Outdoor Activities ...

As we travel, we like to pursue some of our interests (such as astronomy and bird watching).

When in Oakes Crossing, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Oakes Crossing and the surrounding area.

• Weather ...
  • Before heading outdoors, you should check the weather:
  • The National Weather Service forecast for Oakes Crossing

• 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 Oakes Crossing:
  • 32.748184, -98.203658
  • 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 Oakes Crossing

• 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 Palo Pinto County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Palo Pinto County
  • Since Oakes Crossing is near Parker County and also Erath County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Parker County
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Erath 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 Oakes Crossing

Curious and Interesting Names Near Oakes Crossing ...

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.

• Adell
  (18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
  • Adell is located in Parker County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Adell
• Brad
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
  • Brad is located in Palo Pinto County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brad
• Coalville
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
  • Coalville is located in Palo Pinto County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coalville
• Cool
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
  • Cool is located in Parker County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cool
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 191 people
• Dennis
  (18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
  • Dennis is located in Parker County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dennis
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Dennis <1>
• Fox
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
  • Fox is located in Parker County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fox
• Gordon
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
  • Gordon is located in Palo Pinto County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gordon
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 492 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Gordon <1>
• Gordon Junction
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
  • Gordon Junction is located in Palo Pinto County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gordon Junction
• Lone Camp
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
  • Lone Camp is located in Palo Pinto County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lone Camp
• Maxwell Crossing
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
  • Maxwell Crossing is located in Parker County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maxwell Crossing
• Mineral Wells
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
  • Mineral Wells is located in Palo Pinto County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mineral Wells
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 15,219 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Mineral Wells <1>
• Salesville
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
  • Salesville is located in Palo Pinto County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Salesville

How Far From Oakes Crossing 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 Oakes Crossing to various places of note, such as the White House.

With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance<2> beginning in Oakes Crossing and extending to:

• Palo Pinto, which is the Seat of Palo Pinto County, lies just to the West Northwest.
• Austin, which is the State Capital of Texas, lies 173 miles [278.4 km]<2> to the south (S). If you could drive a straight line from Oakes Crossing to Austin, with an average speed<3>of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, it would take about three hours to make the trip. A comfortable walk of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour would take 10 days. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take 7 days.
• The White House (Washington, DC) is 1,255 miles [2,019.7 km] to the east northeast (ENE). Driving would take about three full days, a buggy would take 49 days and walking would take 72 days.
• The shortest distance<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 7,038 miles [11,326.6 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
• The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,776 miles [12,514.3 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
• The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,657 miles [9,104.1 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>'