Outdoor Activities ...
As we travel, we like to pursue some of our interests (such as astronomy and bird watching).
When in Oakwood Estates, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Oakwood Estates and the surrounding area.
- Weather ...
- Before heading outdoors, you should check the weather:
- The National Weather Service forecast for Oakwood 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 Oakwood Estates:
- 33.441789, -88.899501
- 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 Oakwood 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 Oktibbeha County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- eBird sighting report for Oktibbeha County
- Since Oakwood Estates is near Clay County and also Winston County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- eBird sighting report for Clay County
- eBird sighting report for Winston 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 Oakwood Estates ...
We found eight communities that share the name Oakwood Estates.
Within Mississippi, the name Oakwood Estates is unique.
Beyond Mississippi, we know of another eight communities that are located throughout in the United States.
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- Alabama
- Mobile County
- This Oakwood Estates is located in Mobile County and lies 197 miles [317 km]<1> to the south southeast of the Oakwood Estates that is located in Oktibbeha County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Mobile County community of Oakwood Estates.
- Florida
- Hillsborough County
- This Oakwood Estates is located in Hillsborough County and lies 550 miles [885.1 km]<1> to the southeast of the Oakwood Estates that is located in Oktibbeha County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Hillsborough County community of Oakwood Estates.
- Illinois
- Will County
- This Oakwood Estates is located in Will County and lies 558 miles [898 km]<1> to the north of the Oakwood Estates that is located in Oktibbeha County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Will County community of Oakwood Estates.
- North Carolina
- Wake County
- This Oakwood Estates is located in Wake County and lies 613 miles [986.5 km]<1> to the east northeast of the Oakwood Estates that is located in Oktibbeha County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Wake County community of Oakwood Estates.
- South Carolina
- Anderson County
- This Oakwood Estates is located in Anderson County and lies 365 miles [587.4 km]<1> to the east northeast of the Oakwood Estates that is located in Oktibbeha County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Anderson County community of Oakwood Estates.
- Tennessee
- Williamson County
- This Oakwood Estates is located in Williamson County and lies 204 miles [328.3 km]<1> to the north northeast of the Oakwood Estates that is located in Oktibbeha County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Williamson County community of Oakwood Estates.
- West Virginia
- Putnam County
- This Oakwood Estates is located in Putnam County and lies 521 miles [838.5 km]<1> to the northeast of the Oakwood Estates that is located in Oktibbeha County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Putnam County community of Oakwood Estates.
- Wood County
- This Oakwood Estates is located in Wood County and lies 578 miles [930.2 km] to the northeast of the Oakwood Estates that is located in Oktibbeha County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Wood County community of Oakwood Estates.
- Alabama
Curious and Interesting Names Near Oakwood 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 Point
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Cedar Point have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cedar Point
- Cedar Point is located in Oktibbeha County
- Cherokee Heights
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Cherokee Heights have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cherokee Heights
- Cherokee Heights is located in Oktibbeha County
- Green Acres
(Less than 2 miles to the south)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Green Acres have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Green Acres
- Green Acres is located in Oktibbeha County
- Green Oaks
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Green Oaks have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Green Oaks
- Green Oaks is located in Oktibbeha County
- Hillcrest
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast) - Longview
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Longview
- Longview is located in Oktibbeha County
- Quail Valley
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Quail Valley have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Quail Valley
- Quail Valley is located in Oktibbeha County
- Rolling Hills
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Rolling Hills have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rolling Hills
- Rolling Hills is located in Oktibbeha County
- Rosedale
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast) - Starkville
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Starkville
- Starkville is located in Oktibbeha County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 25,540 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Starkville <3>
- Stonegate
(5 miles [8 km] to the east) - Sunset
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast) - Continue List (4 more) ...
- Tanglewood
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Tanglewood have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tanglewood
- Tanglewood is located in Oktibbeha County
- Timbercove
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Timbercove have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Timbercove
- Timbercove is located in Oktibbeha County
- University Heights
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for University Heights have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for University Heights
- University Heights is located in Oktibbeha County
- Whispering Pines
(Less than 2 miles to the east)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Whispering Pines have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Whispering Pines
- Whispering Pines is located in Oktibbeha County
- Tanglewood
How Far From Oakwood Estates 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 Oakwood Estates to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Oakwood Estates and extending to:
- Starkville, which is the Seat of Oktibbeha County, lies just to the East.
- Jackson, which is the State Capital of Mississippi, lies 108 miles [173.8 km]<1> to the southwest (SW). If you could drive a straight line from Oakwood Estates to Jackson, with an average speed<4>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 7 days. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take 5 days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 760 miles [1,223.1 km] to the east northeast (ENE). Driving would take just about two full days, a buggy would take 30 days and walking would take 44 days.
- The shortest distance<5> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,641 miles [10,687.7 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,356 miles [11,838.3 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,232 miles [8,420.1 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<8>
Off-the-Road Links ...
Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Oakwood Estates. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.
The official website for State of Mississippi: https://www.ms.gov/
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 from Point A (ie- Oakwood Estates) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Oakwood Estates. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 33.4418, Longitude: -88.8995 In this case, the coordinates for Oakwood Estates have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <2> | 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. |
| <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 Oakwood Estates to the Middle East to be East and South, the Great Circle Route actually lies to the North and East. |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 314.947 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 310.747 degrees. |
| <8> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 311.165 degrees. |