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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 Village, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Oak Village 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 Village:
- 34.392220, -118.963434
- 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 Village
- 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 Ventura County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Ventura County
- Since Oak Village is near Los Angeles County and also Santa Barbara County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Los Angeles County
- Open the eBird sighting report for Santa Barbara 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 Village
Communities Also Named Oak Village ...
We found five communities that are also named Oak Village.
Within California, the name Oak Village is unique.
Beyond California, we know of five communities that are located in the United States.
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- Alabama
- Hale County
- This Oak Village is located in Hale County and lies 1,789 miles [2,879.1 km]<1> to the east of the Oak Village that is located in Ventura County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Hale County community of Oak Village.
- Georgia
- Clayton County
- This Oak Village is located in Clayton County and lies 1,969 miles [3,168.8 km]<1> to the east of the Oak Village that is located in Ventura County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Clayton County community of Oak Village.
- Gwinnett County
- This Oak Village is located in Gwinnett County and lies 1,985 miles [3,194.5 km] to the east of the Oak Village that is located in Ventura County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Gwinnett County community of Oak Village.
- Texas
- Bexar County
- Although located in Bexar County, we don't know the location within the county.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Bexar County community of Oak Village.
- Victoria County
- This Oak Village is located in Victoria County and lies 1,338 miles [2,153.3 km]<1> to the east southeast of the Oak Village that is located in Ventura County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Victoria County community of Oak Village.
Curious and Interesting Names Near Oak Village ...
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.
- Channel Islands Beach
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)
- Keith
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- Keith is located in Ventura County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Keith
- Leesdale
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
- Leesdale is located in Ventura County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Leesdale
- Leisure Village
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
- Leisure Village is located in Ventura County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Leisure Village
- Malibu Junction
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)
- Malibu Junction is located in Los Angeles County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Malibu Junction
- Martins
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northeast)
- Martins is located in Los Angeles County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Martins
- Silver Strand
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)
- Silver Strand is located in Ventura County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Silver Strand
- Spanish Hills
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
- Spanish Hills is located in Ventura County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spanish Hills
- Sulphur Springs
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Sulphur Springs is located in Ventura County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sulphur Springs
- Sycamore Cove
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)
- Sycamore Cove is located in Ventura County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sycamore Cove
- Thousand Oaks
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
- Twin Lakes
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the east)
- Twin Lakes is located in Los Angeles County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Twin Lakes
How Far From Oak Village 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 Village to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Oak Village and extending to:
- Ventura, which is the Seat of Ventura County, lies 19 miles [30.6 km]<1> to the west southwest. If you could walk a straight line from Oak Village to Ventura, with an average speed<3> 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 6 hours.
- Sacramento, which is the State Capital of California, lies 321 miles [516.6 km] to the north northwest (NNW). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take five to six hours, a buggy would take 13 days and walking would take 19 days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 2,323 miles [3,738.5 km] to the east northeast (ENE). Driving would take 5 days, a buggy would take 91 days and walking would take 132 days.
- The shortest distance<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 7,562 miles [12,169.9 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 8,331 miles [13,407.4 km] and it lies to the north northeast (NNE).<6>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 6,329 miles [10,185.5 km] and it lies to the north northeast (NNE).<7>'
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 obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Oak Village) 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 Village 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 Village. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 34.3922, Longitude: -118.9634 In this case, the coordinates for Oak Village have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <5> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 336.886 degrees. |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 336.952 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 326.056 degrees. |
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