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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 White Oaks Estates, we use the following websites to find information relevant to White Oaks Estates 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 White Oaks Estates:
    • 35.320000, -78.021600
    • 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 White Oaks Estates
  • 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 Wayne County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
    • Open the eBird sighting report for Wayne County
    • Since White Oaks Estates is near Duplin County and also Johnston County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
    • Open the eBird sighting report for Duplin County
    • Open the eBird sighting report for Johnston 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 White Oaks Estates

Curious and Interesting Names Near White Oaks Estates ...

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.

  • Deerwood
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
    • Deerwood is located in Wayne County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Deerwood
  • Foxfire
    (Less than 2 miles to the south)
    • Foxfire is located in Wayne County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Foxfire
  • Green Meadows
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
    • Green Meadows is located in Wayne County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Green Meadows
  • Greenleaf
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
    • Greenleaf is located in Wayne County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greenleaf
  • Hopewell
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
    • Hopewell is located in Wayne County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hopewell
  • Indian Springs
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
    • Indian Springs is located in Wayne County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Indian Springs
  • Irongate
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
    • Irongate is located in Wayne County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Irongate
  • Mimosa Park
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
    • Mimosa Park is located in Wayne County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mimosa Park
  • Pleasant View
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
    • Pleasant View is located in Wayne County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pleasant View
  • Ravenwood
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
    • Ravenwood is located in Wayne County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ravenwood
  • Rosewood
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
    • Rosewood is located in Wayne County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rosewood
  • Sandy Springs
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
    • Sandy Springs is located in Wayne County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sandy Springs
  • Continue List   (5 more) ...
    • Sleepy Creek
      (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
      • Sleepy Creek is located in Wayne County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sleepy Creek
    • Spring Hope
      (Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
      • Spring Hope is located in Wayne County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spring Hope
    • Stevens Mill
      (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
      • Stevens Mill is located in Wayne County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stevens Mill
    • Teakwood
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
      • Teakwood is located in Wayne County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Teakwood
    • Tiffany Gardens
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
      • Tiffany Gardens is located in Wayne County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tiffany Gardens

How Far From White Oaks Estates to ...

We spend a lot of time looking through Gazetteers that were published in the late 1800's and early 1900's. Many of the Gazetteers include the distance from a community such as White Oaks Estates to various places of note, such as the White House.

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

  • Goldsboro, which is the Seat of Wayne County, lies just to the North Northeast.
  • Raleigh, which is the State Capital of North Carolina, lies 47 miles [75.6 km]<1> to the northwest (NW). If you could walk a straight line from White Oaks Estates to Raleigh, with an average speed<2> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take about three full days to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take most of two days.
  • The White House (Washington, DC) is 252 miles [405.6 km] to the north northeast (NNE). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take four to five hours, a buggy would take 10 days and walking would take 15 days.
  • The shortest distance<3> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,093 miles [9,805.7 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<4>
  • The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,784 miles [10,917.8 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<5>
  • The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,667 miles [7,510.8 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>'

Footnotes ...

<1>Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- White Oaks Estates) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'.
<2>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.
<3>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 White Oaks Estates 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 White Oaks Estates. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 35.3200, Longitude: -78.0216       In this case, the coordinates for White Oaks Estates have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).
<4>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 308.613 degrees.
<5>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 303.723 degrees.
<6>The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 306.389 degrees.