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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 Park Estates, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Oak Park Estates 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 Park Estates:
- 38.187975, -120.661875
- 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 Park Estates
- 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 Calaveras County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Calaveras County
- Since Oak Park Estates is near Amador County and also Tuolumne County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Amador County
- Open the eBird sighting report for Tuolumne 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 Park Estates
Communities Also Named Oak Park Estates ...
We found three communities that are also named Oak Park Estates.
Within California, the name Oak Park Estates is unique.
Beyond California, we know of three communities that are located in the United States.
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- Florida
- Hillsborough County
- This Oak Park Estates is located in Hillsborough County and lies 2,305 miles [3,709.5 km]<1> to the east of the Oak Park Estates that is located in Calaveras County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Hillsborough County community of Oak Park Estates.
- South Dakota
- Minnehaha County
- This Oak Park Estates is located in Minnehaha County and lies 1,311 miles [2,109.8 km]<1> to the east northeast of the Oak Park Estates that is located in Calaveras County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Minnehaha County community of Oak Park Estates.
- Tennessee
- Putnam County
- This Oak Park Estates is located in Putnam County and lies 1,928 miles [3,102.8 km]<1> to the east of the Oak Park Estates that is located in Calaveras County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Putnam County community of Oak Park Estates.
Curious and Interesting Names Near Oak Park Estates ...
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.
- Angels Camp
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- Angels City
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Angels City is located in Calaveras County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Angels City
- Big Bar
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Big Bar is located in Calaveras County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Big Bar
- Cave City
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Cave City is located in Calaveras County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cave City
- Electra ‑ Historic
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Electra is located in Amador County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Electra
- Fourth Crossing
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Fourth Crossing is located in Calaveras County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fourth Crossing
- Happy Valley ‑ Historic
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Happy Valley is located in Calaveras County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Happy Valley
- Jesus Maria
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Jesus Maria is located in Calaveras County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jesus Maria
- Lost City ‑ Historic
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Lost City is located in Calaveras County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lost City
- Continue List (6 more) ...
- Quail Oaks
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Quail Oaks is located in Calaveras County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Quail Oaks
- Rich Gulch
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Rich Gulch is located in Calaveras County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rich Gulch
- Rocky Hill
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- Rocky Hill is located in Calaveras County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rocky Hill
- Sheep Ranch
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- Valley Springs
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Whale Boat Ferry
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Whale Boat Ferry is located in Amador County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Whale Boat Ferry
How Far From Oak Park Estates 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 Park Estates to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Oak Park Estates and extending to:
- San Andreas, which is the Seat of Calaveras County, lies just to the West Northwest.
- Sacramento, which is the State Capital of California, lies 52 miles [83.7 km]<1> to the west northwest (WNW). If you could walk a straight line from Oak Park Estates to Sacramento, with an average speed<3> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take most of three days to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take over two days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 2,333 miles [3,754.6 km] to the east northeast (ENE). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take 5 days, a buggy would take 92 days and walking would take 133 days.
- The shortest distance<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 7,355 miles [11,836.7 km] and it lies to the north northeast (NNE).<5>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 8,122 miles [13,071.1 km] and it lies to the north northeast (NNE).<6>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 6,162 miles [9,916.8 km] and it lies to the north northeast (NNE).<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 from Point A (ie- Oak Park Estates) 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 Park Estates 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 Park Estates. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 38.1880, Longitude: -120.6619 In this case, the coordinates for Oak Park Estates have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <5> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 338.771 degrees. |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 339.453 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 327.087 degrees. |
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