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34.510548, -118.355358
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We found 33 communities that share the name The Oaks.
There are three communities within California that are also named The Oaks.
Beyond California, we know of another 30 communities that are located throughout in the United States.
Communities Located In California ...
Mendocino County
This The Oaks is located in Mendocino County and lies 405 miles [651.8 km]<1> to the northwest of the The Oaks that is located in Los Angeles County.
For more information, please visit our profile page for the Mendocino County community of The Oaks.
Nevada County
This The Oaks is located in Nevada County and lies 358 miles [576.1 km]<1> to the north northwest of the The Oaks that is located in Los Angeles County.
For more information, please visit our profile page for the Nevada County community of The Oaks.
San Luis Obispo County
This The Oaks is located in San Luis Obispo County and lies 133 miles [214 km]<1> to the west northwest of the The Oaks that is located in Los Angeles County.
For more information, please visit our profile page for the San Luis Obispo County community of The Oaks.
Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
Arkansas
Lonoke County
This The Oaks is located in Lonoke County and lies 1,492 miles [2,401.1 km]<1> to the east of the The Oaks that is located in Los Angeles County.
For more information, please visit our profile page for the Lonoke County community of The Oaks.
Connecticut
Windham County
Although located in Windham County, we don't know the location within the county.
For more information, please visit our profile page for the Windham County community of The Oaks.
Delaware
Sussex County
This The Oaks is located in Sussex County and lies 2,366 miles [3,807.7 km]<1> to the east northeast of the The Oaks that is located in Los Angeles County.
For more information, please visit our profile page for the Sussex County community of The Oaks.
Florida
Hillsborough County
This The Oaks is located in Hillsborough County and lies 2,169 miles [3,490.7 km]<1> to the east of the The Oaks that is located in Los Angeles County.
For more information, please visit our profile page for the Hillsborough County community of The Oaks.
Georgia
Douglas County
This The Oaks is located in Douglas County and lies 1,912 miles [3,077.1 km]<1> to the east of the The Oaks that is located in Los Angeles County.
For more information, please visit our profile page for the Douglas County community of The Oaks.
Fulton County
This The Oaks is located in Fulton County and lies 1,929 miles [3,104.4 km] to the east of the The Oaks that is located in Los Angeles County.
For more information, please visit our profile page for the Fulton County community of The Oaks.
Kentucky
Bell County
This The Oaks is located in Bell County and lies 1,948 miles [3,135 km]<1> to the east northeast of the The Oaks that is located in Los Angeles County.
For more information, please visit our profile page for the Bell County community of The Oaks.
McCracken County
This The Oaks is located in McCracken County and lies 1,672 miles [2,690.8 km] to the east northeast of the The Oaks that is located in Los Angeles County.
For more information, please visit our profile page for the McCracken County community of The Oaks.
Ohio 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 Kentucky community of The Oaks [Ohio County].
Louisiana
Claiborne Parish
This The Oaks is located in Claiborne Parish and lies 1,449 miles [2,331.9 km]<1> to the east of the The Oaks that is located in Los Angeles County.
For more information, please visit our profile page for the Claiborne Parish community of The Oaks.
Maryland
Calvert County
This The Oaks is located in Calvert County and lies 2,310 miles [3,717.6 km]<1> to the east northeast of the The Oaks that is located in Los Angeles County.
For more information, please visit our profile page for the Calvert County community of The Oaks.
Howard County
This The Oaks is located in Howard County and lies 2,298 miles [3,698.3 km] to the east northeast of the The Oaks that is located in Los Angeles County.
For more information, please visit our profile page for the Howard County community of The Oaks.
Saint Mary's County
This The Oaks is located in Saint Mary's County and lies 2,304 miles [3,707.9 km] to the east northeast of the The Oaks that is located in Los Angeles County.
For more information, please visit our profile page for the Saint Mary's County community of The Oaks.
Minnesota
Benton 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 Minnesota community of The Oaks [Benton County].
Mississippi
Madison County
This The Oaks is located in Madison County and lies 1,630 miles [2,623.2 km]<1> to the east of the The Oaks that is located in Los Angeles County.
For more information, please visit our profile page for the Madison County community of The Oaks.
Missouri
Clay County
This The Oaks is located in Clay County and lies 1,349 miles [2,171 km]<1> to the east northeast of the The Oaks that is located in Los Angeles County.
For more information, please visit our profile page for the Clay County community of The Oaks.
North Carolina
Craven 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 North Carolina community of The Oaks [Craven County].
