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Outdoor Activities ...

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

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

  • Weather ...
  • 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:
    • 35.915422, -79.017788
    • 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
  • 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 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

Communities Also Named The Oaks ...

We found 34 communities that are also named The Oaks.

There are five communities within North Carolina that are also named The Oaks.

Beyond North Carolina, we know of 29 communities that are located in the United States.

  • Communities Located In North Carolina ...
    • Craven County
      • We found mention of this community, but have little information.<1> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the North Carolina community of The Oaks [Craven County].
    • Cumberland County
      • This The Oaks is located in Cumberland County and lies 58 miles [93.3 km]<2> to the south of the The Oaks that is located in Orange County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Cumberland County community of The Oaks.
    • Davidson County
      • This The Oaks is located in Davidson County and lies 66 miles [106.2 km]<2> to the west of the The Oaks that is located in Orange County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Davidson County community of The Oaks.
    • Johnston County
      • This The Oaks is located in Johnston County and lies 46 miles [74 km]<2> to the southeast of the The Oaks that is located in Orange County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Johnston County community of The Oaks.
    • Orange County
      • This The Oaks is located in Orange County and lies 13 miles [20.9 km]<2> to the west northwest of the The Oaks that is located in Orange County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Orange County community of The Oaks.
  • Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
    • Arkansas
      • Lonoke County
      • This The Oaks is located in Lonoke County and lies 732 miles [1,178 km]<2> to the west of the The Oaks that is located in Orange County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Lonoke County community of The Oaks.
    • California
      • Los Angeles County
      • This The Oaks is located in Los Angeles County and lies 2,206 miles [3,550.2 km]<2> to the west of the The Oaks that is located in Orange County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Los Angeles County community of The Oaks.
      • Mendocino County
      • This The Oaks is located in Mendocino County and lies 2,409 miles [3,876.9 km] to the west northwest of the The Oaks that is located in Orange County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Mendocino County community of The Oaks.
      • Nevada County
      • This The Oaks is located in Nevada County and lies 2,292 miles [3,688.6 km] to the west northwest of the The Oaks that is located in Orange County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Nevada County community of The Oaks.
      • San Luis Obispo County
      • This The Oaks is located in San Luis Obispo County and lies 2,319 miles [3,732.1 km] to the west northwest of the The Oaks that is located in Orange County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the San Luis Obispo County community of The Oaks.
    • Connecticut
      • Windham County
      • Although located in Windham County, we don't know the location within the county.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Windham County community of The Oaks.
    • Delaware
      • Sussex County
      • This The Oaks is located in Sussex County and lies 266 miles [428.1 km]<2> to the northeast of the The Oaks that is located in Orange County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Sussex County community of The Oaks.
    • Florida
      • Hillsborough County
      • This The Oaks is located in Hillsborough County and lies 570 miles [917.3 km]<2> to the south southwest of the The Oaks that is located in Orange County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Hillsborough County community of The Oaks.
    • Georgia
      • Douglas County
      • This The Oaks is located in Douglas County and lies 360 miles [579.4 km]<2> to the west southwest of the The Oaks that is located in Orange County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Douglas County community of The Oaks.
      • Fulton County
      • This The Oaks is located in Fulton County and lies 335 miles [539.1 km] to the west southwest of the The Oaks that is located in Orange County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Fulton County community of The Oaks.
    • Kentucky
      • Bell County
      • This The Oaks is located in Bell County and lies 258 miles [415.2 km]<2> to the west northwest of the The Oaks that is located in Orange County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Bell County community of The Oaks.
      • McCracken County
      • This The Oaks is located in McCracken County and lies 533 miles [857.8 km] to the west of the The Oaks that is located in Orange County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the McCracken County community of The Oaks.
      • Ohio County
      • We found mention of this community, but have little information.<1> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Kentucky community of The Oaks [Ohio County].
    • Louisiana
      • Claiborne Parish
      • This The Oaks is located in Claiborne Parish and lies 828 miles [1,332.5 km]<2> to the west of the The Oaks that is located in Orange County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Claiborne Parish community of The Oaks.
    • Maryland
      • Calvert County
      • This The Oaks is located in Calvert County and lies 226 miles [363.7 km]<2> to the north northeast of the The Oaks that is located in Orange County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Calvert County community of The Oaks.
      • Howard County
      • This The Oaks is located in Howard County and lies 262 miles [421.6 km] to the north northeast of the The Oaks that is located in Orange County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Howard County community of The Oaks.
      • Saint Mary's County
      • This The Oaks is located in Saint Mary's County and lies 216 miles [347.6 km] to the north northeast of the The Oaks that is located in Orange County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Saint Mary's County community of The Oaks.
    • Minnesota
      • Benton County
      • We found mention of this community, but have little information.<1> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Minnesota community of The Oaks [Benton County].
    • Mississippi
      • Madison County
      • This The Oaks is located in Madison County and lies 660 miles [1,062.2 km]<2> to the west southwest of the The Oaks that is located in Orange County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Madison County community of The Oaks.
    • Missouri
      • Clay County
      • This The Oaks is located in Clay County and lies 879 miles [1,414.6 km]<2> to the west northwest of the The Oaks that is located in Orange County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Clay County community of The Oaks.
    • Oklahoma
      • Cherokee County
      • This The Oaks is located in Cherokee County and lies 883 miles [1,421.1 km]<2> to the west of the The Oaks that is located in Orange County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Cherokee County community of The Oaks.
    • Oregon
      • Douglas County
      • This The Oaks is located in Douglas County and lies 2,384 miles [3,836.7 km]<2> to the west northwest of the The Oaks that is located in Orange County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Douglas County community of The Oaks.
    • Pennsylvania
      • Montgomery County
      • This The Oaks is located in Montgomery County and lies 349 miles [561.7 km]<2> to the north northeast of the The Oaks that is located in Orange County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Montgomery County community of The Oaks.
    • South Carolina
      • Berkeley County
      • This The Oaks is located in Berkeley County and lies 210 miles [338 km]<2> to the south southwest of the The Oaks that is located in Orange County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Berkeley County community of The Oaks.
    • Texas
      • Bee County
      • This The Oaks is located in Bee County and lies 1,216 miles [1,957 km]<2> to the west southwest of the The Oaks that is located in Orange County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Bee County community of The Oaks.
      • Polk County
      • This community is historic<3> and although located in Polk County, we don't know where within the county.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Polk County community of The Oaks.
      • Tarrant County
      • We found mention of this community, but have little information.<1> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Texas community of The Oaks [Tarrant County].
    • Utah
      • Salt Lake County
      • This The Oaks is located in Salt Lake County and lies 1,797 miles [2,892 km]<2> to the west northwest of the The Oaks that is located in Orange County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Salt Lake County community of The Oaks.
    • Virginia
      • Accomack County
      • This The Oaks is located in Accomack County and lies 236 miles [379.8 km]<2> to the northeast of the The Oaks that is located in Orange County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Accomack County community of The Oaks.

