Outdoor Activities ...
As we travel, we like to pursue some of our interests (such as astronomy and bird watching).
When in Oakdale, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Oakdale and the surrounding area.
- Weather ...
- Before heading outdoors, you should check the weather:
- The National Weather Service forecast for Oakdale
- 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 Oakdale:
- 34.093152, -85.954971
- 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 Oakdale
- 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 Etowah County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- eBird sighting report for Etowah County
- Since Oakdale is near DeKalb County and also Cherokee County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- eBird sighting report for DeKalb County
- eBird sighting report for Cherokee 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 Oakdale ...
We found 89 communities that share the name Oakdale.
There are two communities within Alabama that are also named Oakdale.
Beyond Alabama, we know of another 87 communities that are located throughout in the United States and Canada. Of these 87 communities, 88 are located in the United States and one is in Canada.
- Communities Located In Alabama ...
- Limestone County
- Tuscaloosa County
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- Arkansas
- California
- Connecticut
- Delaware
- Florida
- Citrus County
- We found mention of this community, but have little information.<3> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Florida community of Oakdale [Citrus County].
- Hillsborough County
- This Oakdale is located in Hillsborough County and lies 471 miles [758 km]<1> to the south southeast of the Oakdale that is located in Etowah County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Hillsborough County community of Oakdale.
- Jackson County
- This Oakdale is located in Jackson County and lies 237 miles [381.4 km] to the south of the Oakdale that is located in Etowah County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Jackson County community of Oakdale.
- Georgia
- Charlton County
- This Oakdale is located in Charlton County and lies 321 miles [516.6 km]<1> to the southeast of the Oakdale that is located in Etowah County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Charlton County community of Oakdale.
- Chatham County
- This Oakdale is located in Chatham County and lies 315 miles [506.9 km] to the east southeast of the Oakdale that is located in Etowah County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Chatham County community of Oakdale.
- Cobb County
- This Oakdale is located in Cobb County and lies 85 miles [136.8 km] to the east southeast of the Oakdale that is located in Etowah County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Cobb County community of Oakdale.
- Dougherty County
- This Oakdale is located in Dougherty County and lies 204 miles [328.3 km] to the south southeast of the Oakdale that is located in Etowah County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Dougherty County community of Oakdale.
- Fayette County
- This Oakdale is located in Fayette County and lies 96 miles [154.5 km] to the east southeast of the Oakdale that is located in Etowah County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Fayette County community of Oakdale.
- Fulton County
- We found mention of this community, but have little information.<3> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Georgia community of Oakdale [Fulton County].
- Illinois
- Cook County
- We found mention of this community, but have little information.<3> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Illinois community of Oakdale [Cook County].
- Washington County
- This Oakdale is located in Washington County and lies 349 miles [561.7 km]<1> to the north northwest of the Oakdale that is located in Etowah County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Washington County community of Oakdale.
- Indiana
- Jennings County
- This Oakdale is located in Jennings County and lies 340 miles [547.2 km]<1> to the north of the Oakdale that is located in Etowah County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Jennings County community of Oakdale.
- Miami County
- This Oakdale is located in Miami County and lies 460 miles [740.3 km] to the north of the Oakdale that is located in Etowah County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Miami County community of Oakdale.
- Iowa
- Kentucky
- Breathitt County
- This Oakdale is located in Breathitt County and lies 275 miles [442.6 km]<1> to the north northeast of the Oakdale that is located in Etowah County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Breathitt County community of Oakdale.
- Jefferson County
- This Oakdale is located in Jefferson County and lies 283 miles [455.4 km] to the north of the Oakdale that is located in Etowah County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Jefferson County community of Oakdale.
- McCracken County
- This Oakdale is located in McCracken County and lies 250 miles [402.3 km] to the northwest of the Oakdale that is located in Etowah County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the McCracken County community of Oakdale.
