Outdoor Activities ...

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

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

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

• 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 The Oaks II:
  • 35.930700, -79.006954
  • 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 The Oaks II

• 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 The Oaks II is near Durham County and also Chatham County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Durham County
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Chatham 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 The Oaks II

Curious and Interesting Names Near The Oaks II ...

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.

• Cedar Hill
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
  • Cedar Hill is located in Orange County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cedar Hill
• Chapel Hill
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
  • Chapel Hill is located in Orange County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chapel Hill
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 63,705 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Chapel Hill <1>
• Colony Park
  (Less than 2 miles to the north)
  • Colony Park is located in Orange County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Colony Park
• Coventry
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
  • Coventry is located in Orange County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coventry
• Davie Circle
  (Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
  • Davie Circle is located in Orange County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Davie Circle
• Falconbridge
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
  • Falconbridge is located in Durham County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Falconbridge
• Five Oaks
  (Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
  • Five Oaks is located in Durham County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Five Oaks
• Greenwood
  (Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
  • Greenwood is located in Orange County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greenwood
• Hickory Oaks
  (Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
  • Hickory Oaks is located in Durham County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hickory Oaks
• Hidden Hills
  (Less than 2 miles to the west)
  • Hidden Hills is located in Orange County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hidden Hills
• Ironwoods
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
  • Ironwoods is located in Orange County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ironwoods
• Lake Ellen
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
  • Lake Ellen is located in Orange County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lake Ellen
• Pine Knob
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
  • Pine Knob is located in Orange County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pine Knob
• Quail Run
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
  • Quail Run is located in Orange County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Quail Run

How Far From The Oaks II 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 The Oaks II to various places of note, such as the White House.

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

• Hillsborough, which is the Seat of Orange County, lies 11 miles [17.7 km]<2> to the north northwest. If you could walk a straight line from The Oaks II to Hillsborough, 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 22 miles [35.4 km] to the east southeast (ESE). The buggy would take most of a day and walking would take just over a day.
• The White House (Washington, DC) is 231 miles [371.8 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 14 days.
• The shortest distance<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,110 miles [9,833.1 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
• The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,806 miles [10,953.2 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
• The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,687 miles [7,543 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>'