Outdoor Activities ...

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

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

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

• 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 Oakboro:
  • 35.229125, -80.333342
  • 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 Oakboro

• 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 Stanly County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Stanly County
  • Since Oakboro is near Cabarrus County and also Union County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Cabarrus County
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Union 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 Oakboro

Curious and Interesting Names Near Oakboro ...

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.

• Aquadale
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
  • Aquadale is located in Stanly County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Aquadale
• Big Lick
  (Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
  • Big Lick is located in Stanly County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Big Lick
• Cedar Village
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
  • Cedar Village is located in Stanly County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cedar Village
• Cottonville
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
  • Cottonville is located in Stanly County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cottonville
• Frog Pond
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
  • Frog Pond is located in Stanly County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Frog Pond
• Georgeville
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
  • Georgeville is located in Cabarrus County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Georgeville
• Hills
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
  • Hills is located in Stanly County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hills
• Locust
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
  • Locust is located in Stanly County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Locust
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,270 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Locust <1>
• Olive Branch
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
  • Olive Branch is located in Union County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Olive Branch
• Red Cross
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
  • Red Cross is located in Stanly County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Red Cross
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 769 people

How Far From Oakboro 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 town such as Oakboro to various places of note, such as the White House.

With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance<2> beginning in Oakboro and extending to:

• Albemarle, which is the Seat of Stanly County, lies 11 miles [17.7 km]<2> to the northeast. If you could walk a straight line from Oakboro to Albemarle, with an average speed<3> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take five to six hours to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take nearly four hours.
• Raleigh, which is the State Capital of North Carolina, lies 102 miles [164.2 km] to the east northeast (ENE). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take less than two hours, a buggy would take three full days and walking would take 6 days.
• The White House (Washington, DC) is 311 miles [500.5 km] to the north northeast (NNE). Driving would take five to six hours, a buggy would take 13 days and walking would take 18 days.
• The shortest distance<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,198 miles [9,974.7 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
• The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,895 miles [11,096.4 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
• The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,775 miles [7,684.6 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>'