Outdoor Activities ...

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

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

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

• 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 Hampton:
  • 36.038394, -86.860279
  • 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 Hampton

• 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 Williamson County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Williamson County
  • Since Oak Hampton is near Davidson County and also Cheatham County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Davidson County
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Cheatham 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 Hampton

Curious and Interesting Names Near Oak Hampton ...

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.

• Chestnut Hill
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
  • Chestnut Hill is located in Williamson County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chestnut Hill
• Deerwood
  (Less than 2 miles to the east)
  • Deerwood is located in Williamson County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Deerwood
• Derby Glen
  (Less than 2 miles to the east)
  • Derby Glen is located in Williamson County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Derby Glen
• Fountainhead
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
  • Fountainhead is located in Williamson County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fountainhead
• Foxland Hall
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
  • Foxland Hall is located in Williamson County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Foxland Hall
• Grassland
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
  • Grassland is located in Williamson County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grassland
• Hunters Hill
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
  • Hunters Hill is located in Williamson County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hunters Hill
• Hunters Ridge
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
  • Hunters Ridge is located in Williamson County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hunters Ridge
• Land Mark
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
  • Land Mark is located in Williamson County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Land Mark
• Continue List   (6 more) ...
  • Longwood
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
    • Longwood is located in Williamson County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Longwood
  • Meadowlake
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
    • Meadowlake is located in Williamson County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Meadowlake
  • Poplar Hills
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
    • Poplar Hills is located in Williamson County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Poplar Hills
  • Red Bud
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
    • Red Bud is located in Williamson County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Red Bud
  • River Rest
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
    • River Rest is located in Williamson County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for River Rest
  • Walnut Hills
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
    • Walnut Hills is located in Davidson County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Walnut Hills

How Far From Oak Hampton to ...

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 Oak Hampton to various places of note, such as the White House.

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

• Franklin, which is the Seat of Williamson County, lies just to the South.
• Nashville, which is the State Capital of Tennessee, lies 9 miles [14.5 km]<1> to the north northeast (NNE). If you could walk a straight line from Oak Hampton to Nashville, with an average speed<2> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take four to five hours to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take a little over three hours.
• The White House (Washington, DC) is 573 miles [922.2 km] to the east northeast (ENE). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take just over a day, a buggy would take 23 days and walking would take 33 days.
• The shortest distance<3> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,433 miles [10,352.9 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<4>
• The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,152 miles [11,510 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
• The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,027 miles [8,090.2 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>'