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37.046111, -76.477222
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We found 62 communities that share the name White Oak.
There are four communities within Virginia that are also named White Oak.
Beyond Virginia, we know of another 58 communities that are located throughout in the United States and Canada. Of these 58 communities, 61 are located in the United States and one is in Canada.
Communities Located In Virginia ...
Halifax County
This White Oak is located in Halifax County and lies 141 miles [226.9 km]<1> to the west.
For more information, please visit our profile page for the Halifax County community of White Oak.
Henrico 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 Virginia community of White Oak [Henrico County].
Pittsylvania 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 Virginia community of White Oak [Pittsylvania County].
Stafford County
This White Oak is located in Stafford County and lies 99 miles [159.3 km]<1> to the north northwest.
For more information, please visit our profile page for the Stafford County community of White Oak.
Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
Alabama
Barbour County
This White Oak is located in Barbour County and lies 616 miles [991.4 km]<1> to the west southwest.
For more information, please visit our profile page for the Barbour County community of White Oak.
Franklin County
This White Oak is located in Franklin County and lies 667 miles [1,073.4 km] to the west.
For more information, please visit our profile page for the Franklin County community of White Oak.
Henry County
This White Oak is located in Henry County and lies 613 miles [986.5 km] to the west southwest.
For more information, please visit our profile page for the Henry County community of White Oak.
Marshall County
This White Oak is located in Marshall County and lies 580 miles [933.4 km] to the west southwest.
For more information, please visit our profile page for the Marshall County community of White Oak.
Arkansas
Cleveland 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 Arkansas community of White Oak [Cleveland County].
Franklin County
This White Oak is located in Franklin County and lies 971 miles [1,562.7 km]<1> to the west.
For more information, please visit our profile page for the Franklin County community of White Oak.
Greene County
This White Oak is located in Greene County and lies 764 miles [1,229.5 km] to the west.
For more information, please visit our profile page for the Greene County community of White Oak.
Johnson County
This White Oak is located in Johnson County and lies 961 miles [1,546.6 km] to the west.
For more information, please visit our profile page for the Johnson County community of White Oak.
Georgia
Camden County
This White Oak is located in Camden County and lies 512 miles [824 km]<1> to the southwest.
For more information, please visit our profile page for the Camden County community of White Oak.
Coweta County
This White Oak is located in Coweta County and lies 529 miles [851.3 km] to the west southwest.
For more information, please visit our profile page for the Coweta County community of White Oak.
Walker County
This White Oak is located in Walker County and lies 511 miles [822.4 km] to the west southwest.
For more information, please visit our profile page for the Walker County community of White Oak.
Illinois
Montgomery County
This White Oak is located in Montgomery County and lies 729 miles [1,173.2 km]<1> to the west northwest.
For more information, please visit our profile page for the Montgomery County community of White Oak.
Saint Clair 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 Illinois community of White Oak [Saint Clair County].
Iowa
Mahaska 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 Iowa community of White Oak [Mahaska County].
Polk County
This White Oak is located in Polk County and lies 963 miles [1,549.8 km]<1> to the west northwest.
For more information, please visit our profile page for the Polk County community of White Oak.
Kentucky
Garrard County
This White Oak is located in Garrard County and lies 450 miles [724.2 km]<1> to the west.
For more information, please visit our profile page for the Garrard County community of White Oak.
Morgan County
This White Oak is located in Morgan County and lies 372 miles [598.7 km] to the west.
For more information, please visit our profile page for the Morgan County community of White Oak.
Maryland
Harford County
This White Oak is located in Harford County and lies 171 miles [275.2 km]<1> to the north.
For more information, please visit our profile page for the Harford County community of White Oak.
Montgomery County
This White Oak is located in Montgomery County and lies 140 miles [225.3 km] to the north.
For more information, please visit our profile page for the Montgomery County community of White Oak.
Queen Anne's 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 Maryland community of White Oak [Queen Anne's County].
Michigan
Ingham County
This White Oak is located in Ingham County and lies 556 miles [894.8 km]<1> to the northwest.
For more information, please visit our profile page for the Ingham County community of White Oak.
Van Buren 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 White Oak [Van Buren County].
Mississippi
Panola County
This White Oak is located in Panola County and lies 785 miles [1,263.3 km]<1> to the west.
For more information, please visit our profile page for the Panola County community of White Oak.
Smith County
This White Oak is located in Smith County and lies 825 miles [1,327.7 km] to the west southwest.
For more information, please visit our profile page for the Smith County community of White Oak.
Tunica County
This White Oak is located in Tunica County and lies 793 miles [1,276.2 km] to the west.
For more information, please visit our profile page for the Tunica County community of White Oak.
Missouri
Dunklin County
This White Oak is located in Dunklin County and lies 751 miles [1,208.6 km]<1> to the west.
For more information, please visit our profile page for the Dunklin County community of White Oak.
North Carolina
Bladen County
This White Oak is located in Bladen County and lies 201 miles [323.5 km]<1> to the southwest.
For more information, please visit our profile page for the Bladen County community of White Oak.
Gates County
This White Oak is located in Gates County and lies 44 miles [70.8 km] to the south southwest.
For more information, please visit our profile page for the Gates County community of White Oak.
Guilford County
This White Oak is located in Guilford County and lies 193 miles [310.6 km] to the west southwest.
For more information, please visit our profile page for the Guilford County community of White Oak.
Halifax County
This White Oak is located in Halifax County and lies 96 miles [154.5 km] to the southwest.
For more information, please visit our profile page for the Halifax County community of White Oak.
Nash County
This White Oak is located in Nash County and lies 116 miles [186.7 km] to the southwest.
For more information, please visit our profile page for the Nash County community of White Oak.
