Outdoor Activities ...
As we travel, we like to pursue some of our interests (such as astronomy and bird watching).
When in Oak Ridge, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Oak Ridge and the surrounding area.
- Weather ...
- Before heading outdoors, you should check the weather:
- The National Weather Service forecast for Oak Ridge
- 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 Ridge:
- 35.649584, -80.460337
- 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 Ridge
- 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 Rowan County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- eBird sighting report for Rowan County
- Since Oak Ridge is near Davidson County and also Davie County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- eBird sighting report for Davidson County
- eBird sighting report for Davie 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 Ridge ...
We found 73 communities that share the name Oak Ridge.
There are three communities within North Carolina that are also named Oak Ridge.
Beyond North Carolina, we know of another 69 communities that are located throughout in the United States.
In addition to the above occurrences of Oak Ridge, we know of another community located outside of the United States and Canada.
- Communities Located In North Carolina ...
- Guilford County
- Orange County
- Stokes County
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- Alabama
- Coffee County
- This Oak Ridge is located in Coffee County and lies 430 miles [692 km]<1> to the southwest of the Oak Ridge that is located in Rowan County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Coffee County community of Oak Ridge.
- Morgan County
- This Oak Ridge is located in Morgan County and lies 378 miles [608.3 km] to the west of the Oak Ridge that is located in Rowan County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Morgan County community of Oak Ridge.
- Saint Clair County
- This Oak Ridge is located in Saint Clair County and lies 359 miles [577.8 km] to the west southwest of the Oak Ridge that is located in Rowan County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Saint Clair County community of Oak Ridge.
- Tuscaloosa County
- This Oak Ridge is located in Tuscaloosa County and lies 439 miles [706.5 km] to the west southwest of the Oak Ridge that is located in Rowan County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Tuscaloosa County community of Oak Ridge.
- Arizona
- Arkansas
- Florida
- Orange County
- This Oak Ridge is located in Orange County and lies 498 miles [801.5 km]<1> to the south of the Oak Ridge that is located in Rowan County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Orange County community of Oak Ridge.
- Polk 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 Florida community of Oak Ridge [Polk County].
- Georgia
- Clayton County
- This Oak Ridge is located in Clayton County and lies 261 miles [420 km]<1> to the west southwest of the Oak Ridge that is located in Rowan County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Clayton County community of Oak Ridge.
- Coweta County
- This Oak Ridge is located in Coweta County and lies 286 miles [460.3 km] to the west southwest of the Oak Ridge that is located in Rowan County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Coweta County community of Oak Ridge.
- Meriwether 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 Georgia community of Oak Ridge [Meriwether County].
- Oconee County
- This Oak Ridge is located in Oconee County and lies 208 miles [334.7 km] to the southwest of the Oak Ridge that is located in Rowan County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Oconee County community of Oak Ridge.
- Illinois
- Lake County
- This Oak Ridge is located in Lake County and lies 607 miles [976.9 km]<1> to the northwest of the Oak Ridge that is located in Rowan County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Lake County community of Oak Ridge.
- Woodford County
- This Oak Ridge is located in Woodford County and lies 602 miles [968.8 km] to the northwest of the Oak Ridge that is located in Rowan County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Woodford County community of Oak Ridge.
- Indiana
- Kansas
- Douglas 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 Kansas community of Oak Ridge [Douglas County].
- Elk 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 Kansas community of Oak Ridge [Elk County].
- Kentucky
- Daviess County
- This Oak Ridge is located in Daviess County and lies 391 miles [629.3 km]<1> to the west northwest of the Oak Ridge that is located in Rowan County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Daviess County community of Oak Ridge.
- Edmonson County
- This Oak Ridge is located in Edmonson County and lies 340 miles [547.2 km] to the west northwest of the Oak Ridge that is located in Rowan County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Edmonson County community of Oak Ridge.
- Kenton County
- This Oak Ridge is located in Kenton County and lies 319 miles [513.4 km] to the northwest of the Oak Ridge that is located in Rowan County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Kenton County community of Oak Ridge.
- Lewis County
- This Oak Ridge is located in Lewis County and lies 256 miles [412 km] to the northwest of the Oak Ridge that is located in Rowan County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Lewis County community of Oak Ridge.
- Louisiana
- Jackson Parish
- This Oak Ridge is located in Jackson Parish and lies 724 miles [1,165.2 km]<1> to the west southwest of the Oak Ridge that is located in Rowan County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Jackson Parish community of Oak Ridge.
- Morehouse Parish
- This Oak Ridge is located in Morehouse Parish and lies 678 miles [1,091.1 km] to the west southwest of the Oak Ridge that is located in Rowan County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Morehouse Parish community of Oak Ridge.
- Saint Tammany Parish
- This Oak Ridge is located in Saint Tammany Parish and lies 655 miles [1,054.1 km] to the west southwest of the Oak Ridge that is located in Rowan County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Saint Tammany Parish community of Oak Ridge.
