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:
- 34.960983, -80.584234
- 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 Union County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- eBird sighting report for Union County
- Since White Oaks is near Mecklenburg County and also Lancaster County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- eBird sighting report for Mecklenburg County
- eBird sighting report for Lancaster 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 ...
- Transylvania County
- This White Oaks is located in Transylvania County and lies 121 miles [194.7 km]<1> to the west of the White Oaks that is located in Union County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Transylvania County community of White Oaks.
- Transylvania County
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- Alabama
- Jefferson County
- This White Oaks is located in Jefferson County and lies 358 miles [576.1 km]<1> to the west of the White Oaks that is located in Union 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 491 miles [790.2 km]<1> to the south southwest of the White Oaks that is located in Union 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 666 miles [1,071.8 km]<1> to the north northeast of the White Oaks that is located in Union 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 117 miles [188.3 km]<1> to the west southwest of the White Oaks that is located in Union 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 174 miles [280 km] to the south of the White Oaks that is located in Union 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 310 miles [498.9 km]<1> to the west of the White Oaks that is located in Union 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 326 miles [524.6 km]<1> to the northeast of the White Oaks that is located in Union 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.
- Bakers
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north) - Bramblewood
(Less than 2 miles to the east)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Bramblewood have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bramblewood
- Bramblewood is located in Union County
- Camelot
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north) - Council Oaks
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Council Oaks have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Council Oaks
- Council Oaks is located in Union County
- Fowler Crossroads
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Fowler Crossroads have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fowler Crossroads
- Fowler Crossroads is located in Union County
- Helms Park
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Helms Park have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Helms Park
- Helms Park is located in Union County
- Hillcrest
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east) - Kingswood
(Less than 2 miles to the east) - Lee Wood
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east) - Mineral Springs
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Mineral Springs have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mineral Springs
- Mineral Springs is located in Union County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 3,171 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Mineral Springs <5>
- Rock Rest
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rock Rest
- Rock Rest is located in Union County
- Rolling Hills
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Rolling Hills have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rolling Hills
- Rolling Hills is located in Union County
- Roughedge
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest) - Timber Lake
(Less than 2 miles to the east)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Timber Lake have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Timber Lake
- Timber Lake is located in Union County
How Far From White 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 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:
- Monroe, which is the Seat of Union County, lies just to the North Northeast.
- Raleigh, which is the State Capital of North Carolina, lies 123 miles [197.9 km]<1> to the east northeast (ENE). If you could drive a straight line from White Oaks to Raleigh, with an average speed<6>of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, it would take about two hours to make the trip. A comfortable walk of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour would take 7 days. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take 5 days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 334 miles [537.5 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<7> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,221 miles [10,011.7 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<8>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,918 miles [11,133.4 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<9>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,798 miles [7,721.6 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<10>
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 Union County: www.co.union.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 things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line 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: 34.9610, Longitude: -80.5842 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're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <6> | 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. |
| <7> | 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. |
| <8> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 310.073 degrees. |
| <9> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 305.343 degrees. |
| <10> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 307.482 degrees. |