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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 Tree, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Oak Tree 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 Oak Tree:
    • 35.990341, -87.093895
    • 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 Tree
  • 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 Tree 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 Tree

Communities Also Named Oak Tree ...

We found three communities that are also named Oak Tree.

Within Tennessee, the name Oak Tree is unique.

Beyond Tennessee, we know of three communities that are located in the United States.

  • Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
    • Florida
      • Hillsborough County
      • This Oak Tree is located in Hillsborough County and lies 616 miles [991.4 km]<1> to the south southeast of the Oak Tree that is located in Williamson County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Hillsborough County community of Oak Tree.
    • New Jersey
      • Middlesex County
      • This Oak Tree is located in Middlesex County and lies 757 miles [1,218.3 km]<1> to the east northeast of the Oak Tree that is located in Williamson County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Middlesex County community of Oak Tree.
    • Pennsylvania
      • Indiana County
      • This Oak Tree is located in Indiana County and lies 547 miles [880.3 km]<1> to the northeast of the Oak Tree that is located in Williamson County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Indiana County community of Oak Tree.

Curious and Interesting Names Near Oak Tree ...

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.

  • Fernvale
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
    • Fernvale is located in Williamson County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fernvale
  • Fernvale Springs ‑ Historic
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
    • Fernvale Springs is located in Williamson County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fernvale Springs
  • Glenhaven
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
    • Glenhaven is located in Williamson County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glenhaven
  • Green Valley
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
    • Green Valley is located in Williamson County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Green Valley
  • Hallview Meadows
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
    • Hallview Meadows is located in Williamson County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hallview Meadows
  • Kenny Brook
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
    • Kenny Brook is located in Williamson County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kenny Brook
  • Lake Road
    (Less than 2 miles to the west)
    • Lake Road is located in Williamson County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lake Road
  • Lone Oak
    (Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
    • Lone Oak is located in Williamson County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lone Oak

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

With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Oak Tree and extending to:

  • Franklin, which is the Seat of Williamson County, lies 13 miles [20.9 km]<1> to the east southeast. If you could walk a straight line from Oak Tree to Franklin, with an average speed<2> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take 6 hours 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 21 miles [33.8 km] to the east northeast (ENE). The buggy would take most of a day and walking would take just over a day.
  • The White House (Washington, DC) is 586 miles [943.1 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 34 days.
  • The shortest distance<3> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,445 miles [10,372.2 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<4>
  • The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,164 miles [11,529.3 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
  • The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,039 miles [8,109.5 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>'

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 Tree) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'.
<2>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.
<3>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 Tree 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 Tree. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 35.9903, Longitude: -87.0939       In this case, the coordinates for Oak Tree have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).
<4>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 313.983 degrees.
<5>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 309.984 degrees.
<6>The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 309.864 degrees.