- Louisiana
- Allen Parish
- This Oakdale is located in Allen Parish and lies 451 miles [725.8 km]<1> to the west southwest of the Oakdale that is located in Etowah County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Allen Parish community of Oakdale.
- Jefferson Parish
- We found mention of this community, but have little information.<3> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Louisiana community of Oakdale [Jefferson Parish].
- Maine
- Maryland
- Anne Arundel County
- This Oakdale is located in Anne Arundel County and lies 621 miles [999.4 km]<1> to the northeast of the Oakdale that is located in Etowah County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Anne Arundel County community of Oakdale.
- Baltimore County
- This Oakdale is located in Baltimore County and lies 640 miles [1,030 km] to the northeast of the Oakdale that is located in Etowah County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Baltimore County community of Oakdale.
- Montgomery County
- This Oakdale is located in Montgomery County and lies 602 miles [968.8 km] to the northeast of the Oakdale that is located in Etowah County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Montgomery County community of Oakdale.
- Massachusetts
- Hampden County
- This Oakdale is located in Hampden County and lies 913 miles [1,469.3 km]<1> to the northeast of the Oakdale that is located in Etowah County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Hampden County community of Oakdale.
- Norfolk County
- This Oakdale is located in Norfolk County and lies 978 miles [1,573.9 km] to the northeast of the Oakdale that is located in Etowah County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Norfolk County community of Oakdale.
- Plymouth County
- This Oakdale is located in Plymouth County and lies 982 miles [1,580.4 km] to the northeast of the Oakdale that is located in Etowah County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Plymouth County community of Oakdale.
- Worcester County
- This Oakdale is located in Worcester County and lies 956 miles [1,538.5 km] to the northeast of the Oakdale that is located in Etowah County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Worcester County community of Oakdale.
- Michigan
- Kent County
- We found mention of this community, but have little information.<3> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Michigan community of Oakdale [Kent County].
- Muskegon County
- We found mention of this community, but have little information. For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Michigan community of Oakdale [Muskegon County].
- Minnesota
- Missouri
- Reynolds County
- This community is historic<2> and we have very little information. For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Missouri community of Oakdale [Reynolds County].
- Ripley County
- We found mention of this community, but have little information.<3> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Missouri community of Oakdale [Ripley County].
- Shelby County
- This Oakdale is located in Shelby County and lies 511 miles [822.4 km]<1> to the northwest of the Oakdale that is located in Etowah County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Shelby County community of Oakdale.
- Nebraska
- New Jersey
- New York
- Broome County
- We found mention of this community, but have little information.<3> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the New York community of Oakdale [Broome County].
- Columbia County
- This Oakdale is located in Columbia County and lies 866 miles [1,393.7 km]<1> to the northeast of the Oakdale that is located in Etowah County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Columbia County community of Oakdale.
- Suffolk County
- This Oakdale is located in Suffolk County and lies 838 miles [1,348.6 km] to the northeast of the Oakdale that is located in Etowah County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Suffolk County community of Oakdale.
- North Carolina
- Alamance County
- We found mention of this community, but have little information.<3> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the North Carolina community of Oakdale [Alamance County].
- Chatham County
- We found mention of this community, but have little information. For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the North Carolina community of Oakdale [Chatham County].
- Craven County
- This Oakdale is located in Craven County and lies 507 miles [815.9 km]<1> to the east of the Oakdale that is located in Etowah County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Craven County community of Oakdale.
- Cumberland County
- This Oakdale is located in Cumberland County and lies 403 miles [648.6 km] to the east of the Oakdale that is located in Etowah County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Cumberland County community of Oakdale.
- Greene County
- This Oakdale is located in Greene County and lies 471 miles [758 km] to the east northeast of the Oakdale that is located in Etowah County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Greene County community of Oakdale.
- Guilford County
- This Oakdale is located in Guilford County and lies 364 miles [585.8 km] to the east northeast of the Oakdale that is located in Etowah County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Guilford County community of Oakdale.
