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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 Oakhurst, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Oakhurst 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 Oakhurst:
- 28.000200, -82.420900
- 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 Oakhurst
- 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 Oakhurst is near Pinellas County and also Pasco County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Pinellas County
- Open the eBird sighting report for Pasco 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 Oakhurst
Communities Also Named Oakhurst ...
We found 23 communities that are also named Oakhurst.
There are two communities within Florida that are also named Oakhurst.
Beyond Florida, we know of 21 communities that are located in the United States.
- Communities Located In Florida ...
- Duval County
- This Oakhurst is located in Duval County and lies 170 miles [273.6 km]<1> to the north northeast of the Oakhurst that is located in Hillsborough County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Duval County community of Oakhurst.
- Pinellas County
- This community is historic<2> and we have very little information. For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Florida community of Oakhurst [Pinellas County].
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- Alabama
- Jefferson County
- This Oakhurst is located in Jefferson County and lies 464 miles [746.7 km]<1> to the north northwest of the Oakhurst that is located in Hillsborough County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Jefferson County community of Oakhurst.
- Arizona
- Maricopa County
- This Oakhurst is located in Maricopa County and lies 1,787 miles [2,875.9 km]<1> to the west northwest of the Oakhurst that is located in Hillsborough County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Maricopa County community of Oakhurst.
- Arkansas
- Dallas County
- This community is historic<2> and we have very little information. For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Arkansas community of Oakhurst [Dallas County].
- California
- Fresno County
- This community is historic<2> and we have very little information. For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the California community of Oakhurst [Fresno County].
- Madera County
- This Oakhurst is located in Madera County and lies 2,241 miles [3,606.5 km]<1> to the west northwest of the Oakhurst that is located in Hillsborough County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Madera County community of Oakhurst.
- Georgia
- Chatham County
- This Oakhurst is located in Chatham County and lies 286 miles [460.3 km]<1> to the north northeast of the Oakhurst that is located in Hillsborough County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Chatham County community of Oakhurst.
- DeKalb County
- This Oakhurst is located in DeKalb County and lies 413 miles [664.7 km] to the north northwest of the Oakhurst that is located in Hillsborough County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the DeKalb County community of Oakhurst.
- Maryland
- Baltimore County
- This Oakhurst is located in Baltimore County and lies 858 miles [1,380.8 km]<1> to the north northeast of the Oakhurst that is located in Hillsborough County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Baltimore County community of Oakhurst.
- Montgomery County
- This Oakhurst is located in Montgomery County and lies 828 miles [1,332.5 km] to the north northeast of the Oakhurst that is located in Hillsborough County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Montgomery County community of Oakhurst.
- Michigan
- Tuscola County
- This Oakhurst is located in Tuscola County and lies 1,081 miles [1,739.7 km]<1> to the north of the Oakhurst that is located in Hillsborough County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Tuscola County community of Oakhurst.
- New Jersey
- Monmouth County
- This Oakhurst is located in Monmouth County and lies 972 miles [1,564.3 km]<1> to the north northeast of the Oakhurst that is located in Hillsborough County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Monmouth County community of Oakhurst.
- North Carolina
- Mecklenburg County
- This Oakhurst is located in Mecklenburg County and lies 506 miles [814.3 km]<1> to the north of the Oakhurst that is located in Hillsborough County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Mecklenburg County community of Oakhurst.
- Pitt County
- This Oakhurst is located in Pitt County and lies 603 miles [970.4 km] to the north northeast of the Oakhurst that is located in Hillsborough County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Pitt County community of Oakhurst.
- Oklahoma
- Tulsa County
- This Oakhurst is located in Tulsa County and lies 972 miles [1,564.3 km]<1> to the northwest of the Oakhurst that is located in Hillsborough County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Tulsa County community of Oakhurst.
