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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 Hill Park, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Oak Hill Park 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 Hill Park:
    • 30.244962, -81.777877
    • 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.
    • The Heavens-Above Website, centered on Oak Hill Park
  • 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:
    • Waymark.com

Communities Also Named Oak Hill Park ...

We found one communities that share the name Oak Hill Park.

Within Florida, the name Oak Hill Park is unique.

Beyond Florida, there is another community also named Oak Hill Park in the United States.

  • Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
    • Massachusetts
      • Middlesex County
      • This Oak Hill Park is located in Middlesex County and lies 1,017 miles [1,636.7 km]<1> to the north northeast of the Oak Hill Park that is located in Duval County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Middlesex County community of Oak Hill Park.

Curious and Interesting Names Near Oak Hill Park ...

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.

  • Brightsville
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Brightsville have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brightsville
    • Brightsville is located in Duval County
  • Enchanted Park
    (Less than 2 miles to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Enchanted Park have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Enchanted Park
    • Enchanted Park is located in Duval County
  • Grand Crossing
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Grand Crossing have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grand Crossing
    • Grand Crossing is located in Duval County
  • Grand Park
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Grand Park have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grand Park
    • Grand Park is located in Duval County
  • Hart Haven
    (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Hart Haven have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hart Haven
    • Hart Haven is located in Duval County
  • Holly Point
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Holly Point have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Holly Point
    • Holly Point is located in Clay County
  • John H McIntosh Grant
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for John H McIntosh Grant have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for John H McIntosh Grant
    • John H McIntosh Grant is located in Duval County
  • Lake Shore
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Lake Shore have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lake Shore
    • Lake Shore is located in Duval County
  • Orange Park
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
  • Sweetwater
    (Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Sweetwater have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sweetwater
    • Sweetwater is located in Duval County

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

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

  • Jacksonville, which is the Seat of Duval County, lies 9 miles [14.5 km]<1> to the northeast. If you could walk a straight line from Oak Hill Park to Jacksonville, with an average speed<4> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take four to five hours to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take a little over three hours.
  • Tallahassee, which is the State Capital of Florida, lies 149 miles [239.8 km] to the west (W). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take less than three hours, a buggy would take 6 days and walking would take 9 days.
  • The White House (Washington, DC) is 655 miles [1,054.1 km] to the north northeast (NNE). Driving would take just over a day, a buggy would take 26 days and walking would take 38 days.
  • The shortest distance<5> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,484 miles [10,435 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
  • The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,163 miles [11,527.7 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>
  • The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,054 miles [8,133.6 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<8>

Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Oak Hill Park. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.

The official website for State of Florida: www.myflorida.com/

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 drawn from Point A (ie- Oak Hill Park) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Oak Hill Park. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 30.2450, Longitude: -81.7779       In this case, the coordinates for Oak Hill Park have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).
<2>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.
<3>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<4>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.
<5>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 Hill Park to the Middle East to be East and South, the Great Circle Route actually lies to the North and East.
<6>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 310.613 degrees.
<7>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 305.294 degrees.
<8>The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 309.165 degrees.









 

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