- Hoke County
- We found mention of this community, but have little information. For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the North Carolina community of Oakdale [Hoke County].
- Iredell County
- We found mention of this community, but have little information. For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the North Carolina community of Oakdale [Iredell County].
- Mecklenburg County
- This Oakdale is located in Mecklenburg County and lies 299 miles [481.2 km] to the east northeast of the Oakdale that is located in Etowah County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Mecklenburg County community of Oakdale.
- Pitt County
- This Oakdale is located in Pitt County and lies 494 miles [795 km] to the east northeast of the Oakdale that is located in Etowah County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Pitt County community of Oakdale.
- Wilkes County
- This Oakdale is located in Wilkes County and lies 295 miles [474.8 km] to the east northeast of the Oakdale that is located in Etowah County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Wilkes County community of Oakdale.
- North Dakota
- Ohio
- Athens County
- This Oakdale is located in Athens County and lies 431 miles [693.6 km]<1> to the north northeast of the Oakdale that is located in Etowah County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Athens County community of Oakdale.
- Hamilton County
- This Oakdale is located in Hamilton County and lies 361 miles [581 km] to the north of the Oakdale that is located in Etowah County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Hamilton County community of Oakdale.
- Montgomery County
- This Oakdale is located in Montgomery County and lies 399 miles [642.1 km] to the north northeast of the Oakdale that is located in Etowah County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Montgomery County community of Oakdale.
- Putnam County
- This community is historic<2> and we have very little information. For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Ohio community of Oakdale [Putnam County].
- Stark County
- We found mention of this community, but have little information.<3> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Ohio community of Oakdale [Stark County].
- Oklahoma
- Ontario
- This Oakdale lies 631 miles [1,015.5 km]<1> to the north northeast of the Oakdale that is located in Etowah County.
- Oregon
- Pennsylvania
- Allegheny County
- This Oakdale is located in Allegheny County and lies 538 miles [865.8 km]<1> to the north northeast of the Oakdale that is located in Etowah County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Allegheny County community of Oakdale.
- Dauphin County
- We found mention of this community, but have little information.<3> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Pennsylvania community of Oakdale [Dauphin County].
- Delaware County
- We found mention of this community, but have little information. For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Pennsylvania community of Oakdale [Delaware County].
- Fayette County
- We found mention of this community, but have little information. For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Pennsylvania community of Oakdale [Fayette County].
- Luzerne County
- This Oakdale is located in Luzerne County and lies 726 miles [1,168.4 km] to the northeast of the Oakdale that is located in Etowah County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Luzerne County community of Oakdale.
- South Carolina
- Anderson County
- This Oakdale is located in Anderson County and lies 179 miles [288.1 km]<1> to the east of the Oakdale that is located in Etowah County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Anderson County community of Oakdale.
- Florence County
- This Oakdale is located in Florence County and lies 346 miles [556.8 km] to the east of the Oakdale that is located in Etowah County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Florence County community of Oakdale.
- York County
- This Oakdale is located in York County and lies 284 miles [457.1 km] to the east northeast of the Oakdale that is located in Etowah County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the York County community of Oakdale.
- Tennessee
- Hawkins County
- We found mention of this community, but have little information.<3> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Tennessee community of Oakdale [Hawkins County].
- Macon County
- This Oakdale is located in Macon County and lies 170 miles [273.6 km]<1> to the north of the Oakdale that is located in Etowah County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Macon County community of Oakdale.
- Morgan County
- This Oakdale is located in Morgan County and lies 152 miles [244.6 km] to the north northeast of the Oakdale that is located in Etowah County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Morgan County community of Oakdale.
- Putnam County
- This Oakdale is located in Putnam County and lies 148 miles [238.2 km] to the north of the Oakdale that is located in Etowah County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Putnam County community of Oakdale.
