Outdoor Activities ...
As we travel, we like to pursue some of our interests (such as astronomy and bird watching).
When in Oakview, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Oakview and the surrounding area.
- Weather ...
- Before heading outdoors, you should check the weather:
- The National Weather Service forecast for Oakview
- 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 Oakview:
- 35.790065, -88.002810
- 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 Oakview
- 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 Decatur County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- eBird sighting report for Decatur County
- Since Oakview is near Perry County and also Benton County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- eBird sighting report for Perry County
- eBird sighting report for Benton 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 Oakview ...
We found thirteen communities that share the name Oakview.
There are two communities within Tennessee that are also named Oakview.
Beyond Tennessee, we know of another eleven communities that are located throughout in the United States and Canada. Of these eleven communities, twelve are located in the United States and one is in Canada.
- Communities Located In Tennessee ...
- Haywood County
- Sullivan County
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- Kentucky
- Boyd County
- Although located in Boyd County, we don't know the location within the county.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Boyd County community of Oakview.
- Manitoba
- This Oakview lies 1,180 miles [1,899 km]<1> to the north northwest of the Oakview that is located in Decatur County.
- Maryland
- Missouri
- New Jersey
- North Carolina
- Guilford County
- This Oakview is located in Guilford County and lies 446 miles [717.8 km]<1> to the east of the Oakview that is located in Decatur County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Guilford County community of Oakview.
- Wake County
- This Oakview is located in Wake County and lies 525 miles [844.9 km] to the east of the Oakview that is located in Decatur County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Wake County community of Oakview.
- Ohio
- Pennsylvania
- Virginia
- West Virginia
- Kentucky
Curious and Interesting Names Near Oakview ...
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.
- Bible Hill
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Bible Hill have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bible Hill
- Bible Hill is located in Decatur County
- Blue Sky
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east) - Chaseville
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Chaseville have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chaseville
- Chaseville is located in Benton County
- Cherokee Heights
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Cherokee Heights have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cherokee Heights
- Cherokee Heights is located in Decatur County
- Crooked Creek
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Crooked Creek have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crooked Creek
- Crooked Creek is located in Perry County
- Eagle Creek
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Eagle Creek have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eagle Creek
- Eagle Creek is located in Benton County
- Hopewell
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south) - Hydro
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west) - Mousetail ‑ Historic
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south) - Spring Creek
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)- 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 Perry County
- Sugar Tree
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Sugar Tree have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sugar Tree
- Sugar Tree is located in Decatur County
- Toms Creek ‑ Historic
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Toms Creek have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Toms Creek
- Toms Creek is located in Perry County
- Yellow Springs
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Yellow Springs have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Yellow Springs
- Yellow Springs is located in Decatur County
How Far From Oakview 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 Oakview 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 Oakview once stood, the straight-line distance beginning in Oakview and extending to:
- Decaturville, which is the Seat of Decatur County, lies 15 miles [24.1 km]<1> to the south southwest. If you could walk a straight line from Oakview to Decaturville, with an average speed<5> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take most of a day 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 73 miles [117.5 km] to the east northeast (ENE). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take less than two hours, a buggy would take most of three days and walking would take 5 days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 638 miles [1,026.8 km] to the east northeast (ENE). Driving would take just over a day, a buggy would take 25 days and walking would take 37 days.
- The shortest distance<6> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,491 miles [10,446.3 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,212 miles [11,606.6 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<8>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,087 miles [8,186.7 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<9>
Off-the-Road Links ...
The official website for Decatur County: www.decaturcountytn.org/
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 from Point A (ie- Oakview) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Oakview. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 35.7901, Longitude: -88.0028 In this case, the coordinates for Oakview 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 Oakview 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 Oakview, 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 Oakview 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 314.54 degrees. |
| <8> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 310.598 degrees. |
| <9> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 310.301 degrees. |