Outdoor Activities ...
As we travel, we like to pursue some of our interests (such as astronomy and bird watching).
When in Oaks, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Oaks and the surrounding area.
- Weather ...
- Before heading outdoors, you should check the weather:
- The National Weather Service forecast for 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 Oaks:
- 43.187338, -123.362016
- 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 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 Douglas County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- eBird sighting report for Douglas County
- Since Oaks is near Coos County and also Lane County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- eBird sighting report for Coos County
- eBird sighting report for Lane 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 Oaks ...
We found 33 communities that share the name Oaks.
Within Oregon, the name Oaks is unique.
Beyond Oregon, we know of another 33 communities that are located throughout in the United States.
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- Arkansas
- California
- Los Angeles County
- This Oaks is located in Los Angeles County and lies 656 miles [1,055.7 km]<1> to the south southeast of the Oaks that is located in Douglas County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Los Angeles County community of Oaks.
- Mendocino County
- This Oaks is located in Mendocino County and lies 295 miles [474.8 km] to the south of the Oaks that is located in Douglas County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Mendocino County community of Oaks.
- Nevada County
- This Oaks is located in Nevada County and lies 298 miles [479.6 km] to the south southeast of the Oaks that is located in Douglas County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Nevada County community of Oaks.
- San Luis Obispo County
- This Oaks is located in San Luis Obispo County and lies 576 miles [927 km] to the south southeast of the Oaks that is located in Douglas County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the San Luis Obispo County community of Oaks.
- Connecticut
- Windham County
- Although located in Windham County, we don't know the location within the county.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Windham County community of Oaks.
- Delaware
- Florida
- Georgia
- Douglas County
- This Oaks is located in Douglas County and lies 2,166 miles [3,485.8 km]<1> to the east of the Oaks that is located in Douglas County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Douglas County community of Oaks.
- Fulton County
- This Oaks is located in Fulton County and lies 2,177 miles [3,503.5 km] to the east of the Oaks that is located in Douglas County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Fulton County community of Oaks.
- Kentucky
- Bell County
- This Oaks is located in Bell County and lies 2,132 miles [3,431.1 km]<1> to the east of the Oaks that is located in Douglas County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Bell County community of Oaks.
- McCracken County
- This Oaks is located in McCracken County and lies 1,874 miles [3,015.9 km] to the east of the Oaks that is located in Douglas County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the McCracken County community of Oaks.
- Ohio County
- We found mention of this community, but have little information.<2> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Kentucky community of Oaks [Ohio County].
- Louisiana
- Maryland
- Calvert County
- This Oaks is located in Calvert County and lies 2,427 miles [3,905.9 km]<1> to the east of the Oaks that is located in Douglas County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Calvert County community of Oaks.
- Howard County
- This Oaks is located in Howard County and lies 2,401 miles [3,864 km] to the east of the Oaks that is located in Douglas County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Howard County community of Oaks.
- Saint Mary's County
- This Oaks is located in Saint Mary's County and lies 2,423 miles [3,899.4 km] to the east of the Oaks that is located in Douglas County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Saint Mary's County community of Oaks.
- Minnesota
- Mississippi
- Missouri
- North Carolina
- Craven County
- We found mention of this community, but have little information.<2> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the North Carolina community of Oaks [Craven County].
- Cumberland County
- This Oaks is located in Cumberland County and lies 2,413 miles [3,883.3 km]<1> to the east of the Oaks that is located in Douglas County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Cumberland County community of Oaks.
- Davidson County
- This Oaks is located in Davidson County and lies 2,322 miles [3,736.9 km] to the east of the Oaks that is located in Douglas County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Davidson County community of Oaks.
- Johnston County
- This Oaks is located in Johnston County and lies 2,428 miles [3,907.5 km] to the east of the Oaks that is located in Douglas County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Johnston County community of Oaks.
- Orange County
- This Oaks is located in Orange County and lies 2,371 miles [3,815.8 km] to the east of the Oaks that is located in Douglas County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Orange County community of Oaks.
- Oklahoma
- Pennsylvania
- South Carolina
- Texas
- Bee County
- This Oaks is located in Bee County and lies 1,726 miles [2,777.7 km]<1> to the east southeast of the Oaks that is located in Douglas County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Bee County community of Oaks.
- Polk County
- This community is historic<3> and although located in Polk County, we don't know where within the county.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Polk County community of Oaks.
- Tarrant County
- We found mention of this community, but have little information.<2> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Texas community of Oaks [Tarrant County].
- Utah
- Virginia
Curious and Interesting Names Near 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.
- Civil Bend ‑ Historic
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Civil Bend have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Civil Bend
- Civil Bend is located in Douglas County
- Dole
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south) - Edenbower
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north) - Green
(Less than 2 miles to the south) - Lookingglass
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lookingglass
- Lookingglass is located in Douglas County
- Oak Creek ‑ Historic
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast) - Porter Creek
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Porter Creek have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Porter Creek
- Porter Creek is located in Douglas County
- Riversdale
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Riversdale have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Riversdale
- Riversdale is located in Douglas County
- Round Prairie
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Round Prairie have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Round Prairie
- Round Prairie is located in Douglas County
- Shady
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
How Far From 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 Oaks to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Oaks and extending to:
- Roseburg, which is the Seat of Douglas County, lies just to the North Northeast.
- Salem, which is the State Capital of Oregon, lies 122 miles [196.3 km]<1> to the north (N). If you could drive a straight line from Oaks to Salem, with an average speed<5>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 2,399 miles [3,860.8 km] to the east (E). Driving would take 5 days, a buggy would take 94 days and walking would take 137 days.
- The shortest distance<6> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 7,078 miles [11,390.9 km] and it lies to the north northeast (NNE).<7>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,841 miles [12,618.9 km] and it lies to the north northeast (NNE).<8>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,945 miles [9,567.6 km] and it lies to the north northeast (NNE).<9>
Off-the-Road Links ...
Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Oaks. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.
The official website for Douglas County: www.co.douglas.or.us/
The official website for State of Oregon: https://www.oregon.gov/
Footnotes ...
| <1> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Oaks) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Oaks. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 43.1873, Longitude: -123.3620 In this case, the coordinates for Oaks have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <2> | 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 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. |
| <3> | 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 Oaks, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <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 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 341.472 degrees. |
| <8> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 342.918 degrees. |
| <9> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 328.671 degrees. |