- Robertson County
- This Oakdale is located in Robertson County and lies 169 miles [272 km] to the north northwest of the Oakdale that is located in Etowah County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Robertson County community of Oakdale.
- White County
- This Oakdale is located in White County and lies 128 miles [206 km] to the north of the Oakdale that is located in Etowah County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the White County community of Oakdale.
- Texas
- Franklin County
- This Oakdale is located in Franklin County and lies 539 miles [867.4 km]<1> to the west of the Oakdale that is located in Etowah County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Franklin County community of Oakdale.
- Hopkins County
- This Oakdale is located in Hopkins County and lies 552 miles [888.4 km] to the west of the Oakdale that is located in Etowah County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Hopkins County community of Oakdale.
- Liberty County
- This Oakdale is located in Liberty County and lies 588 miles [946.3 km] to the west southwest of the Oakdale that is located in Etowah County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Liberty County community of Oakdale.
- Polk County
- Although located in Polk County, we don't know the location within the county.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Polk County community of Oakdale.
- Utah
- Virginia
- Gloucester County
- This Oakdale is located in Gloucester County and lies 573 miles [922.2 km]<1> to the east northeast of the Oakdale that is located in Etowah County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Gloucester County community of Oakdale.
- Roanoke City
- This Oakdale is located in Roanoke City and lies 403 miles [648.6 km] to the northeast of the Oakdale that is located in Etowah County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Roanoke City community of Oakdale.
- Rockbridge County
- This Oakdale is located in Rockbridge County and lies 435 miles [700.1 km] to the northeast of the Oakdale that is located in Etowah County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Rockbridge County community of Oakdale.
- Suffolk City
- This Oakdale is located in Suffolk City and lies 559 miles [899.6 km] to the east northeast of the Oakdale that is located in Etowah County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Suffolk City community of Oakdale.
- West Virginia
- Wisconsin
Curious and Interesting Names Near Oakdale ...
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.
- Bath Springs
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Bath Springs have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bath Springs
- Bath Springs is located in Etowah County
- Coat's Bend
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coat's Bend
- Coat's Bend is located in Etowah County
- Crudup
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west) - Daisy
(Less than 2 miles to the south) - Duck Springs
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Duck Springs have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Duck Springs
- Duck Springs is located in Etowah County
- Edwardsville
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Edwardsville
- Edwardsville is located in Etowah County
- Greenwood
(5 miles [8 km] to the north) - Luke
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast) - Pleasant Hill
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Pleasant Hill have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pleasant Hill
- Pleasant Hill is located in Etowah County
- Scenic Heights
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Scenic Heights have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Scenic Heights
- Scenic Heights is located in Etowah County
- Turkeytown
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Turkeytown
- Turkeytown is located in Etowah County
- Yancy
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
How Far From Oakdale 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 community such as Oakdale to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Oakdale and extending to:
- Gadsden, which is the Seat of Etowah County, lies just to the South Southwest.
- Montgomery, which is the State Capital of Alabama, lies 120 miles [193.1 km]<1> to the south (S). If you could drive a straight line from Oakdale to Montgomery, with an average speed<5>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 595 miles [957.6 km] to the northeast (NE). Driving would take just over a day, a buggy would take 24 days and walking would take 34 days.
- The shortest distance<6> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,489 miles [10,443 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,197 miles [11,582.4 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<8>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,074 miles [8,165.8 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<9>
Off-the-Road Links ...
Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Oakdale. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.
The official website for Etowah County: www.etowahcounty.org/
The official website for State of Alabama: https://www.alabama.gov/
Footnotes ...
| <1> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' (or 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- Oakdale) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Oakdale. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 34.0932, Longitude: -85.9550 In this case, the coordinates for Oakdale have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <2> | 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 Oakdale, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <3> | 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 Mile's to see Pete ... Mile's 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 Oakdale 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. |
| <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 Oakdale 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 313.20 degrees. |
| <8> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 308.817 degrees. |
| <9> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 309.829 degrees. |