- Tangipahoa Parish
- This Oak Ridge is located in Tangipahoa Parish and lies 674 miles [1,084.7 km] to the west southwest of the Oak Ridge that is located in Rowan County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Tangipahoa Parish community of Oak Ridge.
- Maine
- Maryland
- Harford County
- This Oak Ridge is located in Harford County and lies 351 miles [564.9 km]<1> to the northeast of the Oak Ridge that is located in Rowan County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Harford County community of Oak Ridge.
- Montgomery County
- This Oak Ridge is located in Montgomery County and lies 299 miles [481.2 km] to the north northeast of the Oak Ridge that is located in Rowan County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Montgomery County community of Oak Ridge.
- Washington County
- This Oak Ridge is located in Washington County and lies 311 miles [500.5 km] to the north northeast of the Oak Ridge that is located in Rowan County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Washington County community of Oak Ridge.
- Michigan
- Mississippi
- Attala County
- This community is historic<3> and we have very little information. For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Mississippi community of Oak Ridge [Attala County].
- Warren County
- This Oak Ridge is located in Warren County and lies 625 miles [1,005.8 km]<1> to the west southwest of the Oak Ridge that is located in Rowan County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Warren County community of Oak Ridge.
- Missouri
- Barry County
- This Oak Ridge is located in Barry County and lies 746 miles [1,200.6 km]<1> to the west of the Oak Ridge that is located in Rowan County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Barry County community of Oak Ridge.
- Cape Girardeau County
- This Oak Ridge is located in Cape Girardeau County and lies 529 miles [851.3 km] to the west northwest of the Oak Ridge that is located in Rowan County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Cape Girardeau County community of Oak Ridge.
- Lincoln County
- This community is historic<3> and although located in Lincoln County, we don't know where within the county.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Lincoln County community of Oak Ridge.
- Pemiscot County
- This Oak Ridge is located in Pemiscot County and lies 525 miles [844.9 km] to the west of the Oak Ridge that is located in Rowan County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Pemiscot County community of Oak Ridge.
- Saint Louis 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 Missouri community of Oak Ridge [Saint Louis County].
- Vernon County
- This Oak Ridge is located in Vernon County and lies 771 miles [1,240.8 km] to the west northwest of the Oak Ridge that is located in Rowan County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Vernon County community of Oak Ridge.
- New Jersey
- Ocean County
- This Oak Ridge is located in Ocean County and lies 452 miles [727.4 km]<1> to the northeast of the Oak Ridge that is located in Rowan County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Ocean County community of Oak Ridge.
- Passaic County
- This Oak Ridge is located in Passaic County and lies 493 miles [793.4 km] to the northeast of the Oak Ridge that is located in Rowan County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Passaic County community of Oak Ridge.
- New York
- Ohio
- Hancock 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 Ohio community of Oak Ridge [Hancock County].
- Montgomery County
- This Oak Ridge is located in Montgomery County and lies 342 miles [550.4 km]<1> to the northwest of the Oak Ridge that is located in Rowan County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Montgomery County community of Oak Ridge.
- Stark County
- This Oak Ridge is located in Stark County and lies 362 miles [582.6 km] to the north of the Oak Ridge that is located in Rowan County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Stark County community of Oak Ridge.
- Oklahoma
- Pennsylvania
- Armstrong County
- This Oak Ridge is located in Armstrong County and lies 375 miles [603.5 km]<1> to the north of the Oak Ridge that is located in Rowan County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Armstrong County community of Oak Ridge.
- Clarion 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 Pennsylvania community of Oak Ridge [Clarion County].
- Clearfield County
- This Oak Ridge is located in Clearfield County and lies 374 miles [601.9 km] to the north northeast of the Oak Ridge that is located in Rowan County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Clearfield County community of Oak Ridge.
- Lackawanna County
- Although located in Lackawanna County, we don't know the location within the county.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Lackawanna County community of Oak Ridge.
- South Carolina
- Charleston County
- This Oak Ridge is located in Charleston County and lies 194 miles [312.2 km]<1> to the south of the Oak Ridge that is located in Rowan County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Charleston County community of Oak Ridge.
- Lancaster 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 South Carolina community of Oak Ridge [Lancaster County].
- Williamsburg County
- This Oak Ridge is located in Williamsburg County and lies 160 miles [257.5 km] to the south southeast of the Oak Ridge that is located in Rowan County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Williamsburg County community of Oak Ridge.
- Tennessee
- Texas
- Bowie 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 Texas community of Oak Ridge [Bowie County].
- Cooke County
- This Oak Ridge is located in Cooke County and lies 950 miles [1,528.9 km]<1> to the west of the Oak Ridge that is located in Rowan County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Cooke County community of Oak Ridge.
- Fannin County
- This Oak Ridge is located in Fannin County and lies 893 miles [1,437.1 km] to the west of the Oak Ridge that is located in Rowan County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Fannin County community of Oak Ridge.
- Grayson County
- Although located in Grayson County, we don't know the location within the county.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Grayson County community of Oak Ridge.
