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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 Lone Oak, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Lone Oak and the surrounding area.

  • Weather ...
  • 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 Lone Oak:
    • 39.900355, -80.600911
    • 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 Lone Oak
  • 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 Marshall County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
    • Open the eBird sighting report for Marshall County
    • Since Lone Oak is near Greene County and also Belmont County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
    • Open the eBird sighting report for Greene County
    • Open the eBird sighting report for Belmont 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 Lone Oak

Communities Also Named Lone Oak ...

We found 21 communities that are also named Lone Oak.

Within West Virginia, the name Lone Oak is unique.

Beyond West Virginia, we know of 21 communities that are located in the United States.

  • Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
    • Colorado
      • Las Animas County
      • This Lone Oak is located in Las Animas County and lies 1,256 miles [2,021.3 km]<1> to the west of the Lone Oak that is located in Marshall County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Las Animas County community of Lone Oak.
    • Georgia
      • Meriwether County
      • This Lone Oak is located in Meriwether County and lies 519 miles [835.2 km]<1> to the south southwest of the Lone Oak that is located in Marshall County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Meriwether County community of Lone Oak.
    • Kansas
      • Crawford County
      • This Lone Oak is located in Crawford County and lies 780 miles [1,255.3 km]<1> to the west of the Lone Oak that is located in Marshall County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Crawford County community of Lone Oak.
    • Kentucky
      • Grayson County
      • This Lone Oak is located in Grayson County and lies 340 miles [547.2 km]<1> to the west southwest of the Lone Oak that is located in Marshall County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Grayson County community of Lone Oak.
      • McCracken County
      • This Lone Oak is located in McCracken County and lies 478 miles [769.3 km] to the west southwest of the Lone Oak that is located in Marshall County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the McCracken County community of Lone Oak.
      • Powell County
      • This Lone Oak is located in Powell County and lies 230 miles [370.1 km] to the southwest of the Lone Oak that is located in Marshall County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Powell County community of Lone Oak.
    • Maryland
      • Montgomery County
      • This Lone Oak is located in Montgomery County and lies 195 miles [313.8 km]<1> to the east southeast of the Lone Oak that is located in Marshall County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Montgomery County community of Lone Oak.
    • Oklahoma
      • Sequoyah County
      • This Lone Oak is located in Sequoyah County and lies 822 miles [1,322.9 km]<1> to the west southwest of the Lone Oak that is located in Marshall County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Sequoyah County community of Lone Oak.
    • South Carolina
      • Spartanburg County
      • This Lone Oak is located in Spartanburg County and lies 347 miles [558.4 km]<1> to the south southwest of the Lone Oak that is located in Marshall County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Spartanburg County community of Lone Oak.
    • Tennessee
      • Sequatchie County
      • This Lone Oak is located in Sequatchie County and lies 416 miles [669.5 km]<1> to the southwest of the Lone Oak that is located in Marshall County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Sequatchie County community of Lone Oak.
      • Williamson County
      • This Lone Oak is located in Williamson County and lies 444 miles [714.5 km] to the southwest of the Lone Oak that is located in Marshall County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Williamson County community of Lone Oak.
    • Texas
      • Bexar County
      • This Lone Oak is located in Bexar County and lies 1,234 miles [1,985.9 km]<1> to the west southwest of the Lone Oak that is located in Marshall County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Bexar County community of Lone Oak.
      • Cherokee County
      • This Lone Oak is located in Cherokee County and lies 990 miles [1,593.3 km] to the west southwest of the Lone Oak that is located in Marshall County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Cherokee County community of Lone Oak.
      • Colorado County
      • This Lone Oak is located in Colorado County and lies 1,135 miles [1,826.6 km] to the west southwest of the Lone Oak that is located in Marshall County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Colorado County community of Lone Oak.
      • Erath County
      • Although located in Erath County, we don't know the location within the county.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Erath County community of Lone Oak.
      • Hunt County
      • This Lone Oak is located in Hunt County and lies 974 miles [1,567.5 km] to the west southwest of the Lone Oak that is located in Marshall County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Hunt County community of Lone Oak.
      • Lamar County
      • This Lone Oak is located in Lamar County and lies 926 miles [1,490.3 km] to the west southwest of the Lone Oak that is located in Marshall County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Lamar County community of Lone Oak.
      • Navarro County
      • This Lone Oak is located in Navarro County and lies 1,047 miles [1,685 km] to the west southwest of the Lone Oak that is located in Marshall County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Navarro County community of Lone Oak.
    • Virginia
      • Hanover County
      • This Lone Oak is located in Hanover County and lies 213 miles [342.8 km]<1> to the southeast of the Lone Oak that is located in Marshall County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Hanover County community of Lone Oak.
      • Roanoke City
      • This Lone Oak is located in Roanoke City and lies 181 miles [291.3 km] to the south of the Lone Oak that is located in Marshall County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Roanoke City community of Lone Oak.
    • Washington
      • Cowlitz 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 Washington community of Lone Oak [Cowlitz County].

Curious and Interesting Names Near Lone 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.

  • Big Run
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
    • Big Run is located in Marshall County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Big Run
  • Bryan
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
    • Bryan is located in Greene County (PA)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bryan
  • Crabapple
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
    • Crabapple is located in Greene County (PA)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crabapple
  • Crows Mills
    (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
    • Crows Mills is located in Greene County (PA)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crows Mills
  • Durbin
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
    • Durbin is located in Greene County (PA)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Durbin
  • Golden
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
    • Golden is located in Marshall County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Golden
  • Grave Creek
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
    • Grave Creek is located in Marshall County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grave Creek
  • Limestone
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
    • Limestone is located in Marshall County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Limestone
  • Majorsville
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
    • Majorsville is located in Marshall County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Majorsville
  • Moundsville
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
  • Rocklick
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
    • Rocklick is located in Marshall County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rocklick
  • Sand Hill
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
    • Sand Hill is located in Marshall County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sand Hill
  • Wolf Run
    (Less than 2 miles to the east)
    • Wolf Run is located in Marshall County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wolf Run

How Far From Lone Oak 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 Lone Oak to various places of note, such as the White House.

With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Lone Oak and extending to:

  • Moundsville, which is the Seat of Marshall County, lies just to the West.
  • Charleston, which is the State Capital of West Virginia, lies 120 miles [193.1 km]<1> to the south southwest (SSW). If you could drive a straight line from Lone Oak to Charleston, with an average speed<4>of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, it would take about two hours to make the trip. A comfortable walk of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour would take 7 days. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take 5 days.
  • The White House (Washington, DC) is 202 miles [325.1 km] to the east southeast (ESE). Driving would take a little over three hours, a buggy would take 8 days and walking would take 12 days.
  • The shortest distance<5> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,002 miles [9,659.3 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
  • The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,719 miles [10,813.2 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>
  • The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,595 miles [7,394.9 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<8>'

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- Lone Oak) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'.
<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 Lone 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 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>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<4>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.
<5>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 Lone Oak 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 Lone Oak. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 39.9004, Longitude: -80.6009       In this case, the coordinates for Lone Oak have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).
<6>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 309.984 degrees.
<7>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 305.973 degrees.
<8>The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 305.889 degrees.