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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 White Oaks, we use the following websites to find information relevant to White 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 White Oaks:
    • 34.585943, -82.610966
    • 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 White 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 White Oaks ...

We found eleven communities that share the name White Oaks.

There is one other community in South Carolina which is also named White Oaks.

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

  • Communities Located In South Carolina ...
    • Beaufort County
      • This White Oaks is located in Beaufort County and lies 183 miles [294.5 km]<1> to the southeast of the White Oaks that is located in Anderson County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Beaufort County community of White Oaks.
  • Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
    • Alabama
      • Jefferson County
      • This White Oaks is located in Jefferson County and lies 240 miles [386.2 km]<1> to the west southwest of the White Oaks that is located in Anderson County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Jefferson County community of White Oaks.
    • Florida
      • Hillsborough County
      • This White Oaks is located in Hillsborough County and lies 454 miles [730.6 km]<1> to the south of the White Oaks that is located in Anderson County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Hillsborough County community of White Oaks.
    • Massachusetts
      • Berkshire County
      • This White Oaks is located in Berkshire County and lies 756 miles [1,216.7 km]<1> to the northeast of the White Oaks that is located in Anderson County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Berkshire County community of White Oaks.
    • New Mexico
      • Lincoln County
      • This community is historic<2> and we have very little information. For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the New Mexico community of White Oaks [Lincoln County].
    • North Carolina
      • Transylvania County
      • This White Oaks is located in Transylvania County and lies 46 miles [74 km]<1> to the north of the White Oaks that is located in Anderson County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Transylvania County community of White Oaks.
      • Union County
      • This White Oaks is located in Union County and lies 117 miles [188.3 km] to the east northeast of the White Oaks that is located in Anderson County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Union County community of White Oaks.
    • Ohio
      • Jefferson County
      • We found mention of this community, but have little information.<3> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Ohio community of White Oaks [Jefferson County].
    • Tennessee
      • Coffee County
      • This White Oaks is located in Coffee County and lies 204 miles [328.3 km]<1> to the west northwest of the White Oaks that is located in Anderson County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Coffee County community of White Oaks.
    • Texas
      • Montgomery County
      • We found mention of this community, but have little information.<3> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Texas community of White Oaks [Montgomery County].
    • Virginia
      • Fairfax County
      • This White Oaks is located in Fairfax County and lies 420 miles [675.9 km]<1> to the northeast of the White Oaks that is located in Anderson County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Fairfax County community of White Oaks.

Curious and Interesting Names Near White 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.

  • Beaver Creek
    (Less than 2 miles to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Beaver Creek have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beaver Creek
    • Beaver Creek is located in Anderson County
  • Cedarwood
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Cedarwood have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cedarwood
    • Cedarwood is located in Anderson County
  • Five Forks
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Five Forks have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Five Forks
    • Five Forks is located in Anderson County
  • Forest Park
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Forest Park have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Forest Park
    • Forest Park is located in Anderson County
  • Fox Valley
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Fox Valley have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fox Valley
    • Fox Valley is located in Anderson County
  • Harpers Ridge
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Harpers Ridge have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harpers Ridge
    • Harpers Ridge is located in Anderson County
  • Heather Heights
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Heather Heights have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Heather Heights
    • Heather Heights is located in Anderson County
  • Heritage Trace
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Heritage Trace have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Heritage Trace
    • Heritage Trace is located in Anderson County
  • Hill and Dale
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Hill and Dale have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hill and Dale
    • Hill and Dale is located in Anderson County
  • Holly Creek
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Holly Creek have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Holly Creek
    • Holly Creek is located in Anderson County
  • Kings Court
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Kings Court have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kings Court
    • Kings Court is located in Anderson County
  • Kingswood Terrace
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Kingswood Terrace have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kingswood Terrace
    • Kingswood Terrace is located in Anderson County
  • Continue List   (7 more) ...
    • Long Meadows
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Long Meadows have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Long Meadows
      • Long Meadows is located in Anderson County
    • Pinecrest
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Pinecrest have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pinecrest
      • Pinecrest is located in Anderson County
    • Quail Hollow
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Quail Hollow have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Quail Hollow
      • Quail Hollow is located in Anderson County
    • Spring Park
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Spring Park have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spring Park
      • Spring Park is located in Anderson County
    • Summer Place
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Summer Place have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Summer Place
      • Summer Place is located in Anderson County
    • Sweet Gum Trail
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Sweet Gum Trail have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sweet Gum Trail
      • Sweet Gum Trail is located in Anderson County
    • Twin Lakes
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Twin Lakes have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Twin Lakes
      • Twin Lakes is located in Anderson County

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

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

  • Anderson, which is the Seat of Anderson County, lies just to the South Southwest.
  • Columbia, which is the State Capital of South Carolina, lies 98 miles [157.7 km]<1> to the east southeast (ESE). If you could drive a straight line from White Oaks to Columbia, with an average speed<5>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 three full days.
  • The White House (Washington, DC) is 428 miles [688.8 km] to the northeast (NE). Driving would take most of a day, a buggy would take 17 days and walking would take 25 days.
  • The shortest distance<6> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,325 miles [10,179.1 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>
  • The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,026 miles [11,307.3 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<8>
  • The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,904 miles [7,892.2 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<9>

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

The official website for Anderson County: www.andersoncountysc.org/

The official website for State of South Carolina: https://sc.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- White Oaks) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in White Oaks. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 34.5859, Longitude: -82.6110       In this case, the coordinates for White Oaks have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).
<2>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 White Oaks, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.
<3>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 Bird Creek to see Pete ... Bird 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 White 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.
<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 White 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 311.24 degrees.
<8>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 306.63 degrees.
<9>The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 308.377 degrees.




 

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