- Kaufman County
- This Oak Ridge is located in Kaufman County and lies 925 miles [1,488.6 km] to the west of the Oak Ridge that is located in Rowan County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Kaufman County community of Oak Ridge.
- Llano County
- Although located in Llano County, we don't know the location within the county.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Llano County community of Oak Ridge.
- Nacogdoches County
- This Oak Ridge is located in Nacogdoches County and lies 856 miles [1,377.6 km] to the west southwest of the Oak Ridge that is located in Rowan County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Nacogdoches County community of Oak Ridge.
- Parker 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 Texas community of Oak Ridge [Parker County].
- Virginia
- Fairfax 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 Virginia community of Oak Ridge [Fairfax County].
- Nelson County
- This Oak Ridge is located in Nelson County and lies 167 miles [268.8 km]<1> to the north northeast of the Oak Ridge that is located in Rowan County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Nelson County community of Oak Ridge.
- Pittsylvania County
- This Oak Ridge is located in Pittsylvania County and lies 82 miles [132 km] to the northeast of the Oak Ridge that is located in Rowan County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Pittsylvania County community of Oak Ridge.
- Roanoke County
- This Oak Ridge is located in Roanoke County and lies 117 miles [188.3 km] to the north of the Oak Ridge that is located in Rowan County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Roanoke County community of Oak Ridge.
- Stafford County
- This Oak Ridge is located in Stafford County and lies 249 miles [400.7 km] to the northeast of the Oak Ridge that is located in Rowan County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Stafford County community of Oak Ridge.
- Suffolk City
- This Oak Ridge is located in Suffolk City and lies 225 miles [362.1 km] to the east northeast of the Oak Ridge that is located in Rowan County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Suffolk City community of Oak Ridge.
- West Virginia
- Fayette County
- This Oak Ridge is located in Fayette County and lies 171 miles [275.2 km]<1> to the north of the Oak Ridge that is located in Rowan County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Fayette County community of Oak Ridge.
- Kanawha 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 West Virginia community of Oak Ridge [Kanawha County].
- Alabama
- Communities Beyond North America ...
- Honduras
- Distance: 1,378 miles [2,217.7 km]<1> to the south southwest
- Honduras
Curious and Interesting Names Near Oak Ridge ...
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.
- Cedarcrest
(Less than 2 miles to the north)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Cedarcrest have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cedarcrest
- Cedarcrest is located in Rowan County
- Cross Heights
(Less than 2 miles to the south)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Cross Heights have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cross Heights
- Cross Heights is located in Rowan County
- Eagle Heights
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Eagle Heights have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eagle Heights
- Eagle Heights is located in Rowan County
- Grady Heights
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Grady Heights have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grady Heights
- Grady Heights is located in Rowan County
- Granite Quarry
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Granite Quarry
- Granite Quarry is located in Rowan County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 3,002 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Granite Quarry <5>
- Lincoln Heights
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Lincoln Heights have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lincoln Heights
- Lincoln Heights is located in Rowan County
- Lockeland
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west) - Meadowbrook
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Meadowbrook have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Meadowbrook
- Meadowbrook is located in Rowan County
- Mirror Park
(Less than 2 miles to the south)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Mirror Park have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mirror Park
- Mirror Park is located in Rowan County
- Orchard Hills
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Orchard Hills have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Orchard Hills
- Orchard Hills is located in Rowan County
- Salisbury
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Salisbury
- Salisbury is located in Rowan County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 33,821 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Salisbury <5>
- Steel ‑ Historic
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north) - Sunrise Park
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Sunrise Park have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sunrise Park
- Sunrise Park is located in Rowan County
- Timbercreek
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Timbercreek have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Timbercreek
- Timbercreek is located in Rowan County
How Far From Oak Ridge to ...
We spend a lot of time looking through Gazetteers, Almanacs & Directories 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 Ridge to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Oak Ridge and extending to:
- Salisbury, which is the Seat of Rowan County, lies just to the North Northwest.
- Raleigh, which is the State Capital of North Carolina, lies 102 miles [164.2 km]<1> to the east (E). If you could drive a straight line from Oak Ridge to Raleigh, with an average speed<6>of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, it would take less than two hours to make the trip. A comfortable walk of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour would take 6 days. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take three full days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 292 miles [469.9 km] to the northeast (NE). Driving would take four to five hours, a buggy would take 12 days and walking would take 17 days.
- The shortest distance<7> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,185 miles [9,953.8 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<8>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,884 miles [11,078.7 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<9>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,763 miles [7,665.3 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<10>
Off-the-Road Links ...
Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Oak Ridge. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.
The official website for Rowan County: www.co.rowan.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 obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Oak Ridge) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Oak Ridge. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 35.6496, Longitude: -80.4603 In this case, the coordinates for Oak Ridge 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 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 Oak Ridge 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> | 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 Oak Ridge, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <4> | 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. |
| <5> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <6> | 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. |
| <7> | 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 Ridge to the Middle East to be East and South, the Great Circle Route actually lies to the North and East. |
| <8> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 310.00 degrees. |
| <9> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 305.36 degrees. |
| <10> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 307.226 degrees. |