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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 Oak Ridge Park, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Oak Ridge Park and the surrounding area.
- 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 Oak Ridge Park:
- 33.539549, -86.739989
- 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 Oak Ridge Park
- 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 Jefferson County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Jefferson County
- Since Oak Ridge Park is near Shelby County and also Blount County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Shelby County
- Open the eBird sighting report for Blount 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 Oak Ridge Park
Communities Also Named Oak Ridge Park ...
We found five communities that are also named Oak Ridge Park.
Within Alabama, the name Oak Ridge Park is unique.
Beyond Alabama, we know of five communities that are located in the United States.
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- Florida
- Putnam County
- This Oak Ridge Park is located in Putnam County and lies 389 miles [626 km]<1> to the southeast of the Oak Ridge Park that is located in Jefferson County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Putnam County community of Oak Ridge Park.
- Louisiana
- Jefferson Parish
- This Oak Ridge Park is located in Jefferson Parish and lies 315 miles [506.9 km]<1> to the southwest of the Oak Ridge Park that is located in Jefferson County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Jefferson Parish community of Oak Ridge Park.
- Saint Bernard Parish
- This Oak Ridge Park is located in Saint Bernard Parish and lies 311 miles [500.5 km] to the southwest of the Oak Ridge Park that is located in Jefferson County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Saint Bernard Parish community of Oak Ridge Park.
- New York
- Orange County
- This Oak Ridge Park is located in Orange County and lies 860 miles [1,384 km]<1> to the northeast of the Oak Ridge Park that is located in Jefferson County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Orange County community of Oak Ridge Park.
- North Carolina
- Richmond County
- This Oak Ridge Park is located in Richmond County and lies 408 miles [656.6 km]<1> to the east northeast of the Oak Ridge Park that is located in Jefferson County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Richmond County community of Oak Ridge Park.
Curious and Interesting Names Near Oak Ridge Park ...
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.
- Airport Highlands
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Airport Highlands is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Airport Highlands
- Cherokee Bend
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Cherokee Bend is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cherokee Bend
- English Village
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- English Village is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for English Village
- Five Points East
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- Five Points East is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Five Points East
- Forest Park
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- Forest Park is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Forest Park
- Gate City
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- Gate City is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gate City
- Holiday Gardens
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- Holiday Gardens is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Holiday Gardens
- Hunters Hill
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Hunters Hill is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hunters Hill
- Irondale
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Kingsway Terrace
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- Kingsway Terrace is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kingsway Terrace
- Marks Village
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- Marks Village is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marks Village
- Mountain Brook
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Continue List (7 more) ...
- Mountain Park
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- Mountain Park is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mountain Park
- Plain View
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Plain View is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Plain View
- Trotwood Park
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- Trotwood Park is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Trotwood Park
- Vulcan City
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Vulcan City is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vulcan City
- Woodlawn
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- Woodlawn is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woodlawn
- Woodlawn Heights
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- Woodlawn Heights is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woodlawn Heights
- Zion City
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- Zion City is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Zion City
How Far From Oak Ridge Park to ...
We spend a lot of time looking through Gazetteers, Almanacs & Directories that were published in the late 1800's and early 1900's. Many of the Gazetteers include the distance from a community such as Oak Ridge Park to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Oak Ridge Park and extending to:
- Birmingham, which is the Seat of Jefferson County, lies just to the West Southwest.
- Montgomery, which is the State Capital of Alabama, lies 84 miles [135.2 km]<1> to the south southeast (SSE). If you could drive a straight line from Oak Ridge Park to Montgomery, with an average speed<3>of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, it would take less than two hours to make the trip. A comfortable walk of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour would take 5 days. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take most of three days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 654 miles [1,052.5 km] to the northeast (NE). Driving would take just over a day, a buggy would take 26 days and walking would take 38 days.
- The shortest distance<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,548 miles [10,538 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,256 miles [11,677.4 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,133 miles [8,260.8 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>'
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- Oak Ridge Park) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |
| <2> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <3> | 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. |
| <4> | 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 Oak Ridge Park 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 Oak Ridge Park. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 33.5395, Longitude: -86.7400 In this case, the coordinates for Oak Ridge Park have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <5> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 313.64 degrees. |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 309.249 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 310.267 degrees. |
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