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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 Oakleigh Estates, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Oakleigh Estates 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 Oakleigh Estates:
    • 36.573715, -82.256525
    • 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 Oakleigh Estates
  • 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 Sullivan County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
    • Open the eBird sighting report for Sullivan County
    • Since Oakleigh Estates is near Carter County and also Washington County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
    • Open the eBird sighting report for Carter County
    • Open the eBird sighting report for Washington 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 Oakleigh Estates

Communities Also Named Oakleigh Estates ...

We found one communities that are also named Oakleigh Estates.

Within Tennessee, the name Oakleigh Estates is unique.

Beyond Tennessee, there is another community also named Oakleigh Estates in the United States.

  • Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
    • Alabama
      • Mobile County
      • This Oakleigh Estates is located in Mobile County and lies 519 miles [835.2 km]<1> to the southwest of the Oakleigh Estates that is located in Sullivan County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Mobile County community of Oakleigh Estates.

Curious and Interesting Names Near Oakleigh Estates ...

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.

  • Cross
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
    • Cross is located in Sullivan County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cross
    • Estimated population in 2014: 11,330 people
  • Driftwood
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
    • Driftwood is located in Sullivan County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Driftwood
  • Earheart ‑ Historic
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
    • Earheart is located in Sullivan County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Earheart
  • Hill Country
    (Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
    • Hill Country is located in Sullivan County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hill Country
  • Leonardtown
    (Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
    • Leonardtown is located in Sullivan County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Leonardtown
  • Maple Hill
    (Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
    • Maple Hill is located in Sullivan County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maple Hill
  • Rock Hill Park
    (Less than 2 miles to the east)
    • Rock Hill Park is located in Sullivan County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rock Hill Park
  • Sugarville
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
    • Sugarville is located in Sullivan County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sugarville
  • Sunny Brook
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
    • Sunny Brook is located in Sullivan County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sunny Brook
  • Sunny Hills
    (Less than 2 miles to the south)
    • Sunny Hills is located in Sullivan County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sunny Hills
  • Tennessee Hills
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
    • Tennessee Hills is located in Sullivan County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tennessee Hills
  • Valley Hills
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
    • Valley Hills is located in Sullivan County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Valley Hills
  • Walnut Hill
    (Less than 2 miles to the south)
    • Walnut Hill is located in Sullivan County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Walnut Hill
  • Windy Hill
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
    • Windy Hill is located in Sullivan County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Windy Hill

How Far From Oakleigh Estates 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 Oakleigh Estates to various places of note, such as the White House.

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

  • Blountville, which is the Seat of Sullivan County, lies just to the Southwest.
  • Nashville, which is the State Capital of Tennessee, lies 252 miles [405.6 km]<1> to the west (W). If you could drive a straight line from Oakleigh Estates to Nashville, with an average speed<2>of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, it would take four to five hours to make the trip. A comfortable walk of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour would take 15 days. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take 10 days.
  • The White House (Washington, DC) is 327 miles [526.3 km] to the east northeast (ENE). Driving would take five to six hours, a buggy would take 13 days and walking would take 19 days.
  • The shortest distance<3> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,219 miles [10,008.5 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<4>
  • The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,928 miles [11,149.5 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
  • The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,804 miles [7,731.3 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>'

Footnotes ...

<1>Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'point-to-point' distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Oakleigh Estates) 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 Oakleigh Estates 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 Oakleigh Estates. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 36.5737, Longitude: -82.2565       In this case, the coordinates for Oakleigh Estates have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).
<4>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 311.053 degrees.
<5>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 306.701 degrees.
<6>The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 307.674 degrees.