4>
• The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,338 miles [11,809.4 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
• The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,214 miles [8,391.1 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>'