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we pass this GPS location for Oasis:
33.462516, -116.097132
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We found eighteen communities that share the name Oasis.
There are two communities within California that are also named Oasis.
Beyond California, we know of another sixteen communities that are located throughout in the United States and Canada. Of these sixteen communities, seventeen are located in the United States and one is in Canada.
Communities Located In California ...
Mendocino County
This Oasis is located in Mendocino County and lies 541 miles [870.7 km]<1> to the northwest of the Oasis that is located in Riverside County.
For more information, please visit our profile page for the Mendocino County community of Oasis.
Mono 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 California community of Oasis [Mono County].
Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
British Columbia
This Oasis lies 1,085 miles [1,746.1 km]<1> to the north of the Oasis that is located in Riverside County.
Georgia
Fannin County
This Oasis is located in Fannin County and lies 1,801 miles [2,898.4 km]<1> to the east northeast of the Oasis that is located in Riverside County.
For more information, please visit our profile page for the Fannin County community of Oasis.
Iowa
Johnson County
This Oasis is located in Johnson County and lies 1,460 miles [2,349.6 km]<1> to the east northeast of the Oasis that is located in Riverside County.
For more information, please visit our profile page for the Johnson County community of Oasis.
Kansas
Logan County
This community is historic<3> and although located in Logan County, we don't know where within the county.
For more information, please visit our profile page for the Logan County community of Oasis.
Saline 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 Kansas community of Oasis [Saline County].
Smith 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 Kansas community of Oasis [Smith County].
Louisiana
Rapides Parish
This Oasis is located in Rapides Parish and lies 1,367 miles [2,200 km]<1> to the east of the Oasis that is located in Riverside County.
For more information, please visit our profile page for the Rapides Parish community of Oasis.
Missouri
Lincoln County
This Oasis is located in Lincoln County and lies 1,458 miles [2,346.4 km]<1> to the east northeast of the Oasis that is located in Riverside County.
For more information, please visit our profile page for the Lincoln County community of Oasis.
Taney County
This community is historic<3> and we have very little information. For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Missouri community of Oasis [Taney County].
Nebraska
Cherry 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 Nebraska community of Oasis [Cherry County].
Nevada
Elko County
This Oasis is located in Elko County and lies 529 miles [851.3 km]<1> to the north of the Oasis that is located in Riverside County.
For more information, please visit our profile page for the Elko County community of Oasis.
New Mexico
Sierra County
This Oasis is located in Sierra County and lies 508 miles [817.5 km]<1> to the east of the Oasis that is located in Riverside County.
For more information, please visit our profile page for the Sierra County community of Oasis.
Tennessee
Warren 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 Oasis [Warren County].
Texas
Cochran 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 Oasis [Cochran County].
Dallas 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 Texas community of Oasis [Dallas County].
Utah
Millard County
This Oasis is located in Millard County and lies 446 miles [717.8 km]<1> to the north northeast of the Oasis that is located in Riverside County.
For more information, please visit our profile page for the Millard County community of Oasis.
Curious and Interesting Names Near Oasis ...
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.
Desert Beach (10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Desert Beach 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 Oasis to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Oasis and extending to:
Riverside, which is the Seat of Riverside County, lies 81 miles [130.4 km]<1> to the west northwest. If you could drive a straight line from Oasis to Riverside, with an average speed<6>of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, it would take less than two hours to make the trip. A comfortable walk of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour would take 5 days. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take most of three days.
Sacramento, which is the State Capital of California, lies 463 miles [745.1 km] to the northwest (NW). Driving would take most of a day, a buggy would take 18 days and walking would take 27 days.
The White House (Washington, DC) is 2,192 miles [3,527.7 km] to the east northeast (ENE). Driving would take 5 days, a buggy would take 86 days and walking would take 125 days.
The shortest distance<7> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 7,552 miles [12,153.8 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 8,321 miles [13,391.4 km] and it lies to the north northeast (NNE).<9>
The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 6,288 miles [10,119.6 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<10>
Footnotes ...
<1>
Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Oasis) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Oasis. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 33.4625, Longitude: -116.0971
<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 Bird Creek to see Pete ... Bird 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 Oasis 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 Oasis, 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 Oasis 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 334.385 degrees.
<9>
The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 333.845 degrees.
<10>
The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 324.396 degrees.