Outdoor Activities ...
As we travel, we like to pursue some of our interests (such as astronomy and bird watching).
When in Oak Hills, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Oak Hills and the surrounding area.
- Weather ...
- Before heading outdoors, you should check the weather:
- The National Weather Service forecast for Oak Hills
- 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 Oak Hills:
- 36.311525, -79.690309
- 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 Oak Hills
- 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 Rockingham County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- eBird sighting report for Rockingham County
- Since Oak Hills is near Guilford County and also Caswell County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- eBird sighting report for Guilford County
- 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:
- Waymark.com
Communities Also Named Oak Hills ...
We found twenty communities that share the name Oak Hills.
There is one other community in North Carolina which is also named Oak Hills.
Beyond North Carolina, we know of another nineteen communities that are located throughout in the United States and Canada. Of these nineteen communities, nineteen are located in the United States and one is in Canada.
- Communities Located In North Carolina ...
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- Alabama
- British Columbia
- This Oak Hills lies 2,229 miles [3,587.2 km]<1> to the northwest of the Oak Hills that is located in Rockingham County.
- California
- Monterey County
- This Oak Hills is located in Monterey County and lies 2,312 miles [3,720.8 km]<1> to the west northwest of the Oak Hills that is located in Rockingham County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Monterey County community of Oak Hills.
- San Bernardino County
- This Oak Hills is located in San Bernardino County and lies 2,110 miles [3,395.7 km] to the west of the Oak Hills that is located in Rockingham County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the San Bernardino County community of Oak Hills.
- Georgia
- Illinois
- Indiana
- Louisiana
- Oregon
- Pennsylvania
- South Carolina
- Tennessee
- Greene County
- This Oak Hills is located in Greene County and lies 173 miles [278.4 km]<1> to the west of the Oak Hills that is located in Rockingham County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Greene County community of Oak Hills.
- Hamilton County
- We found mention of this community, but have little information.<2> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Tennessee community of Oak Hills [Hamilton County].
- Roane County
- This Oak Hills is located in Roane County and lies 270 miles [434.5 km] to the west of the Oak Hills that is located in Rockingham County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Roane County community of Oak Hills.
- Texas
- Utah
- Davis County
- This Oak Hills is located in Davis County and lies 1,755 miles [2,824.4 km]<1> to the west northwest of the Oak Hills that is located in Rockingham County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Davis County community of Oak Hills.
- Weber County
- This Oak Hills is located in Weber County and lies 1,758 miles [2,829.2 km] to the west northwest of the Oak Hills that is located in Rockingham County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Weber County community of Oak Hills.
- Virginia
- Mecklenburg County
- This Oak Hills is located in Mecklenburg County and lies 64 miles [103 km]<1> to the east northeast of the Oak Hills that is located in Rockingham County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Mecklenburg County community of Oak Hills.
- Pittsylvania County
- This Oak Hills is located in Pittsylvania County and lies 22 miles [35.4 km] to the north northeast of the Oak Hills that is located in Rockingham County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Pittsylvania County community of Oak Hills.
Curious and Interesting Names Near Oak Hills ...
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.
- Bethany
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west) - Cedar Ridge
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Cedar Ridge have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cedar Ridge
- Cedar Ridge is located in Rockingham County
- College Village
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for College Village have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for College Village
- College Village is located in Rockingham County
- Dan River
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north) - Forestdale
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Forestdale have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Forestdale
- Forestdale is located in Rockingham County
- Piney Fork
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Piney Fork have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Piney Fork
- Piney Fork is located in Rockingham County
- Pleasantville
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Pleasantville have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pleasantville
- Pleasantville is located in Rockingham County
- Sandy Cross
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Sandy Cross have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sandy Cross
- Sandy Cross is located in Rockingham County
- Scalesville
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Scalesville
- Scalesville is located in Guilford County
- Village Oaks
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Village Oaks have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Village Oaks
- Village Oaks is located in Rockingham County
- Wittys Crossroads
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wittys Crossroads
- Wittys Crossroads is located in Rockingham County
- Woodland Park
(Less than 2 miles to the north)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Woodland Park have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woodland Park
- Woodland Park is located in Rockingham County
How Far From Oak Hills 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 Oak Hills to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Oak Hills and extending to:
- Wentworth, which is the Seat of Rockingham County, lies just to the North Northwest.
- Raleigh, which is the State Capital of North Carolina, lies 69 miles [111 km]<1> to the east southeast (ESE). If you could walk a straight line from Oak Hills to Raleigh, with an average speed<4> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take three full days to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take about three full days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 230 miles [370.1 km] to the northeast (NE). 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<5> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,122 miles [9,852.4 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,823 miles [10,980.6 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,702 miles [7,567.1 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<8>
Off-the-Road Links ...
Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Oak Hills. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.
The official website for Rockingham County: www.co.rockingham.nc.us/
The official website for State of North Carolina: https://www.nc.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- Oak Hills) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Oak Hills. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 36.3115, Longitude: -79.6903 In this case, the coordinates for Oak Hills have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <2> | 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 Bird Creek to see Pete ... Bird 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 Oak Hills 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. |
| <3> | 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. |
| <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 Oak Hills 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 309.545 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 304.937 degrees. |
| <8> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 306.713 degrees. |