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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.
    • Open the Heavens-Above website centered on Royal Oaks
  • 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 Williamson County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
    • Open the eBird sighting report for Williamson County
    • Since Royal Oaks is near Davidson County and also Maury County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
    • Open the eBird sighting report for Davidson County
    • Open the eBird sighting report for Maury 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 Royal Oaks

Communities Also Named Royal Oaks ...

We found fourteen communities that are also named Royal Oaks.

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

Beyond Tennessee, we know of eleven communities that are located 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)
    • Chestnut Hill is located in Williamson County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chestnut Hill
  • Crockett Springs
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
    • Crockett Springs is located in Williamson County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crockett Springs
  • Cross Creek
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
    • Cross Creek is located in Williamson County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cross Creek
  • Franklin
    (Less than 2 miles to the west)
  • Highgate
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
    • Highgate is located in Williamson County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Highgate
  • Indian Springs
    (Less than 2 miles to the south)
    • Indian Springs is located in Williamson County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Indian Springs
  • Landings
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
    • Landings is located in Williamson County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Landings
  • Liberty Hills
    (Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
    • Liberty Hills is located in Williamson County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Liberty Hills
  • Magnolia Place
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
    • Magnolia Place is located in Williamson County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Magnolia Place
  • Maplewood
    (Less than 2 miles to the south)
    • Maplewood is located in Williamson County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maplewood
  • Mudsink
    (Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
    • Mudsink is located in Williamson County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mudsink
  • Rebel Meadows
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
    • Rebel Meadows is located in Williamson County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rebel Meadows
  • Continue List   (6 more) ...
    • Redwing Farms
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
      • Redwing Farms is located in Williamson County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Redwing Farms
    • Riverview Park
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
      • Riverview Park is located in Williamson County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Riverview Park
    • Rolling Meadows
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
      • Rolling Meadows is located in Williamson County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rolling Meadows
    • Rolling Rivers
      (Less than 2 miles to the west)
      • Rolling Rivers is located in Williamson County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rolling Rivers
    • Springview
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
      • Springview is located in Williamson County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Springview
    • Walnut Hills
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
      • Walnut Hills is located in Williamson County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Walnut Hills

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<4> 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<5> 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).<6>
  • 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).<7>
  • The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,031 miles [8,096.6 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<8>'

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 drawn from Point A (ie- Royal Oaks) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'.
<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 Bird Creek to see Pete ... Bird 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 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>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<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 Royal Oaks 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 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).
<6>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 313.822 degrees.
<7>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 309.789 degrees.
<8>The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 309.771 degrees.