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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 Royal Oaks, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Royal Oaks 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 Royal Oaks:
    • 35.923397, -86.838889
    • 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 Royal Oaks
  • 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 Royal Oaks ...

We found fourteen communities that share the name Royal Oaks.

There are three communities within Tennessee that are also named Royal Oaks.

Beyond Tennessee, we know of another eleven communities that are located throughout in the United States.

  • Communities Located In Tennessee ...
    • Coffee County
      • This Royal Oaks is located in Coffee County and lies 53 miles [85.3 km]<1> to the southeast of the Royal Oaks that is located in Williamson County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Coffee County community of Royal Oaks.
    • Hamilton County
      • This Royal Oaks is located in Hamilton County and lies 114 miles [183.5 km]<1> to the east southeast of the Royal Oaks that is located in Williamson County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Hamilton County community of Royal Oaks.
    • Maury County
      • This Royal Oaks is located in Maury County and lies 22 miles [35.4 km]<1> to the south southwest of the Royal Oaks that is located in Williamson County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Maury County community of Royal Oaks.
  • Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
    • Alabama
      • Shelby County
      • This Royal Oaks is located in Shelby County and lies 179 miles [288.1 km]<1> to the south of the Royal Oaks that is located in Williamson County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Shelby County community of Royal Oaks.
    • California
      • Los Angeles County
      • We found mention of this community, but have little information.<2> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the California community of Royal Oaks [Los Angeles County].
    • Florida
      • Hillsborough County
      • This Royal Oaks is located in Hillsborough County and lies 613 miles [986.5 km]<1> to the south southeast of the Royal Oaks that is located in Williamson County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Hillsborough County community of Royal Oaks.
    • Georgia
      • DeKalb County
      • This Royal Oaks is located in DeKalb County and lies 215 miles [346 km]<1> to the southeast of the Royal Oaks that is located in Williamson County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the DeKalb County community of Royal Oaks.
    • Indiana
      • Allen County
      • This Royal Oaks is located in Allen County and lies 371 miles [597.1 km]<1> to the north northeast of the Royal Oaks that is located in Williamson County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Allen County community of Royal Oaks.
    • North Carolina
      • Cabarrus County
      • This Royal Oaks is located in Cabarrus County and lies 350 miles [563.3 km]<1> to the east of the Royal Oaks that is located in Williamson County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Cabarrus County community of Royal Oaks.
      • Lee County
      • This Royal Oaks is located in Lee County and lies 428 miles [688.8 km] to the east of the Royal Oaks that is located in Williamson County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Lee County community of Royal Oaks.
    • South Carolina
      • Darlington County
      • This Royal Oaks is located in Darlington County and lies 408 miles [656.6 km]<1> to the east southeast of the Royal Oaks that is located in Williamson County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Darlington County community of Royal Oaks.
      • Greenville County
      • This Royal Oaks is located in Greenville County and lies 263 miles [423.3 km] to the east southeast of the Royal Oaks that is located in Williamson County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Greenville County community of Royal Oaks.
    • Texas
      • Harris County
      • This Royal Oaks is located in Harris County and lies 658 miles [1,058.9 km]<1> to the southwest of the Royal Oaks that is located in Williamson County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Harris County community of Royal Oaks.
    • Utah
      • Davis County
      • This Royal Oaks is located in Davis County and lies 1,395 miles [2,245 km]<1> to the west northwest of the Royal Oaks that is located in Williamson County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Davis County community of Royal Oaks.

Curious and Interesting Names Near Royal Oaks ...

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.

  • Chestnut Hill
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Chestnut Hill have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chestnut Hill
    • Chestnut Hill is located in Williamson County
  • Crockett Springs
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Crockett Springs have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crockett Springs
    • Crockett Springs is located in Williamson County
  • Cross Creek
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Cross Creek have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cross Creek
    • Cross Creek is located in Williamson County
  • Franklin
    (Less than 2 miles to the west)
  • Highgate
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Highgate have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Highgate
    • Highgate is located in Williamson County
  • Indian Springs
    (Less than 2 miles to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Indian Springs have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Indian Springs
    • Indian Springs is located in Williamson County
  • Landings
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Landings have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Landings
    • Landings is located in Williamson County
  • Liberty Hills
    (Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Liberty Hills have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Liberty Hills
    • Liberty Hills is located in Williamson County
  • Magnolia Place
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Magnolia Place have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Magnolia Place
    • Magnolia Place is located in Williamson County
  • Maplewood
    (Less than 2 miles to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Maplewood have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maplewood
    • Maplewood is located in Williamson County
  • Mudsink
    (Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Mudsink have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mudsink
    • Mudsink is located in Williamson County
  • Rebel Meadows
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Rebel Meadows have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rebel Meadows
    • Rebel Meadows is located in Williamson County
  • Continue List   (6 more) ...
    • Redwing Farms
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Redwing Farms have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Redwing Farms
      • Redwing Farms is located in Williamson County
    • Riverview Park
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Riverview Park have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Riverview Park
      • Riverview Park is located in Williamson County
    • Rolling Meadows
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Rolling Meadows have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rolling Meadows
      • Rolling Meadows is located in Williamson County
    • Rolling Rivers
      (Less than 2 miles to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Rolling Rivers have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rolling Rivers
      • Rolling Rivers is located in Williamson County
    • Springview
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Springview have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Springview
      • Springview is located in Williamson County
    • Walnut Hills
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Walnut Hills have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Walnut Hills
      • Walnut Hills is located in Williamson County

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

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

  • Franklin, which is the Seat of Williamson County, lies just to the West.
  • Nashville, which is the State Capital of Tennessee, lies 16 miles [25.7 km]<1> to the north (N). If you could walk a straight line from Royal Oaks to Nashville, 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 five to six hours.
  • The White House (Washington, DC) is 575 miles [925.4 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 33 days.
  • The shortest distance<6> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,438 miles [10,361 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>
  • The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,156 miles [11,516.5 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<8>
  • The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,031 miles [8,096.6 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<9>

Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Royal Oaks. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.

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' distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Royal Oaks) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Royal Oaks. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 35.9234, Longitude: -86.8389       In this case, the coordinates for Royal Oaks 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 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 Royal Oaks 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>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<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 Royal Oaks 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 313.822 degrees.
<8>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 309.789 degrees.
<9>The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 309.771 degrees.




 

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