Outdoor Activities ...

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

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

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

• 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 Little White Oak:
  • 36.524247, -84.053537
  • 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 Little White Oak

• 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 Campbell County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Campbell County
  • Since Little White Oak is near Claiborne County and also Whitley County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Claiborne County
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Whitley 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 Little White Oak

Curious and Interesting Names Near Little White Oak ...

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.

• Coal Mine ‑ Historic
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
  • Coal Mine is located in Campbell County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coal Mine
• Highcliff
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
  • Highcliff is located in Campbell County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Highcliff
• Lot
  (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
  • Lot is located in Whitley County (KY)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lot
• Marion
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
  • Marion is located in Claiborne County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marion
• Peabody
  (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
  • Peabody is located in Campbell County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Peabody
• Pine Mountain ‑ Historic
  (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
  • Pine Mountain is located in Campbell County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pine Mountain
• Red Ash
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
  • Red Ash is located in Whitley County (KY)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Red Ash
• Stinking Creek
  (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
  • Stinking Creek is located in Campbell County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stinking Creek
• Valley Creek
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
  • Valley Creek is located in Claiborne County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Valley Creek

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

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

• Jacksboro, which is the Seat of Campbell County, lies 15 miles [24.1 km]<1> to the south southwest. If you could walk a straight line from Little White Oak to Jacksboro, with an average speed<2> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take most of a day to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take four to five hours.
• Nashville, which is the State Capital of Tennessee, lies 153 miles [246.2 km] to the west (W). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take less than three hours, a buggy would take 6 days and walking would take 9 days.
• The White House (Washington, DC) is 416 miles [669.5 km] to the east northeast (ENE). Driving would take most of a day, a buggy would take 17 days and walking would take 24 days.
• The shortest distance<3> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,296 miles [10,132.4 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<4>
• The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,009 miles [11,279.9 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
• The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,885 miles [7,861.6 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>'