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34.049541, -81.144387
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We found thirteen communities that share the name Seven Oaks.
There are two communities within South Carolina that are also named Seven Oaks.
Beyond South Carolina, we know of another eleven communities that are located throughout in the United States.
Communities Located In South Carolina ...
Greenville County
This Seven Oaks is located in Greenville County and lies 89 miles [143.2 km]<1> to the northwest of the Seven Oaks that is located in Lexington County.
For more information, please visit our profile page for the Greenville County community of Seven Oaks.
Oconee County
This Seven Oaks is located in Oconee County and lies 108 miles [173.8 km]<1> to the west northwest of the Seven Oaks that is located in Lexington County.
For more information, please visit our profile page for the Oconee County community of Seven Oaks.
Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
California
San Bernardino County
This Seven Oaks is located in San Bernardino County and lies 2,034 miles [3,273.4 km]<1> to the west of the Seven Oaks that is located in Lexington 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 426 miles [685.6 km]<1> to the north northeast of the Seven Oaks that is located in Lexington 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 411 miles [661.4 km] to the north northeast of the Seven Oaks that is located in Lexington 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 776 miles [1,248.9 km]<1> to the west northwest of the Seven Oaks that is located in Lexington County.
For more information, please visit our profile page for the Sequoyah County community of Seven Oaks.
Oregon
Jackson County
This Seven Oaks is located in Jackson County and lies 2,314 miles [3,724 km]<1> to the west northwest of the Seven Oaks that is located in Lexington County.
For more information, please visit our profile page for the Jackson County community of Seven Oaks.
Tennessee
Hamblen County
This Seven Oaks is located in Hamblen County and lies 195 miles [313.8 km]<1> to the northwest of the Seven Oaks that is located in Lexington 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 192 miles [309 km] to the north northwest of the Seven Oaks that is located in Lexington 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 828 miles [1,332.5 km]<1> to the west of the Seven Oaks that is located in Lexington 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 1,735 miles [2,792.2 km]<1> to the west northwest of the Seven Oaks that is located in Lexington 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.
Apple Valley (2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Apple Valley have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
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 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:
Columbia, which is the State Capital of South Carolina, lies just to the east southeast (ESE).
The White House (Washington, DC) is 404 miles [650.2 km]<1> to the north northeast (NNE). If you could drive a straight line from Seven Oaks to White House, with an average speed<4>of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, it would take most of a day to make the trip. A comfortable walk of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour would take 23 days. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take 16 days.
The shortest distance<5> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,286 miles [10,116.3 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,980 miles [11,233.2 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>
The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,862 miles [7,824.6 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 obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line 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: 34.0495, Longitude: -81.1444
<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 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 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 Seven Oaks to the Middle East to be East and South, the Great Circle Route actually lies to the North and East.
<6>
The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 310.386 degrees.
<7>
The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 305.571 degrees.
<8>
The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 307.96 degrees.