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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 Oakview, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Oakview and the surrounding area.

  • 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:
    • 36.557325, -82.340141
    • 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 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 Sullivan County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
    • Open the eBird sighting report for Sullivan County
    • Since Oakview is near Washington County and also Carter County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
    • Open the eBird sighting report for Washington County
    • Open the eBird sighting report for Carter 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 Oakview

Communities Also Named Oakview ...

We found thirteen communities that are also named Oakview.

There are two communities within Tennessee that are also named Oakview.

Beyond Tennessee, we know of eleven communities that are located 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 ...
    • Decatur County
      • This community is historic<1> and we have very little information. For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Tennessee community of Oakview [Decatur County].
    • Haywood County
      • This Oakview is located in Haywood County and lies 394 miles [634.1 km]<2> to the west of the Oakview that is located in Sullivan County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Haywood County community of Oakview.
  • 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 1,284 miles [2,066.4 km]<2> to the north northwest of the Oakview that is located in Sullivan County.
    • Maryland
      • Montgomery County
      • This Oakview is located in Montgomery County and lies 338 miles [544 km]<2> to the east northeast of the Oakview that is located in Sullivan County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Montgomery County community of Oakview.
    • Missouri
      • Clay County
      • This Oakview is located in Clay County and lies 690 miles [1,110.4 km]<2> to the west northwest of the Oakview that is located in Sullivan County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Clay County community of Oakview.
    • New Jersey
      • Gloucester County
      • We found mention of this community, but have little information.<3> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the New Jersey community of Oakview [Gloucester County].
    • North Carolina
      • Guilford County
      • This Oakview is located in Guilford County and lies 134 miles [215.7 km]<2> to the east southeast of the Oakview that is located in Sullivan 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 213 miles [342.8 km] to the east southeast of the Oakview that is located in Sullivan County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Wake County community of Oakview.
    • Ohio
      • Allen County
      • This Oakview is located in Allen County and lies 302 miles [486 km]<2> to the north northwest of the Oakview that is located in Sullivan County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Allen County community of Oakview.
    • Pennsylvania
      • Delaware County
      • We found mention of this community, but have little information.<3> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Pennsylvania community of Oakview [Delaware County].
    • Virginia
      • Bedford County
      • This Oakview is located in Bedford County and lies 178 miles [286.5 km]<2> to the east northeast of the Oakview that is located in Sullivan County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Bedford County community of Oakview.
    • West Virginia
      • Monongalia County
      • This Oakview is located in Monongalia County and lies 250 miles [402.3 km]<2> to the north northeast of the Oakview that is located in Sullivan County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Monongalia County community of Oakview.

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.

  • Buffalo
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
    • Buffalo is located in Sullivan County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Buffalo
  • Cross
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
    • Cross is located in Sullivan County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cross
    • Estimated population in 2014: 11,330 people
  • Earheart ‑ Historic
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
    • Earheart is located in Sullivan County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Earheart
  • Fox Fire
    (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
    • Fox Fire is located in Sullivan County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fox Fire
  • Gunnings
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
    • Gunnings is located in Sullivan County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gunnings
  • Hill Country
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
    • Hill Country is located in Sullivan County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hill Country
  • Holiday Hills
    (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
    • Holiday Hills is located in Sullivan County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Holiday Hills
  • Indian Hills
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
    • Indian Hills is located in Sullivan County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Indian Hills
  • Leonardtown
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
    • Leonardtown is located in Sullivan County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Leonardtown
  • Maple Hill
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
    • Maple Hill is located in Sullivan County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maple Hill
  • Rock City
    (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
    • Rock City is located in Sullivan County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rock City
  • Rock Hill Park
    (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
    • Rock Hill Park is located in Sullivan County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rock Hill Park
  • Continue List   (6 more) ...
    • Sunny Hills
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
      • Sunny Hills is located in Sullivan County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sunny Hills
    • Sunrise Valley
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
      • Sunrise Valley is located in Sullivan County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sunrise Valley
    • Tennessee Hills
      (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
      • Tennessee Hills is located in Sullivan County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tennessee Hills
    • Valley Hills
      (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
      • Valley Hills is located in Sullivan County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Valley Hills
    • Walnut Hill
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
      • Walnut Hill is located in Sullivan County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Walnut Hill
    • Windy Hill
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
      • Windy Hill is located in Sullivan County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Windy Hill

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

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

  • Blountville, which is the Seat of Sullivan County, lies just to the South Southeast.
  • Nashville, which is the State Capital of Tennessee, lies 248 miles [399.1 km]<2> to the west (W). If you could drive a straight line from Oakview to Nashville, with an average speed<4>of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, it would take nearly four hours to make the trip. A comfortable walk of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour would take 14 days. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take 10 days.
  • The White House (Washington, DC) is 331 miles [532.7 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<5> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,224 miles [10,016.6 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
  • The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,932 miles [11,156 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>
  • The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,808 miles [7,737.7 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<8>'

Footnotes ...

<1>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.
<2>Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' 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. In other words: 'As the crow flies'.
<3>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 Mile's to see Pete ... Mile's 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.
<4>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.
<5>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.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Oakview. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 36.5573, Longitude: -82.3401       In this case, the coordinates for Oakview have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).
<6>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 311.103 degrees.
<7>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 306.756 degrees.
<8>The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 307.713 degrees.