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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 Oak City, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Oak City and the surrounding area.
- 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 Oak City:
- 35.898698, -83.702674
- 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 Oak City
- 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 Sevier County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Sevier County
- Since Oak City is near Knox County and also Blount County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Knox County
- Open the eBird sighting report for Blount 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 Oak City
Communities Also Named Oak City ...
We found two communities that are also named Oak City.
Within Tennessee, the name Oak City is unique.
Beyond Tennessee, we know of two communities that are located in the United States.
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- North Carolina
- Martin County
- This Oak City is located in Martin County and lies 357 miles [574.5 km]<1> to the east of the Oak City that is located in Sevier County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Martin County community of Oak City.
- Utah
- Millard County
- This Oak City is located in Millard County and lies 1,577 miles [2,537.9 km]<1> to the west northwest of the Oak City that is located in Sevier County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Millard County community of Oak City.
Curious and Interesting Names Near Oak City ...
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.
- Gapcreek ‑ Historic
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Gapcreek is located in Knox County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gapcreek
- Hicks Crossing
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- Hicks Crossing is located in Sevier County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hicks Crossing
- Huskey Valley
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Huskey Valley is located in Blount County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Huskey Valley
- Knob Creek
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Knob Creek is located in Sevier County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Knob Creek
- Kodak
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- New Era
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- New Era is located in Sevier County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Era
- Peters Mill
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Peters Mill is located in Knox County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Peters Mill
- Pleasant Hill
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Pleasant Hill is located in Sevier County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pleasant Hill
- Providence
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Providence is located in Blount County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Providence
- Seven Islands
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Seven Islands is located in Knox County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Seven Islands
- Shooks Gap
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Shooks Gap is located in Blount County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shooks Gap
- Stony Point
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Stony Point is located in Knox County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stony Point
- Union Valley
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- Union Valley is located in Sevier County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Union Valley
- Valley Grove
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Valley Grove is located in Knox County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Valley Grove
How Far From Oak City 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 Oak City to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Oak City and extending to:
- Sevierville, which is the Seat of Sevier County, lies just to the East Southeast.
- Nashville, which is the State Capital of Tennessee, lies 172 miles [276.8 km]<1> to the west (W). If you could drive a straight line from Oak City to Nashville, with an average speed<3>of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, it would take about three hours to make the trip. A comfortable walk of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour would take 10 days. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take 7 days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 420 miles [675.9 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<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,311 miles [10,156.6 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,020 miles [11,297.6 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,896 miles [7,879.3 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>'
Footnotes ...
| <1> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Oak City) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |
| <2> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <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 Oak City 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 Oak City. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 35.8987, Longitude: -83.7027 In this case, the coordinates for Oak City have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <5> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 311.912 degrees. |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 307.589 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 308.461 degrees. |
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