Union County
This White Oak is located in Union County and lies 275 miles [442.6 km] to the west southwest.
For more information, please visit our profile page for the Union County community of White Oak.
Wake County
This White Oak is located in Wake County and lies 150 miles [241.4 km] to the southwest.
For more information, please visit our profile page for the Wake County community of White Oak.
Ohio
Brown County
This White Oak is located in Brown County and lies 424 miles [682.4 km]<1> to the west northwest.
For more information, please visit our profile page for the Brown County community of White Oak.
Fayette County
This White Oak is located in Fayette County and lies 413 miles [664.7 km] to the west northwest.
For more information, please visit our profile page for the Fayette County community of White Oak.
Hamilton County
This White Oak is located in Hamilton County and lies 465 miles [748.3 km] to the west northwest.
For more information, please visit our profile page for the Hamilton County community of White Oak.
Washington County
This community is historic<3> and although located in Washington County, we don't know where within the .
For more information, please visit our profile page for the Washington County community of White Oak.
Oklahoma
Cherokee County
This White Oak is located in Cherokee County and lies 1,033 miles [1,662.5 km]<1> to the west.
For more information, please visit our profile page for the Cherokee County community of White Oak.
Craig County
This White Oak is located in Craig County and lies 1,037 miles [1,668.9 km] to the west.
For more information, please visit our profile page for the Craig County community of White Oak.
Ontario
This White Oak lies 476 miles [766 km]<1> to the north northwest.
Pennsylvania
Allegheny County
This White Oak is located in Allegheny County and lies 290 miles [466.7 km]<1> to the northwest.
For more information, please visit our profile page for the Allegheny County community of White Oak.
Lancaster County
This White Oak is located in Lancaster County and lies 218 miles [350.8 km] to the north.
For more information, please visit our profile page for the Lancaster County community of White Oak.
South Carolina
Clarendon County
This White Oak is located in Clarendon County and lies 319 miles [513.4 km]<1> to the southwest.
For more information, please visit our profile page for the Clarendon County community of White Oak.
Fairfield County
This White Oak is located in Fairfield County and lies 314 miles [505.3 km] to the west southwest.
For more information, please visit our profile page for the Fairfield County community of White Oak.
Greenville County
This White Oak is located in Greenville County and lies 361 miles [581 km] to the west southwest.
For more information, please visit our profile page for the Greenville County community of White Oak.
Horry County
This White Oak is located in Horry County and lies 263 miles [423.3 km] to the southwest.
For more information, please visit our profile page for the Horry County community of White Oak.
Tennessee
Campbell County
This White Oak is located in Campbell County and lies 419 miles [674.3 km]<1> to the west.
For more information, please visit our profile page for the Campbell County community of White Oak.
Hamilton County
This White Oak is located in Hamilton County and lies 510 miles [820.8 km] to the west southwest.
For more information, please visit our profile page for the Hamilton County community of White Oak.
Macon County
This White Oak is located in Macon County and lies 526 miles [846.5 km] to the west.
For more information, please visit our profile page for the Macon County community of White Oak.
Morgan County
This White Oak is located in Morgan County and lies 456 miles [733.9 km] to the west.
For more information, please visit our profile page for the Morgan County community of White Oak.
Texas
Gregg County
This White Oak is located in Gregg County and lies 1,085 miles [1,746.1 km]<1> to the west.
For more information, please visit our profile page for the Gregg County community of White Oak.
Hopkins 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 Texas community of White Oak [Hopkins County].
Marion County
This White Oak is located in Marion County and lies 1,053 miles [1,694.6 km] to the west.
For more information, please visit our profile page for the Marion County community of White Oak.
Titus County
This White Oak is located in Titus County and lies 1,075 miles [1,730 km] to the west.
For more information, please visit our profile page for the Titus County community of White Oak.
West Virginia
Raleigh County
This White Oak is located in Raleigh County and lies 256 miles [412 km]<1> to the west northwest.
For more information, please visit our profile page for the Raleigh County community of White Oak.
Ritchie County
This White Oak is located in Ritchie County and lies 282 miles [453.8 km] to the west northwest.
For more information, please visit our profile page for the Ritchie County community of White Oak.
Upshur County
This White Oak is located in Upshur County and lies 248 miles [399.1 km] to the northwest.
For more information, please visit our profile page for the Upshur County community of White Oak.
Wisconsin
Lafayette County
This White Oak is located in Lafayette County and lies 822 miles [1,322.9 km]<1> to the west northwest.
For more information, please visit our profile page for the Lafayette County community of White Oak.
Curious and Interesting Names Near White 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.
Cedar Grove (Less than 2 miles to the south)
Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Cedar Grove have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
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 community such as White Oak to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in White Oak and extending to:
Richmond, which is the State Capital of Virginia, lies 62 miles [99.8 km]<1> to the northwest (NW). If you could walk a straight line from White Oak to Richmond, with an average speed<5> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take most of three days to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take about three full days.
The White House (Washington, DC) is 131 miles [210.8 km] to the north northwest (NNW). 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 shortest distance<6> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 5,952 miles [9,578.8 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>
The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,647 miles [10,697.3 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<8>
The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,528 miles [7,287.1 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<9>
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- White Oak) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in White Oak. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 37.0461, Longitude: -76.4772 In this case, the coordinates for White Oak 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 White Oak 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 . 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>
We use the term 'Historic' broadly and it generally means that the community no longer exists. However, it can also mean that the community might still exist, but was significantly larger or had a more 'official' existence in the past than it does now. Unfortunately our sources of data have proven to be unreliable. If you can provide us with more specific information about White Oak, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.
<4>
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.
<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 White Oak 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 307.672 degrees.
<8>
The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 302.908 degrees.
<9>
The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 305.187 degrees.