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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 Glen, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Oak Glen and the surrounding area.

  • Weather ...
  • 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 Glen:
    • 27.980600, -82.271500
    • 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 Glen
  • 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 Hillsborough County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
    • Open the eBird sighting report for Hillsborough County
    • Since Oak Glen is near Pasco County and also Polk County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
    • Open the eBird sighting report for Pasco County
    • Open the eBird sighting report for Polk 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 Glen

Communities Also Named Oak Glen ...

We found five communities that are also named Oak Glen.

Within Florida, the name Oak Glen is unique.

Beyond Florida, we know of five communities that are located in the United States.

  • Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
    • California
      • Humboldt County
      • This Oak Glen is located in Humboldt County and lies 2,491 miles [4,008.9 km]<1> to the west northwest of the Oak Glen that is located in Hillsborough County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Humboldt County community of Oak Glen.
      • San Bernardino County
      • This Oak Glen is located in San Bernardino County and lies 2,084 miles [3,353.9 km] to the west northwest of the Oak Glen that is located in Hillsborough County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the San Bernardino County community of Oak Glen.
    • Illinois
      • Cook 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 Illinois community of Oak Glen [Cook County].
    • New Jersey
      • Monmouth County
      • This Oak Glen is located in Monmouth County and lies 958 miles [1,541.8 km]<1> to the north northeast of the Oak Glen that is located in Hillsborough County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Monmouth County community of Oak Glen.
      • Ocean County
      • This Oak Glen is located in Ocean County and lies 949 miles [1,527.3 km] to the north northeast of the Oak Glen that is located in Hillsborough County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Ocean County community of Oak Glen.

Curious and Interesting Names Near Oak Glen ...

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.

  • American Gardens
    (Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
    • American Gardens is located in Hillsborough County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for American Gardens
  • Big Pines
    (Less than 2 miles to the west)
    • Big Pines is located in Hillsborough County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Big Pines
  • Camelot
    (Less than 2 miles to the south)
    • Camelot is located in Hillsborough County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Camelot
  • Carriage Crossing
    (Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
    • Carriage Crossing is located in Hillsborough County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carriage Crossing
  • Cash Acres
    (Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
    • Cash Acres is located in Hillsborough County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cash Acres
  • Chestnut Forest
    (Less than 2 miles to the east)
    • Chestnut Forest is located in Hillsborough County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chestnut Forest
  • Eleven Mile Hill
    (Less than 2 miles to the west)
    • Eleven Mile Hill is located in Hillsborough County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eleven Mile Hill
  • Greenewood
    (Less than 2 miles to the south)
    • Greenewood is located in Hillsborough County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greenewood
  • Grove Park
    (Less than 2 miles to the south)
    • Grove Park is located in Hillsborough County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grove Park
  • Heritage Crest
    (Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
    • Heritage Crest is located in Hillsborough County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Heritage Crest
  • Hickory Hill
    (Less than 2 miles to the north)
    • Hickory Hill is located in Hillsborough County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hickory Hill
  • Hillcrest
    (Less than 2 miles to the west)
    • Hillcrest is located in Hillsborough County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hillcrest
  • Continue List   (23 more) ...
    • Hollowtree
      (Less than 2 miles to the south)
      • Hollowtree is located in Hillsborough County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hollowtree
    • Hunters Cove
      (Less than 2 miles to the south)
      • Hunters Cove is located in Hillsborough County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hunters Cove
    • Jacobs Place
      (Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
      • Jacobs Place is located in Hillsborough County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jacobs Place
    • Jess Walden Oaks
      (Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
      • Jess Walden Oaks is located in Hillsborough County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jess Walden Oaks
    • Jolly Corner
      (Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
      • Jolly Corner is located in Hillsborough County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jolly Corner
    • Kings Row
      (Less than 2 miles to the north)
      • Kings Row is located in Hillsborough County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kings Row
    • Kingsway Downs
      (Less than 2 miles to the south)
      • Kingsway Downs is located in Hillsborough County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kingsway Downs
    • Kingsway Oaks
      (Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
      • Kingsway Oaks is located in Hillsborough County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kingsway Oaks
    • Lake View
      (Less than 2 miles to the north)
      • Lake View is located in Hillsborough County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lake View
    • Lake Weeks
      (Less than 2 miles to the north)
      • Lake Weeks is located in Hillsborough County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lake Weeks
    • Lakeview Village
      (Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
      • Lakeview Village is located in Hillsborough County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lakeview Village
    • Long Pond
      (Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
      • Long Pond is located in Hillsborough County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Long Pond
    • Mango Groves
      (Less than 2 miles to the west)
      • Mango Groves is located in Hillsborough County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mango Groves
    • Mango Hills
      (Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
      • Mango Hills is located in Hillsborough County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mango Hills
    • Martin
      (Less than 2 miles to the east)
      • Martin is located in Hillsborough County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Martin
    • Mirror Crest
      (Less than 2 miles to the west)
      • Mirror Crest is located in Hillsborough County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mirror Crest
    • Mirror Lake
      (Less than 2 miles to the west)
      • Mirror Lake is located in Hillsborough County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mirror Lake
    • Orangewood
      (Less than 2 miles to the west)
      • Orangewood is located in Hillsborough County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Orangewood
    • Parsons Pointe
      (Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
      • Parsons Pointe is located in Hillsborough County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Parsons Pointe
    • Parsons Reserve
      (Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
      • Parsons Reserve is located in Hillsborough County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Parsons Reserve
    • Rolling Oaks
      (Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
      • Rolling Oaks is located in Hillsborough County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rolling Oaks
    • Shangri La
      (Less than 2 miles to the north)
      • Shangri La is located in Hillsborough County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shangri La
    • Timber Creek
      (Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
      • Timber Creek is located in Hillsborough County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Timber Creek

How Far From Oak Glen 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 Glen to various places of note, such as the White House.

With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Oak Glen and extending to:

  • Tampa, which is the Seat of Hillsborough County, lies 11 miles [17.7 km]<1> to the west. If you could walk a straight line from Oak Glen to Tampa, with an average speed<3> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take five to six hours to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take nearly four hours.
  • Tallahassee, which is the State Capital of Florida, lies 208 miles [334.7 km] to the northwest (NW). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take a little over three hours, a buggy would take 9 days and walking would take 12 days.
  • The White House (Washington, DC) is 811 miles [1,305.2 km] to the north northeast (NNE). Driving would take just about two full days, a buggy would take 32 days and walking would take 46 days.
  • The shortest distance<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,609 miles [10,636.2 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
  • The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,277 miles [11,711.2 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
  • The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,177 miles [8,331.6 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<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 Glen) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'.
<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 Oak Glen 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>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 Glen 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 Glen. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 27.9806, Longitude: -82.2715       In this case, the coordinates for Oak Glen have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).
<5>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 310.732 degrees.
<6>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 305.118 degrees.
<7>The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 309.825 degrees.