Outdoor Activities ...
As we travel, we like to pursue some of our interests (such as astronomy and bird watching).
When in Oakman, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Oakman and the surrounding area.
- Weather ...
- Before heading outdoors, you should check the weather:
- The National Weather Service forecast for Oakman
- 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 Oakman:
- 36.348974, -83.560461
- 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 Oakman
- 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 Grainger County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- eBird sighting report for Grainger County
- Since Oakman is near Claiborne County and also Union County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- eBird sighting report for Claiborne County
- eBird sighting report for Union 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 Oakman ...
We found three communities that share the name Oakman.
Within Tennessee, the name Oakman is unique.
Beyond Tennessee, we know of another three communities that are located throughout in the United States.
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- Alabama
- Georgia
- Oklahoma
Curious and Interesting Names Near Oakman ...
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.
- Chittum
(5 miles [8 km] to the north) - Elm Springs
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Elm Springs have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elm Springs
- Elm Springs is located in Grainger County
- Evans Ferry
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Evans Ferry have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Evans Ferry
- Evans Ferry is located in Claiborne County
- Population from the 2010 Census: 293 people
- Hammer Store
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Hammer Store have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hammer Store
- Hammer Store is located in Grainger County
- Liberty Hill
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Liberty Hill have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Liberty Hill
- Liberty Hill is located in Grainger County
- Lone Mountain
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lone Mountain
- Lone Mountain is located in Claiborne County
- Lulaville
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south) - Raven Hill
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Raven Hill
- Raven Hill is located in Claiborne County
- Sandlick
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest) - Sunset
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south) - Sycamore Spring
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Sycamore Spring have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sycamore Spring
- Sycamore Spring is located in Grainger County
- Williams Mill
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Williams Mill have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Williams Mill
- Williams Mill is located in Claiborne County
- Williams Springs
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Williams Springs have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Williams Springs
- Williams Springs is located in Grainger County
How Far From Oakman 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 Oakman 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 Oakman once stood, the straight-line distance beginning in Oakman and extending to:
- Rutledge, which is the Seat of Grainger County, lies just to the South Southeast.
- Nashville, which is the State Capital of Tennessee, lies 179 miles [288.1 km]<1> to the west (W). If you could drive a straight line from Oakman to Nashville, with an average speed<5>of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, it would take a little over three hours to make the trip. A comfortable walk of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour would take 11 days. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take 7 days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 397 miles [638.9 km] to the east northeast (ENE). Driving would take most of a day, a buggy would take 16 days and walking would take 23 days.
- The shortest distance<6> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,284 miles [10,113.1 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,995 miles [11,257.4 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<8>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,871 miles [7,839.1 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<9>
Off-the-Road Links ...
The official website for State of Tennessee: https://www.tn.gov/
Footnotes ...
| <1> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' (or point-to-point) distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Oakman) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Oakman. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 36.3490, Longitude: -83.5605 In this case, the coordinates for Oakman have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <2> | 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. |
| <3> | An 'estimated' location is one where we have been given GPS coordinates, but are unable to verify the accuracy of those coordinates. That said, we have some confidence that we have placed the marker near the actual location. A typical reason for being unable to verify a location is that it might be on private property or maybe historic and gone without an obvious trace. |
| <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 Oakman, 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 Oakman 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 311.833 degrees. |
| <8> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 307.563 degrees. |
| <9> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 308.279 degrees. |