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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 Oslo, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Oslo 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 Oslo:
- 27.586701, -80.380329
- 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 Oslo
- 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 Indian River County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Indian River County
- Since Oslo is near Saint Lucie County and also Brevard County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Saint Lucie County
- Open the eBird sighting report for Brevard 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 Oslo
Communities Also Named Oslo ...
We found three communities that are also named Oslo.
Within Florida, the name Oslo is unique.
Beyond Florida, we know of three communities that are located in the United States.
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- Minnesota
- Dodge County
- This Oslo is located in Dodge County and lies 1,318 miles [2,121.1 km]<1> to the north northwest of the Oslo that is located in Indian River County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Dodge County community of Oslo.
- Marshall County
- This Oslo is located in Marshall County and lies 1,682 miles [2,706.9 km] to the north northwest of the Oslo that is located in Indian River County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Marshall County community of Oslo.
- Wisconsin
- Manitowoc 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 Wisconsin community of Oslo [Manitowoc County].
Curious and Interesting Names Near Oslo ...
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.
- Harmony Heights
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Harmony Heights is located in Saint Lucie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harmony Heights
- Indian River Shores
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Orchid
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
- Orchid is located in Indian River County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Orchid
- Population from the 2020 Census: 455 people
- Paradise Park
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Paradise Park is located in Saint Lucie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Paradise Park
- Queens Cove
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Queens Cove is located in Saint Lucie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Queens Cove
- River Park
(18 miles [29 km] to the south)
- River Park is located in Saint Lucie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for River Park
- Roseland
(18 miles [29 km] to the north)
- Viking
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Viking is located in Saint Lucie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Viking
- Winter Beach
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
How Far From Oslo to ...
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 Oslo to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Oslo and extending to:
- Vero Beach, which is the Seat of Indian River County, lies just to the North Northwest.
- Tallahassee, which is the State Capital of Florida, lies 306 miles [492.5 km]<1> to the northwest (NW). If you could drive a straight line from Oslo to Tallahassee, with an average speed<4>of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, it would take five to six hours to make the trip. A comfortable walk of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour would take 18 days. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take 12 days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 804 miles [1,293.9 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<5> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,538 miles [10,521.9 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,197 miles [11,582.4 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<7>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,105 miles [8,215.7 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 from Point A (ie- Oslo) 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 Rock Creek to see Pete ... Rock 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 Oslo 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'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 Oslo 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 Oslo. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 27.5867, Longitude: -80.3803 In this case, the coordinates for Oslo have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 309.725 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 303.90 degrees. |
| <8> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 309.324 degrees. |
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