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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 Three Oaks, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Three Oaks 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 Three Oaks:
    • 38.504525, -82.641550
    • 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 Three 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 Lawrence County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
    • Open the eBird sighting report for Lawrence County
    • Since Three Oaks is near Boyd County and also Greenup County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
    • Open the eBird sighting report for Boyd County
    • Open the eBird sighting report for Greenup 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 Three Oaks

Communities Also Named Three Oaks ...

We found eight communities that are also named Three Oaks.

Within Ohio, the name Three Oaks is unique.

Beyond Ohio, we know of eight communities that are located in the United States.

  • Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
    • Florida
      • Lee County
      • This Three Oaks is located in Lee County and lies 832 miles [1,339 km]<1> to the south of the Three Oaks that is located in Lawrence County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Lee County community of Three Oaks.
    • Georgia
      • Bibb County
      • This Three Oaks is located in Bibb County and lies 404 miles [650.2 km]<1> to the south of the Three Oaks that is located in Lawrence County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Bibb County community of Three Oaks.
    • Louisiana
      • Saint Bernard Parish
      • Although located in Saint Bernard Parish, we don't know the location within the county.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Saint Bernard Parish community of Three Oaks.
    • Michigan
      • Berrien County
      • This Three Oaks is located in Berrien County and lies 309 miles [497.3 km]<1> to the northwest of the Three Oaks that is located in Lawrence County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Berrien County community of Three Oaks.
    • Tennessee
      • Lawrence County
      • This Three Oaks is located in Lawrence County and lies 335 miles [539.1 km]<1> to the southwest of the Three Oaks that is located in Lawrence County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Lawrence County community of Three Oaks.
      • Lincoln County
      • This Three Oaks is located in Lincoln County and lies 322 miles [518.2 km] to the southwest of the Three Oaks that is located in Lawrence County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Lincoln County community of Three Oaks.
    • Texas
      • Wilson 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 Texas community of Three Oaks [Wilson County].
    • Virginia
      • Goochland County
      • This Three Oaks is located in Goochland County and lies 266 miles [428.1 km]<1> to the east of the Three Oaks that is located in Lawrence County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Goochland County community of Three Oaks.

Curious and Interesting Names Near Three 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.

  • Clearview
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
    • Clearview is located in Lawrence County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clearview
  • Coal Grove
    (Less than 2 miles to the south)
    • Coal Grove is located in Lawrence County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coal Grove
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,048 people
  • Flatwoods
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
  • Forestdale
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
    • Forestdale is located in Lawrence County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Forestdale
  • Geigers Crossing
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
    • Geigers Crossing is located in Boyd County (KY)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Geigers Crossing
  • Green Valley
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
    • Green Valley is located in Lawrence County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Green Valley
  • Ironville
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
    • Ironville is located in Boyd County (KY)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ironville
  • Normal
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
    • Normal is located in Boyd County (KY)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Normal
  • Raceland
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
    • Raceland is located in Greenup County (KY)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Raceland
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,338 people
  • Riverview
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
    • Riverview is located in Greenup County (KY)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Riverview
  • Rock Camp
    (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
    • Rock Camp is located in Lawrence County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rock Camp
  • Sunrise
    (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
    • Sunrise is located in Lawrence County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sunrise

How Far From Three 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 Three Oaks to various places of note, such as the White House.

With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Three Oaks and extending to:

  • Ironton, which is the Seat of Lawrence County, lies just to the Northwest.
  • Columbus, which is the State Capital of Ohio, lies 103 miles [165.8 km]<1> to the north (N). If you could drive a straight line from Three Oaks to Columbus, with an average speed<4>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 4 days.
  • The White House (Washington, DC) is 303 miles [487.6 km] to the east (E). Driving would take five to six hours, a buggy would take 12 days and walking would take 18 days.
  • The shortest distance<5> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,147 miles [9,892.6 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
  • 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).<7>
  • The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,740 miles [7,628.3 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<8>'

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- Three Oaks) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'.
<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 Three Oaks, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.
<3>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<4>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.
<5>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 Three Oaks 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 Three Oaks. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 38.5045, Longitude: -82.6415       In this case, the coordinates for Three Oaks have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).
<6>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 311.275 degrees.
<7>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 307.237 degrees.
<8>The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 307.253 degrees.