Outdoor Activities ...
As we travel, we like to pursue some of our interests (such as astronomy and bird watching).
When in Oak Hills, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Oak Hills and the surrounding area.
- Weather ...
- Before heading outdoors, you should check the weather:
- The National Weather Service forecast for Oak Hills
- 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 Hills:
- 34.399704, -117.338237
- 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 Oak Hills
- 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 San Bernardino County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- eBird sighting report for San Bernardino County
- Since Oak Hills is near Los Angeles County and also Riverside County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- eBird sighting report for Los Angeles County
- eBird sighting report for Riverside 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 Oak Hills ...
We found twenty communities that share the name Oak Hills.
There is one other community in California which is also named Oak Hills.
Beyond California, we know of another nineteen communities that are located throughout in the United States and Canada. Of these nineteen communities, nineteen are located in the United States and one is in Canada.
- Communities Located In California ...
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- Alabama
- British Columbia
- This Oak Hills lies 1,139 miles [1,833 km]<1> to the north of the Oak Hills that is located in San Bernardino County.
- Georgia
- Illinois
- Indiana
- Louisiana
- North Carolina
- Orange County
- This Oak Hills is located in Orange County and lies 2,151 miles [3,461.7 km]<1> to the east northeast of the Oak Hills that is located in San Bernardino County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Orange County community of Oak Hills.
- Rockingham County
- This Oak Hills is located in Rockingham County and lies 2,110 miles [3,395.7 km] to the east northeast of the Oak Hills that is located in San Bernardino County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Rockingham County community of Oak Hills.
- Oregon
- Pennsylvania
- South Carolina
- Tennessee
- Greene County
- This Oak Hills is located in Greene County and lies 1,940 miles [3,122.1 km]<1> to the east northeast of the Oak Hills that is located in San Bernardino County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Greene County community of Oak Hills.
- Hamilton 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 Tennessee community of Oak Hills [Hamilton County].
- Roane County
- This Oak Hills is located in Roane County and lies 1,847 miles [2,972.5 km] to the east northeast of the Oak Hills that is located in San Bernardino County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Roane County community of Oak Hills.
- Texas
- Utah
- Davis County
- This Oak Hills is located in Davis County and lies 536 miles [862.6 km]<1> to the north northeast of the Oak Hills that is located in San Bernardino County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Davis County community of Oak Hills.
- Weber County
- This Oak Hills is located in Weber County and lies 555 miles [893.2 km] to the north northeast of the Oak Hills that is located in San Bernardino County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Weber County community of Oak Hills.
- Virginia
- Mecklenburg County
- This Oak Hills is located in Mecklenburg County and lies 2,166 miles [3,485.8 km]<1> to the east northeast of the Oak Hills that is located in San Bernardino County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Mecklenburg County community of Oak Hills.
- Pittsylvania County
- This Oak Hills is located in Pittsylvania County and lies 2,120 miles [3,411.8 km] to the east northeast of the Oak Hills that is located in San Bernardino County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Pittsylvania County community of Oak Hills.
Curious and Interesting Names Near Oak Hills ...
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 Springs ‑ Historic
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)- Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Cedar Springs. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cedar Springs
- Cedar Springs is located in San Bernardino County
- Google driving directions:
- From your current location to Cedar Springs
- From Oak Hills to Cedar Springs
- Desert Knolls
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Desert Knolls have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Desert Knolls
- Desert Knolls is located in San Bernardino County
- Eagle Ranch
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Eagle Ranch have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eagle Ranch
- Eagle Ranch is located in San Bernardino County
- Frost
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast) - Golden Mesa
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Golden Mesa have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Golden Mesa
- Golden Mesa is located in San Bernardino County
- High Country
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for High Country have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for High Country
- High Country is located in San Bernardino County
- Mountain View
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Mountain View have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mountain View
- Mountain View is located in San Bernardino County
- Summit Terrace
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Summit Terrace
- Summit Terrace is located in San Bernardino County
- Google driving directions:
- From your current location to Summit Terrace
- From Oak Hills to Summit Terrace
- Sunset Hills
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Sunset Hills have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sunset Hills
- Sunset Hills is located in San Bernardino County
- Sunset Ridge
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Sunset Ridge have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sunset Ridge
- Sunset Ridge is located in San Bernardino County
- Thorn
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
How Far From Oak Hills 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 Oak Hills to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Oak Hills and extending to:
- San Bernardino, which is the Seat of San Bernardino County, lies 20 miles [32.2 km]<1> to the south. If you could walk a straight line from Oak Hills to San Bernardino, with an average speed<5> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take just over a day to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take most of a day.
- Sacramento, which is the State Capital of California, lies 369 miles [593.8 km] to the northwest (NW). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take 6 hours, a buggy would take 15 days and walking would take 21 days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 2,235 miles [3,596.9 km] to the east northeast (ENE). Driving would take 5 days, a buggy would take 88 days and walking would take 127 days.
- The shortest distance<6> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 7,524 miles [12,108.7 km] and it lies to the north northeast (NNE).<7>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 8,293 miles [13,346.3 km] and it lies to the north northeast (NNE).<8>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 6,276 miles [10,100.2 km] and it lies to the north northeast (NNE).<9>
Off-the-Road Links ...
Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Oak Hills. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.
The official website for San Bernardino County: www.sbcounty.gov/
The official website for State of California: https://www.ca.gov/
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 Hills) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Oak Hills. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 34.3997, Longitude: -117.3382 |
| <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 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 Oak Hills 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> | An 'estimated' location is one where we have been given GPS coordinates, but are unable to verify the accuracy of those coordinates. That said, we have some confidence that we have placed the marker near the actual location. A typical reason for being unable to verify a location is that it might be on private property or maybe historic and gone without an obvious trace. |
| <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 Oak Hills 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 335.541 degrees. |
| <8> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 335.317 degrees. |
| <9> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 325.113 degrees. |