Outdoor Activities ...
As we travel, we like to pursue some of our interests (such as astronomy and bird watching).
When in Seven Oaks, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Seven Oaks and the surrounding area.
- Weather ...
- Before heading outdoors, you should check the weather:
- The National Weather Service forecast for Seven Oaks
- 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 Seven Oaks:
- 30.851837, -94.857886
- 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.
- The Heavens-Above Website, centered on Seven 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 Polk County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- eBird sighting report for Polk County
- Since Seven Oaks is near Tyler County and also Trinity County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- eBird sighting report for Tyler County
- eBird sighting report for Trinity 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:
- Waymark.com
Communities Also Named Seven Oaks ...
We found thirteen communities that share the name Seven Oaks.
Within Texas, the name Seven Oaks is unique.
Beyond Texas, we know of another thirteen communities that are located throughout in the United States.
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- California
- San Bernardino County
- This Seven Oaks is located in San Bernardino County and lies 1,302 miles [2,095.4 km]<1> to the west northwest of the Seven Oaks that is located in Polk County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the San Bernardino County community of Seven Oaks.
- Florida
- Hillsborough 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 Florida community of Seven Oaks [Hillsborough County].
- Maryland
- Anne Arundel County
- This Seven Oaks is located in Anne Arundel County and lies 1,171 miles [1,884.5 km]<1> to the northeast of the Seven Oaks that is located in Polk County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Anne Arundel County community of Seven Oaks.
- Montgomery County
- This Seven Oaks is located in Montgomery County and lies 1,153 miles [1,855.6 km] to the northeast of the Seven Oaks that is located in Polk County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Montgomery County community of Seven Oaks.
- Michigan
- Wayne 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 Michigan community of Seven Oaks [Wayne County].
- Oklahoma
- Sequoyah County
- This Seven Oaks is located in Sequoyah County and lies 319 miles [513.4 km]<1> to the north of the Seven Oaks that is located in Polk County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Sequoyah County community of Seven Oaks.
- Oregon
- Jackson County
- This Seven Oaks is located in Jackson County and lies 1,737 miles [2,795.4 km]<1> to the northwest of the Seven Oaks that is located in Polk County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Jackson County community of Seven Oaks.
- South Carolina
- Greenville County
- This Seven Oaks is located in Greenville County and lies 778 miles [1,252.1 km]<1> to the east northeast of the Seven Oaks that is located in Polk County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Greenville County community of Seven Oaks.
- Lexington County
- This Seven Oaks is located in Lexington County and lies 828 miles [1,332.5 km] to the east northeast of the Seven Oaks that is located in Polk County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Lexington County community of Seven Oaks.
- Oconee County
- This Seven Oaks is located in Oconee County and lies 739 miles [1,189.3 km] to the east northeast of the Seven Oaks that is located in Polk County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Oconee County community of Seven Oaks.
- Tennessee
- Hamblen County
- This Seven Oaks is located in Hamblen County and lies 755 miles [1,215.1 km]<1> to the east northeast of the Seven Oaks that is located in Polk County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Hamblen County community of Seven Oaks.
- Hawkins County
- This Seven Oaks is located in Hawkins County and lies 803 miles [1,292.3 km] to the east northeast of the Seven Oaks that is located in Polk County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Hawkins County community of Seven Oaks.
- Utah
- Salt Lake County
- This Seven Oaks is located in Salt Lake County and lies 1,161 miles [1,868.4 km]<1> to the northwest of the Seven Oaks that is located in Polk County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Salt Lake County community of Seven Oaks.
- California
Curious and Interesting Names Near Seven 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.
- Asia
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north) - Hortense
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east) - Israel
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south) - Moscow
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Moscow have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Moscow
- Moscow is located in Polk County
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Moscow <4>
- Pleasant Hill
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Pleasant Hill have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pleasant Hill
- Pleasant Hill is located in Polk County
- Pluck
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast) - Providence
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Providence have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Providence
- Providence is located in Polk County
- Skinner Town
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Skinner Town have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Skinner Town
- Skinner Town is located in Polk County
- Snow Hill
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
How Far From Seven 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 city such as Seven Oaks to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Seven Oaks and extending to:
- Livingston, which is the Seat of Polk County, lies 10 miles [16.1 km]<1> to the south southwest. If you could walk a straight line from Seven Oaks to Livingston, with an average speed<5> 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 176 miles [283.2 km] to the west southwest (WSW). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take about three hours, a buggy would take 7 days and walking would take 10 days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 1,149 miles [1,849.1 km] to the east northeast (ENE). Driving would take over two days, a buggy would take 45 days and walking would take 66 days.
- The shortest distance<6> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 7,010 miles [11,281.5 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,733 miles [12,445.1 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<8>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,609 miles [9,026.8 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<9>
Off-the-Road Links ...
Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Seven Oaks. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.
The official website for State of Texas: https://texas.gov/
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 from Point A (ie- Seven Oaks) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Seven Oaks. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 30.8518, Longitude: -94.8579 In this case, the coordinates for Seven Oaks have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <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 Seven 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> | The location has been supplied by the Geographic Names Information System - which is maintained by the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS). While these values should be definitive, we found that accuracy can vary and you should double-check the location if accuracy is required. |
| <4> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <5> | 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. |
| <6> | 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 Seven Oaks to the Middle East to be East and South, the Great Circle Route actually lies to the North and East. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 318.416 degrees. |
| <8> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 314.449 degrees. |
| <9> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 314.031 degrees. |