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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 Double Oak, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Double Oak 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 Double Oak:
- 33.063384, -97.111598
- 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 Double Oak
- 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 Denton County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Denton County
- Since Double Oak is near Dallas County and also Tarrant County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Dallas County
- Open the eBird sighting report for Tarrant 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 Double Oak
Curious and Interesting Names Near Double Oak ...
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.
- Argyle
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Copper Canyon
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- Corral City
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Corral City is located in Denton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Corral City
- Population from the 2020 Census: 52 people
- Flower Mound
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- Harbor Grove
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Harbor Grove is located in Denton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harbor Grove
- Hickory Creek
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Hidden Hill
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Hidden Hill is located in Denton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hidden Hill
- Lake Dallas
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Lewisville
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Marshall Creek
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Marshall Creek is located in Denton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marshall Creek
- Trophy Club
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
How Far From Double Oak 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 town such as Double Oak to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance<2> beginning in Double Oak and extending to:
- Denton, which is the Seat of Denton County, lies 10 miles [16.1 km]<2> to the north. If you could walk a straight line from Double Oak to Denton, with an average speed<3> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take four to five hours to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take a little over three hours.
- Austin, which is the State Capital of Texas, lies 196 miles [315.4 km] to the south southwest (SSW). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take a little over three hours, a buggy would take 8 days and walking would take 12 days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 1,188 miles [1,911.9 km] to the east northeast (ENE). Driving would take about three full days, a buggy would take 47 days and walking would take 68 days.
- The shortest distance<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,981 miles [11,234.8 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,717 miles [12,419.3 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,596 miles [9,005.9 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>'
Footnotes ...
| <1> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <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 drawn from Point A (ie- Double Oak) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |
| <3> | 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. |
| <4> | 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 Double Oak 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 Double Oak. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 33.0634, Longitude: -97.1116 In this case, the coordinates for Double Oak have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <5> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 320.188 degrees. |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 316.812 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 314.77 degrees. |
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