Outdoor Activities ...
As we travel, we like to pursue some of our interests (such as astronomy and bird watching).
When in Oakton, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Oakton and the surrounding area.
- Weather ...
- Before heading outdoors, you should check the weather:
- The National Weather Service forecast for Oakton
- 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 Oakton:
- 34.495443, -79.048922
- 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 Oakton
- 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 Robeson County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- eBird sighting report for Robeson County
- Since Oakton is near Columbus County and also Dillon County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- eBird sighting report for Columbus County
- eBird sighting report for Dillon 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 Oakton ...
We found ten communities that share the name Oakton.
Within North Carolina, the name Oakton is unique.
Beyond North Carolina, we know of another ten communities that are located throughout in the United States.
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- Georgia
- Cobb County
- This Oakton is located in Cobb County and lies 317 miles [510.2 km]<1> to the west of the Oakton that is located in Robeson County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Cobb County community of Oakton.
- Walker County
- This Oakton is located in Walker County and lies 354 miles [569.7 km] to the west of the Oakton that is located in Robeson County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Walker County community of Oakton.
- Illinois
- Iowa
- Kentucky
- Missouri
- South Carolina
- Virginia
- West Virginia
- Berkeley 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 Oakton [Berkeley County].
- Clay County
- This Oakton is located in Clay County and lies 297 miles [478 km]<1> to the north northwest of the Oakton that is located in Robeson County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Clay County community of Oakton.
- Georgia
Curious and Interesting Names Near Oakton ...
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.
- Boardman
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast) - Butters
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east) - Cotton Valley
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Cotton Valley have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cotton Valley
- Cotton Valley is located in Dillon County (SC)
- Echo
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the west) - Evergreen
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Evergreen
- Evergreen is located in Columbus County
- Fair Bluff
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Fair Bluff have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fair Bluff
- Fair Bluff is located in Columbus County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 879 people
- Five Forks
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Five Forks have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Five Forks
- Five Forks is located in Robeson County
- Kingdale
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast) - Lake View
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lake View
- Lake View is located in Dillon County (SC)
- Population from the 2020 Census: 779 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Lake View <4>
- Long Branch
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Long Branch have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Long Branch
- Long Branch is located in Robeson County
- Moss Neck
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest) - Piney Forest Crossroads
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Piney Forest Crossroads have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Piney Forest Crossroads
- Piney Forest Crossroads is located in Columbus County
- Pope Crossing
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Pope Crossing have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pope Crossing
- Pope Crossing is located in Robeson County
- Williams Cross Roads ‑ Historic
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Williams Cross Roads have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Williams Cross Roads
- Williams Cross Roads is located in Columbus County
How Far From Oakton 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 Oakton to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Oakton and extending to:
- Lumberton, which is the Seat of Robeson County, lies 9 miles [14.5 km]<1> to the north northeast. If you could walk a straight line from Oakton to Lumberton, with an average speed<5> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take four to five hours to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take a little over three hours.
- Raleigh, which is the State Capital of North Carolina, lies 91 miles [146.5 km] to the north northeast (NNE). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take less than two hours, a buggy would take most of three days and walking would take 6 days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 323 miles [519.8 km] to the north northeast (NNE). Driving would take five to six hours, a buggy would take 13 days and walking would take 19 days.
- The shortest distance<6> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,174 miles [9,936.1 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,864 miles [11,046.5 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<8>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,748 miles [7,641.2 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<9>
Off-the-Road Links ...
Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Oakton. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.
The official website for Robeson County: www.co.robeson.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 'point-to-point' distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Oakton) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Oakton. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 34.4954, Longitude: -79.0489 In this case, the coordinates for Oakton 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 Oakton 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> | 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. |
| <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 Oakton to the Middle East to be East and South, the Great Circle Route actually lies to the North and East. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 309.203 degrees. |
| <8> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 304.278 degrees. |
| <9> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 307.04 degrees. |