Outdoor Activities ...

As we travel, we like to pursue some of our interests (such as astronomy and bird watching).

When in Oakatee, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Oakatee and the surrounding area.

• Weather ...
  • Before heading outdoors, you should check the weather:
  • The National Weather Service forecast for Oakatee

• 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 Oakatee:
  • 33.041838, -80.078977
  • 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 Oakatee

• 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 Berkeley County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Berkeley County
  • Since Oakatee is near Dorchester County and also Charleston County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Dorchester County
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Charleston 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 Oakatee

Curious and Interesting Names Near Oakatee ...

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.

• Boulder Bluff
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
  • Boulder Bluff is located in Berkeley County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Boulder Bluff
• College Park
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
  • College Park is located in Berkeley County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for College Park
• Deer Park
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
  • Deer Park is located in Charleston County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Deer Park
• Goose Creek Heights
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
  • Goose Creek Heights is located in Berkeley County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Goose Creek Heights
• Groomville
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
  • Groomville is located in Berkeley County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Groomville
• Grove Hall
  (Less than 2 miles to the north)
  • Grove Hall is located in Berkeley County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grove Hall
• Holly Court
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
  • Holly Court is located in Berkeley County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Holly Court
• Hound Run
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
  • Hound Run is located in Berkeley County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hound Run
• Maple Ridge
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
  • Maple Ridge is located in Berkeley County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maple Ridge
• Continue List   (6 more) ...
  • Mount Holly
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
    • Mount Holly is located in Berkeley County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Holly
  • Stokes ‑ Historic
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
    • Stokes is located in Berkeley County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stokes
  • Strawberry
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
    • Strawberry is located in Berkeley County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Strawberry
  • Tall PInes
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
    • Tall PInes is located in Berkeley County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tall PInes
  • Tramway
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
    • Tramway is located in Berkeley County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tramway
  • Wide Awake
    (Less than 2 miles to the west)
    • Wide Awake is located in Berkeley County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wide Awake

How Far From Oakatee to ...

We spend a lot of time looking through Gazetteers, Almanacs & Directories that were published in the late 1800's and early 1900's. Many of the Gazetteers include the distance from a community such as Oakatee to various places of note, such as the White House.

With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance<1> beginning in Oakatee and extending to:

• Moncks Corner, which is the Seat of Berkeley County, lies 11 miles [17.7 km]<1> to the north northeast. If you could walk a straight line from Oakatee to Moncks Corner, with an average speed<2> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take five to six hours to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take nearly four hours.
• Columbia, which is the State Capital of South Carolina, lies 86 miles [138.4 km] to the northwest (NW). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take less than two hours, a buggy would take most of three days and walking would take 5 days.
• The White House (Washington, DC) is 438 miles [704.9 km] to the north northeast (NNE). Driving would take most of a day, a buggy would take 18 days and walking would take 25 days.
• The shortest distance<3> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,283 miles [10,111.5 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<4>
• The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,970 miles [11,217.1 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
• The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,856 miles [7,815 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>'