Curious and Interesting Names Near The Oaks ...

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
    (3 miles [4.8 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 west)
  • 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 west)
    • Davie Circle is located in Orange County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Davie Circle
  • Falconbridge
    (Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
    • Falconbridge is located in Durham County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Falconbridge
  • Five Oaks
    (2 miles [3.2 km] 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 west)
    • Greenwood is located in Orange County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greenwood
  • Hickory Oaks
    (2 miles [3.2 km] 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 northwest)
    • Hidden Hills is located in Orange County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hidden Hills
  • High Park
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
    • High Park is located in Orange County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for High Park
  • Ironwoods
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
    • Ironwoods is located in Orange County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ironwoods
  • Continue List   (5 more) ...
    • 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
    • Spring Valley
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
      • Spring Valley is located in Orange County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spring Valley
    • Wildwood Springs
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
      • Wildwood Springs is located in Orange County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wildwood Springs

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

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

  • Hillsborough, which is the Seat of Orange County, lies 12 miles [19.3 km]<2> to the north northwest. If you could walk a straight line from The Oaks to Hillsborough, with an average speed<5> 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 23 miles [37 km] to the east southeast (ESE). The buggy would take most of a day and walking would take just about two full days.
  • The White House (Washington, DC) is 232 miles [373.4 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<6> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,111 miles [9,834.7 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>
  • The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,808 miles [10,956.4 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<8>
  • The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,688 miles [7,544.6 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<9>'

Footnotes ...

<1>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 Mile's to see Pete ... Mile's 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 The Oaks 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.
<2>Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'point-to-point' distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- The Oaks) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'.
<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 The Oaks, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.
<4>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<5>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.
<6>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 The Oaks to the Middle East to be East and South, the Great Circle Route actually lies to the North and East.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in The Oaks. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 35.9154, Longitude: -79.0178       In this case, the coordinates for The Oaks have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).
<7>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 309.165 degrees.
<8>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 304.444 degrees.
<9>The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 306.576 degrees.