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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 Five Oaks, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Five Oaks 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 Five Oaks:
- 30.107200, -95.500900
- 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 Five 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 Harris County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Harris County
- Since Five Oaks is near Montgomery County and also Waller County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Montgomery County
- Open the eBird sighting report for Waller 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 Five Oaks
Communities Also Named Five Oaks ...
We found four communities that are also named Five Oaks.
Within Texas, the name Five Oaks is unique.
Beyond Texas, we know of four communities that are located in the United States.
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- Louisiana
- Caddo Parish
- This Five Oaks is located in Caddo Parish and lies 188 miles [302.6 km]<1> to the north northeast of the Five Oaks that is located in Harris County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Caddo Parish community of Five Oaks.
- North Carolina
- Durham County
- This Five Oaks is located in Durham County and lies 1,035 miles [1,665.7 km]<1> to the east northeast of the Five Oaks that is located in Harris County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Durham County community of Five Oaks.
- South Carolina
- Spartanburg County
- This Five Oaks is located in Spartanburg County and lies 849 miles [1,366.3 km]<1> to the east northeast of the Five Oaks that is located in Harris County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Spartanburg County community of Five Oaks.
- Virginia
- Tazewell County
- This Five Oaks is located in Tazewell County and lies 939 miles [1,511.2 km]<1> to the northeast of the Five Oaks that is located in Harris County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Tazewell County community of Five Oaks.
Curious and Interesting Names Near Five 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.
- Cypresswood
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Cypresswood is located in Harris County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cypresswood
- Cypresswood Glen
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Cypresswood Glen is located in Harris County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cypresswood Glen
- Londonderry
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Londonderry is located in Harris County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Londonderry
- Oklahoma
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Oklahoma is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oklahoma
- Spring
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Spring Creek Forest
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Spring Creek Forest is located in Harris County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spring Creek Forest
- Terranova
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Terranova is located in Harris County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Terranova
- Willow
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- Willow is located in Harris County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Willow
- Willow Forest
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Willow Forest is located in Harris County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Willow Forest
How Far From Five Oaks 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 Five Oaks to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Five Oaks and extending to:
- Houston, which is the Seat of Harris County, lies 25 miles [40.2 km]<1> to the south southeast. If you could walk a straight line from Five Oaks to Houston, with an average speed<3> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take just about two full days to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take most of a day.
- Austin, which is the State Capital of Texas, lies 134 miles [215.7 km] to the west (W). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take less than three hours, a buggy would take 6 days and walking would take 8 days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 1,209 miles [1,945.7 km] to the northeast (NE). Driving would take about three full days, a buggy would take 48 days and walking would take 69 days.
- The shortest distance<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 7,074 miles [11,384.5 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,797 miles [12,548.1 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,672 miles [9,128.2 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>'
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- Five Oaks) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |
| <2> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <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 Five 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 Five Oaks. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 30.1072, Longitude: -95.5009 In this case, the coordinates for Five Oaks have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <5> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 318.725 degrees. |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 314.716 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 314.379 degrees. |
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