Tree That Owns Itself

The Tree That Owns Itself is a white oak tree that, according to legend, has legal ownership of itself and of all land within eight feet of its base. Also known as the Jackson Oak, the tree is at the corner of South Finley and Dearing Streets in , , US.
Wikipedia
Photo: Boston Public Library, Public domain.
  • Tourist attraction
  • …dates from 1832
  • Description: tree in Georgia
  • Address: South Finley Street, Athens, GA
  • Also known as
    “Jackson Oak”
    “Son of the Tree That Owns Itself”
    “The Tree That Owns Itself”

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include Hill First Baptist Church and Sanford Stadium.

Church
Photo: LadyofShalott, CC BY-SA 3.0.
"is the oldest African American church in the community". is situated 1,000 feet northwest of Tree That Owns Itself.

Stadium
Dooley Field at is the on-campus… is situated 3,300 feet southeast of Tree That Owns Itself.

Theater building
Photo: Wikimedia, Public domain.
The , located in downtown… is situated 1,700 feet northeast of Tree That Owns Itself.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Dearing Street Historic District and Athens.

Neighborhood
Photo: Patmcalex, CC BY-SA 3.0.
is a neighborhood.

Photo: Rob, CC BY 2.0.
is a vibrant college town of 127,000 people in the Classic Heartland region of .

Neighborhood
is a retail corridor and neighborhood…

Tree That Owns Itself

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Latitude
33.95504° or 33° 57′ 18″ north
Longitude
-83.38238° or 83° 22′ 57″ west
Open location code
865RXJ49+22
Open­Street­Map ID
node 2626985473
Open­Street­Map feature
historic=­tree
Open­Street­Map feature
natural=­tree
Open­Street­Map feature
tourism=­attraction
Wiki­data ID
Q1421130

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In Other Languages

From Arabic to Vietnamese—“Tree That Owns Itself” goes by many names.
  • Arabic: “الشجرة التي تمتلك ذاتها”
  • Armenian: “Ծառ, որը պատկանում է ինքն իրեն”
  • Czech: “Jacksonův dub”
  • Czech: “Strom, který vlastní sám sebe”
  • Danish: “Tree That Owns Itself”
  • French: “l’arbre qui se possède lui-même”
  • French: “Tree That Owns Itself”
  • German: “Tree That Owns Itself”
  • Hungarian: “Fa, ami önmaga tulajdona”
  • Norwegian Bokmål: “The Tree That Owns Itself”
  • Norwegian: “The Tree That Owns Itself”
  • Persian: “درخت جکسون”
  • Persian: “درختی که دارنده خودش است”
  • Persian: “درختی که مالک خودش است”
  • Persian: “فرزند درختی که مالک خودش است”
  • Portuguese: “Tree That Owns Itself”
  • Russian: “Дерево, которое принадлежит самому себе”
  • Spanish: “El Arbol Que Se Pertenece A Si Mismo”
  • Spanish: “El árbol que se pertenece a sí mismo”
  • Spanish: “El Árbol Que Se Pertenece A Sí Mismo”
  • Turkish: “Kendi kendinin sahibi olan ağaç”
  • Vietnamese: “Cây Sở Hữu Chính Mình”

Notable Places Nearby

Highlights include Phoenix Community of Athens and Parkview Recreation Center.

Nearby Places

Explore places such as Dominie House and Cobb-Jackson-Ward-Erwin House.

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