Cumberland County
This The Oaks is located in Cumberland County and lies 2,219 miles [3,571.1 km]<1> to the east northeast of the The Oaks that is located in Los Angeles County.
For more information, please visit our profile page for the Cumberland County community of The Oaks.
Davidson County
This The Oaks is located in Davidson County and lies 2,139 miles [3,442.4 km] to the east northeast of the The Oaks that is located in Los Angeles County.
For more information, please visit our profile page for the Davidson County community of The Oaks.
Johnston County
This The Oaks is located in Johnston County and lies 2,244 miles [3,611.4 km] to the east northeast of the The Oaks that is located in Los Angeles County.
For more information, please visit our profile page for the Johnston County community of The Oaks.
Orange County
This The Oaks is located in Orange County and lies 2,192 miles [3,527.7 km] to the east northeast of the The Oaks that is located in Los Angeles County.
For more information, please visit our profile page for the Orange County community of The Oaks.
Oklahoma
Cherokee County
This The Oaks is located in Cherokee County and lies 1,325 miles [2,132.4 km]<1> to the east of the The Oaks that is located in Los Angeles County.
For more information, please visit our profile page for the Cherokee County community of The Oaks.
Oregon
Douglas County
This The Oaks is located in Douglas County and lies 656 miles [1,055.7 km]<1> to the north northwest of the The Oaks that is located in Los Angeles County.
For more information, please visit our profile page for the Douglas County community of The Oaks.
Pennsylvania
Montgomery County
This The Oaks is located in Montgomery County and lies 2,364 miles [3,804.5 km]<1> to the east northeast of the The Oaks that is located in Los Angeles County.
For more information, please visit our profile page for the Montgomery County community of The Oaks.
South Carolina
Berkeley County
This The Oaks is located in Berkeley County and lies 2,189 miles [3,522.9 km]<1> to the east of the The Oaks that is located in Los Angeles County.
For more information, please visit our profile page for the Berkeley County community of The Oaks.
Texas
Bee County
This The Oaks is located in Bee County and lies 1,260 miles [2,027.8 km]<1> to the east southeast of the The Oaks that is located in Los Angeles County.
For more information, please visit our profile page for the Bee County community of The Oaks.
Polk County
This community is historic<3> and although located in Polk County, we don't know where within the county.
For more information, please visit our profile page for the Polk County community of The Oaks.
Tarrant 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 Texas community of The Oaks [Tarrant County].
Utah
Salt Lake County
This The Oaks is located in Salt Lake County and lies 551 miles [886.7 km]<1> to the northeast of the The Oaks that is located in Los Angeles County.
For more information, please visit our profile page for the Salt Lake County community of The Oaks.
Virginia
Accomack County
This The Oaks is located in Accomack County and lies 2,377 miles [3,825.4 km]<1> to the east northeast of the The Oaks that is located in Los Angeles County.
For more information, please visit our profile page for the Accomack County community of The Oaks.
Curious and Interesting Names Near The Oaks ...
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.
Boiling Point (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Boiling Point have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
We spend a lot of time looking through Gazetteers that were published in the late 1800's and early 1900's. Many of the Gazetteers include the distance from a community such as The Oaks to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in The Oaks and extending to:
Los Angeles, which is the Seat of Los Angeles County, lies 33 miles [53.1 km]<1> to the south. If you could walk a straight line from The Oaks to Los Angeles, with an average speed<6> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take most of two days to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take just over a day.
Sacramento, which is the State Capital of California, lies 330 miles [531.1 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 2,287 miles [3,680.6 km] to the east northeast (ENE). Driving would take 5 days, a buggy would take 90 days and walking would take 130 days.
The shortest distance<7> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 7,540 miles [12,134.5 km] and it lies to the north northeast (NNE).<8>
The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 8,309 miles [13,372 km] and it lies to the north northeast (NNE).<9>
The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 6,303 miles [10,143.7 km] and it lies to the north northeast (NNE).<10>
Footnotes ...
<1>
Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a '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- The Oaks) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in The Oaks. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 34.5105, Longitude: -118.3554 In this case, the coordinates for The Oaks have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).
<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 Rock Creek to see Pete ... Rock Creek 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 The Oaks 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>
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 The Oaks, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.
<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're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<6>
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.
<7>
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 The Oaks to the Middle East to be East and South, the Great Circle Route actually lies to the North and East.
<8>
The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 336.397 degrees.
<9>
The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 336.365 degrees.
<10>
The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 325.703 degrees.