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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 Oakland City, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Oakland City 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 Oakland City:
- 38.338616, -87.346668
- 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 Oakland City
- 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 Gibson County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Gibson County
- Since Oakland City is near Pike County and also Warrick County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Pike County
- Open the eBird sighting report for Warrick 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 Oakland City
Communities Also Named Oakland City ...
We found two communities that are also named Oakland City.
Within Indiana, the name Oakland City is unique.
Beyond Indiana, we know of two communities that are located in the United States.
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- Georgia
- Fulton County
- We found mention of this community, but have little information.<1> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Georgia community of Oakland City [Fulton County].
- Kansas
- Dickinson County
- We found mention of this community, but have little information.<1> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Kansas community of Oakland City [Dickinson County].
Curious and Interesting Names Near Oakland City ...
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.
- Arthur
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Arthur is located in Pike County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Arthur
- Coats Spring
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Coats Spring is located in Pike County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coats Spring
- Fritz Corner
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- Fritz Corner is located in Pike County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fritz Corner
- Gray Junction
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- Gray Junction is located in Gibson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gray Junction
- Hartwell
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Hartwell is located in Pike County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hartwell
- Littles
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Littles is located in Pike County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Littles
- Lynnville
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Marysville
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Marysville is located in Pike County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marysville
- Mount Olympus
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- Mount Olympus is located in Gibson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Olympus
- Oatsville
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Rosebud
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Rosebud is located in Warrick County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rosebud
- Rumble
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Rumble is located in Pike County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rumble
- Union
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
How Far From Oakland City 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 city such as Oakland City to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance<3> beginning in Oakland City and extending to:
- Princeton, which is the Seat of Gibson County, lies 12 miles [19.3 km]<3> to the west. If you could walk a straight line from Oakland City to Princeton, with an average speed<4> 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.
- Indianapolis, which is the State Capital of Indiana, lies 117 miles [188.3 km] to the north northeast (NNE). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take about two hours, a buggy would take 5 days and walking would take 7 days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 557 miles [896.4 km] to the east (E). Driving would take just over a day, a buggy would take 22 days and walking would take 32 days.
- The shortest distance<5> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,342 miles [10,206.5 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,070 miles [11,378.1 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,947 miles [7,961.4 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<8>'
Footnotes ...
| <1> | 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 Bird Creek to see Pete ... Bird 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 Oakland City 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. |
| <2> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <3> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' (or 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- Oakland City) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |
| <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 Oakland City 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 Oakland City. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 38.3386, Longitude: -87.3467 |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 314.219 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 310.583 degrees. |
| <8> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 309.399 degrees. |
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