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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:
    • 32.431582, -80.750662
    • 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 ...
    • Anderson County
      • This White Oaks is located in Anderson County and lies 183 miles [294.5 km]<1> to the northwest of the White Oaks that is located in Beaufort County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Anderson County community of White Oaks.
  • Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
    • Alabama
      • Jefferson County
      • This White Oaks is located in Jefferson County and lies 355 miles [571.3 km]<1> to the west northwest of the White Oaks that is located in Beaufort 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 320 miles [515 km]<1> to the south southwest of the White Oaks that is located in Beaufort 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 821 miles [1,321.3 km]<1> to the north northeast of the White Oaks that is located in Beaufort 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 224 miles [360.5 km]<1> to the north northwest of the White Oaks that is located in Beaufort 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 174 miles [280 km] to the north of the White Oaks that is located in Beaufort 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 369 miles [593.8 km]<1> to the northwest of the White Oaks that is located in Beaufort 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 483 miles [777.3 km]<1> to the north northeast of the White Oaks that is located in Beaufort 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.

  • Forest Fields
    (Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Forest Fields have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Forest Fields
    • Forest Fields is located in Beaufort County
  • Green Pond
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Green Pond have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Green Pond
    • Green Pond is located in Beaufort County
  • Irongate
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Irongate have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Irongate
    • Irongate is located in Beaufort County
  • Mink Point Plantation
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Mink Point Plantation have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mink Point Plantation
    • Mink Point Plantation is located in Beaufort County
  • Peace Haven
    (Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Peace Haven have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Peace Haven
    • Peace Haven is located in Beaufort County
  • Pleasant Farm
    (Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Pleasant Farm have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pleasant Farm
    • Pleasant Farm is located in Beaufort County
  • Quail Ridge
    (Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Quail Ridge have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Quail Ridge
    • Quail Ridge is located in Beaufort County
  • River Reach
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for River Reach have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for River Reach
    • River Reach is located in Beaufort County
  • Salt Creek
    (Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Salt Creek have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Salt Creek
    • Salt Creek is located in Beaufort County
  • Shell Point
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Shell Point have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shell Point
    • Shell Point is located in Beaufort County
  • Shell Point park
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Shell Point park have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shell Point park
    • Shell Point park is located in Beaufort County
  • Tanglewood
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Tanglewood have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tanglewood
    • Tanglewood is located in Beaufort 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:

  • Beaufort, which is the Seat of Beaufort County, lies just to the East.
  • Columbia, which is the State Capital of South Carolina, lies 109 miles [175.4 km]<1> to the north (N). 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 about two hours to make the trip. A comfortable walk of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour would take 7 days. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take 5 days.
  • The White House (Washington, DC) is 492 miles [791.8 km] to the north northeast (NNE). Driving would take most of a day, a buggy would take 20 days and walking would take 28 days.
  • The shortest distance<6> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,340 miles [10,203.2 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 4,913 miles [7,906.7 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 Beaufort County: www.co.beaufort.sc.us/

The official website for State of South Carolina: https://sc.gov/

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- 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: 32.4316, Longitude: -80.7507       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 310.134 degrees.
<8>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 305.05 degrees.
<9>The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 308.258 degrees.




 

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