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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 Ridge Park, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Oak Ridge Park 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 Ridge Park:
- 29.635802, -81.953427
- 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 Ridge Park
- 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 Putnam County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Putnam County
- Since Oak Ridge Park is near Alachua County and also Marion County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Alachua County
- Open the eBird sighting report for Marion 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 Ridge Park
Communities Also Named Oak Ridge Park ...
We found five communities that are also named Oak Ridge Park.
Within Florida, the name Oak Ridge Park is unique.
Beyond Florida, we know of five communities that are located in the United States.
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- Alabama
- Jefferson County
- This Oak Ridge Park is located in Jefferson County and lies 389 miles [626 km]<1> to the northwest of the Oak Ridge Park that is located in Putnam County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Jefferson County community of Oak Ridge Park.
- Louisiana
- Jefferson Parish
- This Oak Ridge Park is located in Jefferson Parish and lies 490 miles [788.6 km]<1> to the west of the Oak Ridge Park that is located in Putnam County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Jefferson Parish community of Oak Ridge Park.
- Saint Bernard Parish
- This Oak Ridge Park is located in Saint Bernard Parish and lies 476 miles [766 km] to the west of the Oak Ridge Park that is located in Putnam County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Saint Bernard Parish community of Oak Ridge Park.
- New York
- Orange County
- This Oak Ridge Park is located in Orange County and lies 915 miles [1,472.5 km]<1> to the north northeast of the Oak Ridge Park that is located in Putnam County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Orange County community of Oak Ridge Park.
- North Carolina
- Richmond County
- This Oak Ridge Park is located in Richmond County and lies 385 miles [619.6 km]<1> to the north northeast of the Oak Ridge Park that is located in Putnam County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Richmond County community of Oak Ridge Park.
Curious and Interesting Names Near Oak Ridge 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.
- Campville
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- Campville is located in Alachua County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Campville
- Edgar
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- Florahome
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Georges Lake
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
- Georges Lake is located in Putnam County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Georges Lake
- Grove Park
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
- Grove Park is located in Alachua County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grove Park
- Hog Valley
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Hog Valley is located in Marion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hog Valley
- Hunter
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- Hunter is located in Putnam County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hunter
- Keystone Heights
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- Lands End Ranch
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Lands End Ranch is located in Putnam County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lands End Ranch
- Mannville
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Mannville is located in Putnam County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mannville
- Orange Heights
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
- Orange Heights is located in Alachua County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Orange Heights
- Orange Springs
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
How Far From Oak Ridge 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 Ridge 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 Ridge Park and extending to:
- Palatka, which is the Seat of Putnam County, lies 17 miles [27.4 km]<1> to the east. If you could walk a straight line from Oak Ridge Park to Palatka, with an average speed<3> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take most of a day to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take five to six hours.
- Tallahassee, which is the State Capital of Florida, lies 149 miles [239.8 km] to the west northwest (WNW). 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 698 miles [1,123.3 km] to the north northeast (NNE). Driving would take just about two full days, a buggy would take 28 days and walking would take 40 days.
- The shortest distance<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,520 miles [10,492.9 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,195 miles [11,579.2 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,089 miles [8,190 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 obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Oak Ridge Park) 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 Ridge Park 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 Ridge Park. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 29.6358, Longitude: -81.9534 In this case, the coordinates for Oak Ridge Park have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <5> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 310.674 degrees. |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 305.28 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 309.364 degrees. |
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