Outdoor Activities ...
As we travel, we like to pursue some of our interests (such as astronomy and bird watching).
When in White Oaks, we use the following websites to find information relevant to White Oaks and the surrounding area.
- Weather ...
- Before heading outdoors, you should check the weather:
- The National Weather Service forecast for White Oaks
- 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:
- 35.251503, -82.714569
- 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 White 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 Transylvania County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- eBird sighting report for Transylvania County
- Since White Oaks is near Henderson County and also Haywood County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- eBird sighting report for Henderson County
- eBird sighting report for Haywood 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 White Oaks ...
We found eleven communities that share the name White Oaks.
There is one other community in North Carolina which is also named White Oaks.
Beyond North Carolina, we know of another ten communities that are located throughout in the United States.
- Communities Located In North Carolina ...
- Union County
- This White Oaks is located in Union County and lies 121 miles [194.7 km]<1> to the east of the White Oaks that is located in Transylvania County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Union County community of White Oaks.
- Union County
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- Alabama
- Jefferson County
- This White Oaks is located in Jefferson County and lies 249 miles [400.7 km]<1> to the west southwest of the White Oaks that is located in Transylvania County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Jefferson County community of White Oaks.
- Florida
- Hillsborough County
- This White Oaks is located in Hillsborough County and lies 500 miles [804.7 km]<1> to the south of the White Oaks that is located in Transylvania County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Hillsborough County community of White Oaks.
- Massachusetts
- Berkshire County
- This White Oaks is located in Berkshire County and lies 725 miles [1,166.8 km]<1> to the northeast of the White Oaks that is located in Transylvania County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Berkshire County community of White Oaks.
- New Mexico
- Lincoln County
- This community is historic<2> and we have very little information. For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the New Mexico community of White Oaks [Lincoln County].
- Ohio
- Jefferson County
- We found mention of this community, but have little information.<3> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Ohio community of White Oaks [Jefferson County].
- South Carolina
- Anderson County
- This White Oaks is located in Anderson County and lies 46 miles [74 km]<1> to the south of the White Oaks that is located in Transylvania County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Anderson County community of White Oaks.
- Beaufort County
- This White Oaks is located in Beaufort County and lies 224 miles [360.5 km] to the south southeast of the White Oaks that is located in Transylvania County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Beaufort County community of White Oaks.
- Tennessee
- Coffee County
- This White Oaks is located in Coffee County and lies 189 miles [304.2 km]<1> to the west of the White Oaks that is located in Transylvania County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Coffee County community of White Oaks.
- Texas
- Montgomery County
- We found mention of this community, but have little information.<3> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Texas community of White Oaks [Montgomery County].
- Virginia
- Fairfax County
- This White Oaks is located in Fairfax County and lies 394 miles [634.1 km]<1> to the northeast of the White Oaks that is located in Transylvania County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Fairfax County community of White Oaks.
- Alabama
Curious and Interesting Names Near White 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.
- Ducktown
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest) - Falls Creek
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Falls Creek have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Falls Creek
- Falls Creek is located in Transylvania County
- Glen Cannon
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Glen Cannon have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glen Cannon
- Glen Cannon is located in Transylvania County
- Knob Creek
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Knob Creek have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Knob Creek
- Knob Creek is located in Transylvania County
- Knob Hill
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south) - Knob Ridge
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Knob Ridge have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Knob Ridge
- Knob Ridge is located in Transylvania County
- Mountain View
(Less than 2 miles to the east)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Mountain View have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mountain View
- Mountain View is located in Transylvania County
- Rocky Hill
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Rocky Hill have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rocky Hill
- Rocky Hill is located in Transylvania County
- Seven Springs
(Less than 2 miles to the east)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Seven Springs have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Seven Springs
- Seven Springs is located in Transylvania County
- Stoney Brook
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Stoney Brook have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stoney Brook
- Stoney Brook is located in Transylvania County
- Sweetwater Farms
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Sweetwater Farms have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sweetwater Farms
- Sweetwater Farms is located in Transylvania County
How Far From White Oaks 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 to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in White Oaks and extending to:
- Brevard, which is the Seat of Transylvania County, lies just to the Southwest.
- Raleigh, which is the State Capital of North Carolina, lies 231 miles [371.8 km]<1> to the east (E). If you could drive a straight line from White Oaks to Raleigh, with an average speed<5>of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, it would take nearly four hours to make the trip. A comfortable walk of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour would take 14 days. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take 9 days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 401 miles [645.3 km] to the northeast (NE). Driving would take most of a day, a buggy would take 16 days and walking would take 23 days.
- The shortest distance<6> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,299 miles [10,137.3 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,003 miles [11,270.2 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<8>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,880 miles [7,853.6 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<9>
Off-the-Road Links ...
Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for White Oaks. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.
The official website for Transylvania County: www.transylvaniacounty.org/
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 things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- White Oaks) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in White Oaks. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 35.2515, Longitude: -82.7146 In this case, the coordinates for White Oaks have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <2> | 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 White Oaks, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <3> | 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 White 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. |
| <4> | 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. |
| <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 White Oaks 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 311.313 degrees. |
| <8> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 306.809 degrees. |
| <9> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 308.237 degrees. |