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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 Oak Flats, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Oak Flats 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 Oak Flats:
- 31.947456, -94.766777
- 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 Oak Flats
- 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 Rusk County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Rusk County
- Since Oak Flats is near Nacogdoches County and also Panola County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Nacogdoches County
- Open the eBird sighting report for Panola 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 Oak Flats
Communities Also Named Oak Flats ...
We found two communities that are also named Oak Flats.
Within Texas, the name Oak Flats is unique.
Beyond Texas, there is another community also named Oak Flats in Canada.
In addition to the above occurrences of Oak Flats, we know of another community located outside of the United States and Canada.
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- Ontario
- This Oak Flats lies 1,303 miles [2,097 km]<1> to the northeast of the Oak Flats that is located in Rusk County.
- Communities Beyond North America ...
- Australia
- Distance: 8,706 miles [14,010.9 km]<1> to the west southwest
- Open a Google Map centered on Oak Flats
Curious and Interesting Names Near Oak Flats ...
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.
- Freeneytown
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Freeneytown is located in Rusk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Freeneytown
- Glenfawn
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Glenfawn is located in Rusk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glenfawn
- Happy Valley
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Happy Valley is located in Nacogdoches County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Happy Valley
- Laneville
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Mount Enterprise
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Sulphur Springs
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Sulphur Springs is located in Rusk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sulphur Springs
- Valley Grove
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Valley Grove is located in Rusk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Valley Grove
- Zion Grove
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Zion Grove is located in Rusk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Zion Grove
How Far From Oak Flats to ...
We spend a lot of time looking through Gazetteers, Almanacs & Directories that were published in the late 1800's and early 1900's. Many of the Gazetteers include the distance from a community such as Oak Flats to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Oak Flats and extending to:
- Henderson, which is the Seat of Rusk County, lies 14 miles [22.5 km]<1> to the north. If you could walk a straight line from Oak Flats to Henderson, with an average speed<3> 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 four to five hours.
- Austin, which is the State Capital of Texas, lies 210 miles [338 km] to the west southwest (WSW). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take a little over three hours, a buggy would take 9 days and walking would take 12 days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 1,104 miles [1,776.7 km] to the east northeast (ENE). Driving would take over two days, a buggy would take 44 days and walking would take 63 days.
- The shortest distance<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,950 miles [11,184.9 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,676 miles [12,353.3 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,553 miles [8,936.7 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 obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Oak Flats) 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 Oak Flats 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 Oak Flats. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 31.9475, Longitude: -94.7668 |
| <5> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 318.499 degrees. |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 314.689 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 313.865 degrees. |
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