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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 Redoak, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Redoak and the surrounding area.
- 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 Redoak:
- 38.806460, -83.792146
- 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 Redoak
- 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 Brown County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Brown County
- Since Redoak is near Mason County and also Bracken County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Mason County
- Open the eBird sighting report for Bracken 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 Redoak
Communities Also Named Redoak ...
We found one communities that are also named Redoak.
Within Ohio, the name Redoak is unique.
Beyond Ohio, there is another community also named Redoak in the United States.
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- Louisiana
- Red River Parish
- This Redoak is located in Red River Parish and lies 712 miles [1,145.9 km]<1> to the southwest of the Redoak that is located in Brown County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Red River Parish community of Redoak.
Curious and Interesting Names Near Redoak ...
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.
- Centerpoint
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Centerpoint is located in Brown County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Centerpoint
- Dover
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Dover is located in Mason County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dover
- Population from the 2020 Census: 252 people
- Georgetown
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Hillman ‑ Historic
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Hillman is located in Brown County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hillman
- Minerva
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Minerva is located in Mason County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Minerva
- Reeds
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Reeds is located in Brown County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Reeds
- Slickaway ‑ Historic
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Slickaway is located in Brown County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Slickaway
- Stoney Point
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Stoney Point is located in Bracken County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stoney Point
- Stringtown
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Stringtown is located in Brown County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stringtown
- Sunshine ‑ Historic
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Sunshine is located in Brown County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sunshine
How Far From Redoak 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 Redoak to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Redoak and extending to:
- Georgetown, which is the Seat of Brown County, lies just to the Northwest.
- Columbus, which is the State Capital of Ohio, lies 91 miles [146.5 km]<1> to the north northeast (NNE). If you could drive a straight line from Redoak to Columbus, with an average speed<3>of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, it would take less than two hours to make the trip. A comfortable walk of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour would take 6 days. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take most of three days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 363 miles [584.2 km] to the east (E). Driving would take 6 hours, a buggy would take 15 days and walking would take 21 days.
- The shortest distance<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,180 miles [9,945.7 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,901 miles [11,106.1 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,776 miles [7,686.2 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>'
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 from Point A (ie- Redoak) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |
| <2> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <3> | 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. |
| <4> | 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 Redoak 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 Redoak. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 38.8065, Longitude: -83.7921 In this case, the coordinates for Redoak have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <5> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 311.983 degrees. |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 308.09 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 307.669 degrees. |
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