- Pennsylvania
- Cambria County
- This Oakhurst is located in Cambria County and lies 875 miles [1,408.2 km]<1> to the north northeast of the Oakhurst that is located in Hillsborough County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Cambria County community of Oakhurst.
- South Carolina
- Lancaster County
- This Oakhurst is located in Lancaster County and lies 466 miles [750 km]<1> to the north northeast of the Oakhurst that is located in Hillsborough County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Lancaster County community of Oakhurst.
- Tennessee
- Blount County
- This Oakhurst is located in Blount County and lies 543 miles [873.9 km]<1> to the north of the Oakhurst that is located in Hillsborough County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Blount County community of Oakhurst.
- Hamilton County
- This Oakhurst is located in Hamilton County and lies 511 miles [822.4 km] to the north northwest of the Oakhurst that is located in Hillsborough County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Hamilton County community of Oakhurst.
- Texas
- San Jacinto County
- This Oakhurst is located in San Jacinto County and lies 798 miles [1,284.3 km]<1> to the west northwest of the Oakhurst that is located in Hillsborough County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the San Jacinto County community of Oakhurst.
- Virginia
- Petersburg City
- This Oakhurst is located in Petersburg City and lies 699 miles [1,124.9 km]<1> to the north northeast of the Oakhurst that is located in Hillsborough County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Petersburg City community of Oakhurst.
- Prince George County
- We found mention of this community, but have little information.<3> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Virginia community of Oakhurst [Prince George County].
Curious and Interesting Names Near Oakhurst ...
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.
- Aurora
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- Aurora is located in Hillsborough County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Aurora
- Betty Jean Heights
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- Betty Jean Heights is located in Hillsborough County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Betty Jean Heights
- Big Oaks
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- Big Oaks is located in Hillsborough County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Big Oaks
- Bonita
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- Bonita is located in Hillsborough County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bonita
- Buffalo Gardens
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- Buffalo Gardens is located in Hillsborough County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Buffalo Gardens
- Central Village
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- Central Village is located in Hillsborough County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Central Village
- Crest Place
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- Crest Place is located in Hillsborough County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crest Place
- Eastern Heights
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- Eastern Heights is located in Hillsborough County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eastern Heights
- Emma Heights
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- Emma Heights is located in Hillsborough County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Emma Heights
- Fern Cliff
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- Fern Cliff is located in Hillsborough County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fern Cliff
- Friendship
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- Friendship is located in Hillsborough County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Friendship
- Georgia Terrace
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- Georgia Terrace is located in Hillsborough County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Georgia Terrace
- Continue List (49 more) ...
- Glovers
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- Glovers is located in Hillsborough County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glovers
- Golden
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- Golden is located in Hillsborough County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Golden
- Golden Ring Groves
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- Golden Ring Groves is located in Hillsborough County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Golden Ring Groves
- Grand View
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- Grand View is located in Hillsborough County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grand View
- Grove Hill Heights
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- Grove Hill Heights is located in Hillsborough County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grove Hill Heights
- Harris Branch
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- Harris Branch is located in Hillsborough County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harris Branch
- Hazard
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- Hazard is located in Hillsborough County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hazard
- High Ridge
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- High Ridge is located in Hillsborough County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for High Ridge
- High School Heights
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- High School Heights is located in Hillsborough County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for High School Heights
- Highland
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- Highland is located in Hillsborough County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Highland
- Highland View
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- Highland View is located in Hillsborough County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Highland View
- Hill Top Heights
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- Hill Top Heights is located in Hillsborough County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hill Top Heights
- Independence Square
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- Independence Square is located in Hillsborough County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Independence Square
- Kathryn Park
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- Kathryn Park is located in Hillsborough County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kathryn Park
- La Petite
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- La Petite is located in Hillsborough County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for La Petite
- Lewis Heights
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- Lewis Heights is located in Hillsborough County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lewis Heights
- Little Cuba
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- Little Cuba is located in Hillsborough County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Little Cuba
- Lucy Dell
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- Lucy Dell is located in Hillsborough County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lucy Dell
- Lullaby Pines
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- Lullaby Pines is located in Hillsborough County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lullaby Pines
