Outdoor Activities ...
As we travel, we like to pursue some of our interests (such as astronomy and bird watching).
When in Oak Point, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Oak Point and the surrounding area.
- Weather ...
- Before heading outdoors, you should check the weather:
- The National Weather Service forecast for Oak Point
- 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 Point:
- 36.061171, -86.286658
- 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 Oak Point
- 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 Wilson County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- eBird sighting report for Wilson County
- Since Oak Point is near Rutherford County and also Cannon County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- eBird sighting report for Rutherford County
- eBird sighting report for Cannon 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:
- Waymark.com
Communities Also Named Oak Point ...
We found fourteen communities that share the name Oak Point.
Within Tennessee, the name Oak Point is unique.
Beyond Tennessee, we know of another fourteen communities that are located throughout in the United States and Canada. Of these fourteen communities, twelve are located in the United States and two are in Canada.
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- Florida
- Georgia
- DeKalb County
- This Oak Point is located in DeKalb County and lies 181 miles [291.3 km]<1> to the southeast of the Oak Point that is located in Wilson County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the DeKalb County community of Oak Point.
- Oconee County
- This Oak Point is located in Oconee County and lies 226 miles [363.7 km] to the southeast of the Oak Point that is located in Wilson County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Oconee County community of Oak Point.
- Illinois
- Louisiana
- Maine
- Manitoba
- This Oak Point lies 1,155 miles [1,858.8 km]<1> to the north northwest of the Oak Point that is located in Wilson County.
- Michigan
- Minnesota
- New Brunswick
- This Oak Point lies 1,318 miles [2,121.1 km]<1> to the northeast of the Oak Point that is located in Wilson County.
- New York
- Bronx County
- We found mention of this community, but have little information.<2> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the New York community of Oak Point [Bronx County].
- Saint Lawrence County
- This Oak Point is located in Saint Lawrence County and lies 804 miles [1,293.9 km]<1> to the northeast of the Oak Point that is located in Wilson County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Saint Lawrence County community of Oak Point.
- Texas
- Washington
Curious and Interesting Names Near Oak Point ...
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.
- Cherry Valley
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Cherry Valley have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cherry Valley
- Cherry Valley is located in Wilson County
- Flat Rock
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north) - Greenvale
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast) - Greenwood
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greenwood
- Greenwood is located in Wilson County
- Hurricane
(Less than 2 miles to the west) - Josephine ‑ Historic
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north) - Major
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest) - Oregon ‑ Historic
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast) - Shop Springs
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Shop Springs have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shop Springs
- Shop Springs is located in Wilson County
- Silver Hill
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Silver Hill have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Silver Hill
- Silver Hill is located in Rutherford County
- Spring Creek ‑ Historic
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Spring Creek have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spring Creek
- Spring Creek is located in Wilson County
- Tater Peeler ‑ Historic
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Tater Peeler have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tater Peeler
- Tater Peeler is located in Wilson County
- Vine
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
How Far From Oak Point 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 Point to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers and using the location of where the historic<4> community of Oak Point once stood, the straight-line distance beginning in Oak Point and extending to:
- Lebanon, which is the Seat of Wilson County, lies 10 miles [16.1 km]<1> to the north. If you could walk a straight line from Oak Point to Lebanon, with an average speed<5> 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.
- Nashville, which is the State Capital of Tennessee, lies 28 miles [45.1 km] to the west northwest (WNW). The buggy would take just over a day and walking would take just about two full days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 543 miles [873.9 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 22 days and walking would take 31 days.
- The shortest distance<6> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,409 miles [10,314.3 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,126 miles [11,468.2 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<8>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,001 miles [8,048.3 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<9>
Off-the-Road Links ...
The official website for Wilson County: www.wilsoncountytn.com/
The official website for State of Tennessee: https://www.tn.gov/
Footnotes ...
| <1> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a '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- Oak Point) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Oak Point. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 36.0612, Longitude: -86.2867 In this case, the coordinates for Oak Point have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <2> | 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 Rock Creek to see Pete ... Rock 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 Oak Point 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. |
| <3> | 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. |
| <4> | 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 Oak Point, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <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 Oak Point 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 313.487 degrees. |
| <8> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 309.422 degrees. |
| <9> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 309.502 degrees. |