Outdoor Activities ...

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

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

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

• 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 Oakforest:
  • 35.739602, -77.943596
  • 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 Oakforest

• 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 Wilson County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Wilson County
  • Since Oakforest is near Nash County and also Edgecombe County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Nash County
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Edgecombe 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 Oakforest

Curious and Interesting Names Near Oakforest ...

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.

• Dew Field
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
  • Dew Field is located in Wilson County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dew Field
• Elizabeth Heights
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
  • Elizabeth Heights is located in Wilson County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elizabeth Heights
• Finch Mill
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
  • Finch Mill is located in Wilson County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Finch Mill
• Five Points
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
  • Five Points is located in Wilson County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Five Points
• Hominy Heights
  (Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
  • Hominy Heights is located in Wilson County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hominy Heights
• Lincoln Heights
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
  • Lincoln Heights is located in Wilson County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lincoln Heights
• Ponderosa
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
  • Ponderosa is located in Wilson County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ponderosa
• Quail Hollow
  (Less than 2 miles to the south)
  • Quail Hollow is located in Wilson County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Quail Hollow
• Quail Ridge
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
  • Quail Ridge is located in Wilson County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Quail Ridge
• Sandy Creek
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
  • Sandy Creek is located in Wilson County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sandy Creek
• Seven Hills
  (Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
  • Seven Hills is located in Wilson County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Seven Hills
• Stoneybrook
  (Less than 2 miles to the north)
  • Stoneybrook is located in Wilson County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stoneybrook
• White Fox
  (Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
  • White Fox is located in Wilson County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for White Fox
• Wildwood
  (Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
  • Wildwood is located in Wilson County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wildwood

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

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

• Wilson, which is the Seat of Wilson County, lies just to the East Southeast.
• Raleigh, which is the State Capital of North Carolina, lies 39 miles [62.8 km]<1> to the west (W). If you could walk a straight line from Oakforest 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 223 miles [358.9 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 6,071 miles [9,770.3 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<4>
• The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,765 miles [10,887.2 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<5>
• The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,647 miles [7,478.6 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>'