- Manor Heights
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- Manor Heights is located in Hillsborough County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Manor Heights
- Marie
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- Marie is located in Hillsborough County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marie
- Marie Heights
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- Marie Heights is located in Hillsborough County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marie Heights
- Mattie
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- Mattie is located in Hillsborough County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mattie
- Mossy Oaks
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- Mossy Oaks is located in Hillsborough County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mossy Oaks
- Murray
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- Murray is located in Hillsborough County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Murray
- Oak Tree
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- Oak Tree is located in Hillsborough County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oak Tree
- Palm
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- Palm is located in Hillsborough County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Palm
- Peeler Heights
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- Peeler Heights is located in Hillsborough County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Peeler Heights
- Prince
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- Prince is located in Hillsborough County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Prince
- Rainbow Heights
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- Rainbow Heights is located in Hillsborough County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rainbow Heights
- Record Grove
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- Record Grove is located in Hillsborough County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Record Grove
- Riverbend
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- Riverbend is located in Hillsborough County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Riverbend
- Salmon
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- Salmon is located in Hillsborough County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Salmon
- Sandy Ridge
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- Sandy Ridge is located in Hillsborough County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sandy Ridge
- Shadowlawn
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- Shadowlawn is located in Hillsborough County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shadowlawn
- Shady Nook
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- Shady Nook is located in Hillsborough County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shady Nook
- Shady Rest
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- Shady Rest is located in Hillsborough County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shady Rest
- Silver Moon
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- Silver Moon is located in Hillsborough County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Silver Moon
- Sultana Glade
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- Sultana Glade is located in Hillsborough County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sultana Glade
- Sunnyside
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- Sunnyside is located in Hillsborough County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sunnyside
- Sunray Hills
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- Sunray Hills is located in Hillsborough County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sunray Hills
- Temple Bluff
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- Temple Bluff is located in Hillsborough County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Temple Bluff
- Temple Crest
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- Temple Crest is located in Hillsborough County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Temple Crest
- Tripoli Place
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- Tripoli Place is located in Hillsborough County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tripoli Place
- Unity Circle
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- Unity Circle is located in Hillsborough County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Unity Circle
- Vista Bonita
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- Vista Bonita is located in Hillsborough County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vista Bonita
- Woodland Terrace
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- Woodland Terrace is located in Hillsborough County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woodland Terrace
- Zephyr Grove
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- Zephyr Grove is located in Hillsborough County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Zephyr Grove
- Zion Height
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- Zion Height is located in Hillsborough County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Zion Height
How Far From Oakhurst 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 Oakhurst to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Oakhurst and extending to:
- Tampa, which is the Seat of Hillsborough County, lies just to the Southwest.
- Tallahassee, which is the State Capital of Florida, lies 202 miles [325.1 km]<1> to the north northwest (NNW). If you could drive a straight line from Oakhurst to Tallahassee, with an average speed<4>of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, it would take a little over three hours to make the trip. A comfortable walk of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour would take 12 days. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take 8 days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 813 miles [1,308.4 km] to the north northeast (NNE). Driving would take just about two full days, a buggy would take 32 days and walking would take 47 days.
- The shortest distance<5> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,615 miles [10,645.8 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,284 miles [11,722.5 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,183 miles [8,341.2 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<8>'
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 drawn from Point A (ie- Oakhurst) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |
| <2> | 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 Oakhurst, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <3> | 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 Mile's to see Pete ... Mile's 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 Oakhurst 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. |
| <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 Oakhurst 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 Oakhurst. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 28.0002, Longitude: -82.4209 In this case, the coordinates for Oakhurst have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 310.813 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 305.214 degrees. |
| <8> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 309.868 degrees. |
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