Outdoor Activities ...

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

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

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

• 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 Jordan Oak:
  • 36.109149, -79.176382
  • 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 Jordan 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 Orange County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Orange County
  • Since Jordan Oak is near Alamance County and also Caswell County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Alamance County
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Caswell 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 Jordan Oak

Curious and Interesting Names Near Jordan 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.

• Arrowhead
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
  • Arrowhead is located in Orange County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Arrowhead
• Cedar Grove
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
  • Cedar Grove is located in Orange County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cedar Grove
• Cheeks Crossroads
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
  • Cheeks Crossroads is located in Orange County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cheeks Crossroads
• Deer Run
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
  • Deer Run is located in Orange County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Deer Run
  • Google driving directions:
  • From your current location to Deer Run
  • From Jordan Oak to Deer Run
• Hillcrest
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
  • Hillcrest is located in Orange County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hillcrest
• Holly Meadows
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
  • Holly Meadows is located in Orange County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Holly Meadows
• Just-A-Mere Landing
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
  • Just-A-Mere Landing is located in Orange County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Just-A-Mere Landing
  • Google driving directions:
  • From your current location to Just-A-Mere Landing
  • From Jordan Oak to Just-A-Mere Landing
• Miles
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
  • Miles is located in Orange County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Miles
• Orange Heights
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
  • Orange Heights is located in Orange County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Orange Heights
• Rosewood
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
  • Rosewood is located in Orange County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rosewood
• Stagecoach Forest
  (Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
  • Stagecoach Forest is located in Orange County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stagecoach Forest
• Stagecoach Trail
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
  • Stagecoach Trail is located in Alamance County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stagecoach Trail
• Sunset Ridge
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
  • Sunset Ridge is located in Orange County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sunset Ridge

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

With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance<1> beginning in Jordan Oak and extending to:

• Hillsborough, which is the Seat of Orange County, lies just to the East Southeast.
• Raleigh, which is the State Capital of North Carolina, lies 37 miles [59.5 km]<1> to the southeast (SE). If you could walk a straight line from Jordan Oak to Raleigh, with an average speed<2> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take over two days to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take just about two full days.
• The White House (Washington, DC) is 225 miles [362.1 km] to the north northeast (NNE). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take nearly four hours, a buggy would take 9 days and walking would take 13 days.
• The shortest distance<3> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,109 miles [9,831.5 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<4>
• The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,807 miles [10,954.8 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
• The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,687 miles [7,543 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>'