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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 Oakcrest, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Oakcrest 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 Oakcrest:
    • 32.724067, -79.960924
    • 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 Oakcrest
  • 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 Charleston County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
    • Open the eBird sighting report for Charleston County
    • Since Oakcrest is near Berkeley County and also Dorchester County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
    • Open the eBird sighting report for Berkeley County
    • Open the eBird sighting report for Dorchester 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 Oakcrest

Communities Also Named Oakcrest ...

We found eleven communities that are also named Oakcrest.

Within South Carolina, the name Oakcrest is unique.

Beyond South Carolina, we know of eleven communities that are located in the United States.

  • Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
    • Florida
      • Marion County
      • We found mention of this community, but have little information.<1> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Florida community of Oakcrest [Marion County].
    • Georgia
      • Bulloch County
      • This Oakcrest is located in Bulloch County and lies 106 miles [170.6 km]<2> to the west of the Oakcrest that is located in Charleston County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Bulloch County community of Oakcrest.
    • Illinois
      • Clark County
      • This Oakcrest is located in Clark County and lies 630 miles [1,013.9 km]<2> to the northwest of the Oakcrest that is located in Charleston County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Clark County community of Oakcrest.
    • Indiana
      • Bartholomew County
      • We found mention of this community, but have little information.<1> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Indiana community of Oakcrest [Bartholomew County].
    • Louisiana
      • East Baton Rouge Parish
      • This Oakcrest is located in East Baton Rouge Parish and lies 672 miles [1,081.5 km]<2> to the west of the Oakcrest that is located in Charleston County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the East Baton Rouge Parish community of Oakcrest.
    • North Carolina
      • New Hanover County
      • This Oakcrest is located in New Hanover County and lies 159 miles [255.9 km]<2> to the northeast of the Oakcrest that is located in Charleston County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the New Hanover County community of Oakcrest.
    • Ohio
      • Clark County
      • This Oakcrest is located in Clark County and lies 541 miles [870.7 km]<2> to the north northwest of the Oakcrest that is located in Charleston County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Clark County community of Oakcrest.
    • Utah
      • Davis County
      • This Oakcrest is located in Davis County and lies 1,839 miles [2,959.6 km]<2> to the west northwest of the Oakcrest that is located in Charleston County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Davis County community of Oakcrest.
      • Salt Lake County
      • This Oakcrest is located in Salt Lake County and lies 1,835 miles [2,953.1 km] to the west northwest of the Oakcrest that is located in Charleston County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Salt Lake County community of Oakcrest.
    • Virginia
      • Alexandria City
      • This Oakcrest is located in Alexandria City and lies 451 miles [725.8 km]<2> to the north northeast of the Oakcrest that is located in Charleston County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Alexandria City community of Oakcrest.
      • Arlington County
      • We found mention of this community, but have little information.<1> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Virginia community of Oakcrest [Arlington County].

Curious and Interesting Names Near Oakcrest ...

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.

  • Bayfront
    (Less than 2 miles to the north)
    • Bayfront is located in Charleston County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bayfront
  • Centerville
    (Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
    • Centerville is located in Charleston County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Centerville
  • Clarks Sound
    (Less than 2 miles to the east)
    • Clarks Sound is located in Charleston County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clarks Sound
  • Creek Point
    (Less than 2 miles to the north)
    • Creek Point is located in Charleston County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Creek Point
  • Green Acres
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
    • Green Acres is located in Charleston County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Green Acres
  • Green Hill
    (Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
    • Green Hill is located in Charleston County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Green Hill
  • Harbor View
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
    • Harbor View is located in Charleston County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harbor View
  • Harbor Woods
    (Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
    • Harbor Woods is located in Charleston County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harbor Woods
  • Honey Hill
    (Less than 2 miles to the east)
    • Honey Hill is located in Charleston County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Honey Hill
  • James Island
    (Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
    • James Island is located in Charleston County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for James Island
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 12,226 people
  • Landsdowne
    (Less than 2 miles to the east)
    • Landsdowne is located in Charleston County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Landsdowne
  • Laurel Park
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
    • Laurel Park is located in Charleston County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Laurel Park
  • Continue List   (12 more) ...
    • Lighthouse Point
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
      • Lighthouse Point is located in Charleston County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lighthouse Point
    • Marsh Point
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
      • Marsh Point is located in Charleston County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marsh Point
    • Oceanview
      (Less than 2 miles to the east)
      • Oceanview is located in Charleston County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oceanview
    • Oyster Point
      (Less than 2 miles to the east)
      • Oyster Point is located in Charleston County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oyster Point
    • Parrot Point
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
      • Parrot Point is located in Charleston County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Parrot Point
    • Quail Run
      (Less than 2 miles to the east)
      • Quail Run is located in Charleston County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Quail Run
    • Riverpoint
      (Less than 2 miles to the north)
      • Riverpoint is located in Charleston County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Riverpoint
    • Riverview
      (Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
      • Riverview is located in Charleston County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Riverview
    • Seaside
      (Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
      • Seaside is located in Charleston County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Seaside
    • Three Trees
      (Less than 2 miles to the east)
      • Three Trees is located in Charleston County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Three Trees
    • Tidalview
      (Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
      • Tidalview is located in Charleston County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tidalview
    • Woodlawn
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
      • Woodlawn is located in Charleston County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woodlawn

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

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

  • Charleston, which is the Seat of Charleston County, lies just to the North Northeast.
  • Columbia, which is the State Capital of South Carolina, lies 107 miles [172.2 km]<2> to the northwest (NW). If you could drive a straight line from Oakcrest to Columbia, 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 5 days.
  • The White House (Washington, DC) is 456 miles [733.9 km] to the north northeast (NNE). Driving would take most of a day, a buggy would take 18 days and walking would take 26 days.
  • The shortest distance<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,292 miles [10,126 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
  • The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,977 miles [11,228.4 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
  • The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,864 miles [7,827.8 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>'

Footnotes ...

<1>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 Oakcrest 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.
<2>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- Oakcrest) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'.
<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 Oakcrest 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 Oakcrest. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 32.7241, Longitude: -79.9609       In this case, the coordinates for Oakcrest have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).
<5>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 309.703 degrees.
<6>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 304.597 degrees.
<7>The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 307.896 degrees.