Outdoor Activities ...
As we travel, we like to pursue some of our interests (such as astronomy and bird watching).
When in Oakbrook, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Oakbrook and the surrounding area.
- Weather ...
- Before heading outdoors, you should check the weather:
- The National Weather Service forecast for Oakbrook
- 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 Oakbrook:
- 38.999501, -84.685033
- 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.
- The Heavens-Above Website, centered on Oakbrook
- 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 Boone County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- eBird sighting report for Boone County
- Since Oakbrook is near Kenton County and also Hamilton County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- eBird sighting report for Kenton County
- eBird sighting report for Hamilton 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:
- Waymark.com
Communities Also Named Oakbrook ...
We found eight communities that share the name Oakbrook.
Within Kentucky, the name Oakbrook is unique.
Beyond Kentucky, we know of another eight communities that are located throughout in the United States.
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- Georgia
- Louisiana
- New York
- Oregon
- Pennsylvania
- South Carolina
- Washington
- West Virginia
Curious and Interesting Names Near Oakbrook ...
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.
- Bullittsville
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bullittsville
- Bullittsville is located in Boone County
- Commissary Corner
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Commissary Corner have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Commissary Corner
- Commissary Corner is located in Boone County
- Constance
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast) - Crescent Park
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Crescent Park have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crescent Park
- Crescent Park is located in Kenton County
- Crescent Springs
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Crescent Springs have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crescent Springs
- Crescent Springs is located in Kenton County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 4,138 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Crescent Springs <4>
- Florence
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Florence
- Florence is located in Boone County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 33,423 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Florence <4>
- Hebron
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hebron
- Hebron is located in Boone County
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Hebron <4>
- Hopeful Heights
(Less than 2 miles to the east)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Hopeful Heights have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hopeful Heights
- Hopeful Heights is located in Boone County
- Hueys Corners
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hueys Corners
- Hueys Corners is located in Boone County
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- Marydale
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast) - Ricedale
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast) - Richwood
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Richwood
- Richwood is located in Boone County
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Richwood <4>
- Stringtown
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Stringtown have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stringtown
- Stringtown is located in Boone County
- Sugartit
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast) - Union
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Union
- Union is located in Boone County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 6,116 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Union <4>
- Marydale
How Far From Oakbrook 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 Oakbrook to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Oakbrook and extending to:
- Burlington, which is the Seat of Boone County, lies just to the Northwest.
- Frankfort, which is the State Capital of Kentucky, lies 56 miles [90.1 km]<1> to the south (S). If you could walk a straight line from Oakbrook to Frankfort, with an average speed<5> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take most of three days to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take over two days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 410 miles [659.8 km] to the east (E). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take most of a day, a buggy would take 16 days and walking would take 24 days.
- The shortest distance<6> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,207 miles [9,989.2 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,930 miles [11,152.8 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<8>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,806 miles [7,734.5 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<9>
Off-the-Road Links ...
Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Oakbrook. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.
The official website for Boone County: www.boonecountyky.org/
The official website for State of Kentucky: https://kentucky.gov/
Footnotes ...
| <1> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'point-to-point' distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Oakbrook) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Oakbrook. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 38.9995, Longitude: -84.6850 |
| <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 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 Oakbrook 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> | The location has been supplied by the Geographic Names Information System - which is maintained by the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS). While these values should be definitive, we found that accuracy can vary and you should double-check the location if accuracy is required. |
| <4> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <5> | 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. |
| <6> | 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 Oakbrook to the Middle East to be East and South, the Great Circle Route actually lies to the North and East. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 312.541 degrees. |
| <8> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 308.755 degrees. |
| <9> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 308.012 degrees. |