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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 Seven Oaks, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Seven 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 Seven Oaks:
    • 42.392347, -122.938098
    • 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 Seven Oaks
  • 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 Seven Oaks ...

We found thirteen communities that share the name Seven Oaks.

Within Oregon, the name Seven Oaks is unique.

Beyond Oregon, we know of another thirteen communities that are located throughout in the United States.

  • Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
    • California
      • San Bernardino County
      • This Seven Oaks is located in San Bernardino County and lies 653 miles [1,050.9 km]<1> to the south southeast of the Seven Oaks that is located in Jackson County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the San Bernardino County community of Seven Oaks.
    • Florida
      • Hillsborough 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 Florida community of Seven Oaks [Hillsborough County].
    • Maryland
      • Anne Arundel County
      • This Seven Oaks is located in Anne Arundel County and lies 2,399 miles [3,860.8 km]<1> to the east of the Seven Oaks that is located in Jackson County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Anne Arundel County community of Seven Oaks.
      • Montgomery County
      • This Seven Oaks is located in Montgomery County and lies 2,386 miles [3,839.9 km] to the east of the Seven Oaks that is located in Jackson County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Montgomery County community of Seven Oaks.
    • Michigan
      • Wayne 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 Michigan community of Seven Oaks [Wayne County].
    • Oklahoma
      • Sequoyah County
      • This Seven Oaks is located in Sequoyah County and lies 1,579 miles [2,541.2 km]<1> to the east of the Seven Oaks that is located in Jackson County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Sequoyah County community of Seven Oaks.
    • South Carolina
      • Greenville County
      • This Seven Oaks is located in Greenville County and lies 2,227 miles [3,584 km]<1> to the east of the Seven Oaks that is located in Jackson County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Greenville County community of Seven Oaks.
      • Lexington County
      • This Seven Oaks is located in Lexington County and lies 2,314 miles [3,724 km] to the east of the Seven Oaks that is located in Jackson County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Lexington County community of Seven Oaks.
      • Oconee County
      • This Seven Oaks is located in Oconee County and lies 2,206 miles [3,550.2 km] to the east of the Seven Oaks that is located in Jackson County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Oconee County community of Seven Oaks.
    • Tennessee
      • Hamblen County
      • This Seven Oaks is located in Hamblen County and lies 2,135 miles [3,435.9 km]<1> to the east of the Seven Oaks that is located in Jackson County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Hamblen County community of Seven Oaks.
      • Hawkins County
      • This Seven Oaks is located in Hawkins County and lies 2,163 miles [3,481 km] to the east of the Seven Oaks that is located in Jackson County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Hawkins County community of Seven Oaks.
    • Texas
      • Polk County
      • This Seven Oaks is located in Polk County and lies 1,737 miles [2,795.4 km]<1> to the east southeast of the Seven Oaks that is located in Jackson County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Polk County community of Seven Oaks.
    • Utah
      • Salt Lake County
      • This Seven Oaks is located in Salt Lake County and lies 587 miles [944.7 km]<1> to the east of the Seven Oaks that is located in Jackson County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Salt Lake County community of Seven Oaks.

Curious and Interesting Names Near Seven 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.

  • Beagle
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Beagle have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beagle
    • Beagle is located in Jackson County
  • Central Point
    (Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
  • Eagle Point
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
  • Four Corners
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Four Corners have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Four Corners
    • Four Corners is located in Jackson County
  • Gold Hill
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
  • Rock Point ‑ Historic
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
    • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Rock Point. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<5>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rock Point
    • Rock Point is located in Jackson County
  • Sams Valley
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
    • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Sams Valley. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<5>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sams Valley
    • Sams Valley is located in Jackson County
  • Table Rock
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Table Rock have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Table Rock
    • Table Rock is located in Jackson County
  • Table Rock Station
    (Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Table Rock Station have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Table Rock Station
    • Table Rock Station is located in Jackson County

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

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

  • Medford, which is the Seat of Jackson County, lies just to the Southeast.
  • Salem, which is the State Capital of Oregon, lies 175 miles [281.6 km]<1> to the north (N). If you could drive a straight line from Seven Oaks to Salem, with an average speed<6>of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, it would take about three hours to make the trip. A comfortable walk of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour would take 10 days. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take 7 days.
  • The White House (Washington, DC) is 2,387 miles [3,841.5 km] to the east (E). Driving would take 5 days, a buggy would take 94 days and walking would take 136 days.
  • The shortest distance<7> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 7,123 miles [11,463.4 km] and it lies to the north northeast (NNE).<8>
  • The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,887 miles [12,692.9 km] and it lies to the north northeast (NNE).<9>
  • The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,981 miles [9,625.5 km] and it lies to the north northeast (NNE).<10>

Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Seven Oaks. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.

The official website for Jackson County: www.co.jackson.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' (or 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- Seven Oaks) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Seven Oaks. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 42.3923, Longitude: -122.9381       In this case, the coordinates for Seven 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 Mile's to see Pete ... Mile's 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 Seven 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>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.
<4>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<5>An 'estimated' location is one where we have been given GPS coordinates, but are unable to verify the accuracy of those coordinates. That said, we have some confidence that we have placed the marker near the actual location. A typical reason for being unable to verify a location is that it might be on private property or maybe historic and gone without an obvious trace.
<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 Seven 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 341.059 degrees.
<9>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 342.393 degrees.
<10>The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 328.427 degrees.




 

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