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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 Run, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Oak Run 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 Run:
- 40.963371, -90.145120
- 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 Run
- 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 Knox County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Knox County
- Since Oak Run is near Peoria County and also Stark County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Peoria County
- Open the eBird sighting report for Stark 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 Run
Communities Also Named Oak Run ...
We found one communities that are also named Oak Run.
Within Illinois, the name Oak Run is unique.
Beyond Illinois, there is another community also named Oak Run in the United States.
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- California
- Shasta County
- This Oak Run is located in Shasta County and lies 1,656 miles [2,665.1 km]<1> to the west of the Oak Run that is located in Knox County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Shasta County community of Oak Run.
Curious and Interesting Names Near Oak Run ...
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.
- Centerville
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Centerville is located in Knox County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Centerville
- Elba Center
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Elba Center is located in Knox County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elba Center
- Eugene
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Eugene is located in Knox County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eugene
- Galesburg
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- Laura
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- Slackwater ‑ Historic
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
- Slackwater is located in Stark County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Slackwater
- Uniontown
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
- Uniontown is located in Knox County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Uniontown
- Utah
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
- Utah is located in Warren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Utah
- Williamsfield
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
How Far From Oak Run 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 Oak Run to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Oak Run and extending to:
- Galesburg, which is the Seat of Knox County, lies 11 miles [17.7 km]<1> to the west. If you could walk a straight line from Oak Run to Galesburg, 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.
- Springfield, which is the State Capital of Illinois, lies 85 miles [136.8 km] to the south southeast (SSE). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take less than two hours, a buggy would take most of three days and walking would take 5 days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 707 miles [1,137.8 km] to the east (E). Driving would take just about two full days, a buggy would take 28 days and walking would take 41 days.
- The shortest distance<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,319 miles [10,169.4 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,060 miles [11,362 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,945 miles [7,958.2 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 drawn from Point A (ie- Oak Run) 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 Run 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 Run. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 40.9634, Longitude: -90.1451 In this case, the coordinates for Oak Run have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <5> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 316.104 degrees. |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 313.111 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 310.058 degrees. |
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