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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 Harbor, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Oak Harbor and the surrounding area.

  • Weather ...
  • 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 Harbor:
    • 30.229640, -89.792563
    • 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 Harbor
  • 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 parish-by-parish basis. We have selected Saint Tammany Parish as the starting point when you click on the link below:
    • Open the eBird sighting report for Saint Tammany Parish
    • Since Oak Harbor is near Orleans Parish and also Hancock County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
    • Open the eBird sighting report for Orleans Parish
    • Open the eBird sighting report for Hancock 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 Harbor

Communities Also Named Oak Harbor ...

We found five communities that are also named Oak Harbor.

Within Louisiana, the name Oak Harbor is unique.

Beyond Louisiana, we know of five communities that are located in the United States.

  • Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
    • Florida
      • Duval County
      • This Oak Harbor is located in Duval County and lies 498 miles [801.5 km]<1> to the east of the Oak Harbor that is located in Saint Tammany Parish.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Duval County community of Oak Harbor.
    • Georgia
      • Hall County
      • This Oak Harbor is located in Hall County and lies 449 miles [722.6 km]<1> to the northeast of the Oak Harbor that is located in Saint Tammany Parish.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Hall County community of Oak Harbor.
    • Ohio
      • Ottawa County
      • This Oak Harbor is located in Ottawa County and lies 862 miles [1,387.3 km]<1> to the north northeast of the Oak Harbor that is located in Saint Tammany Parish.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Ottawa County community of Oak Harbor.
    • Texas
      • Harris County
      • This Oak Harbor is located in Harris County and lies 349 miles [561.7 km]<1> to the west of the Oak Harbor that is located in Saint Tammany Parish.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Harris County community of Oak Harbor.
    • Washington
      • Island County
      • This Oak Harbor is located in Island County and lies 2,128 miles [3,424.7 km]<1> to the northwest of the Oak Harbor that is located in Saint Tammany Parish.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Island County community of Oak Harbor.

Curious and Interesting Names Near Oak Harbor ...

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.

  • Eden Isle
    (Less than 2 miles to the west)
    • Eden Isle is located in Saint Tammany Parish
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eden Isle
  • Forest Pines
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
    • Forest Pines is located in Saint Tammany Parish
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Forest Pines
  • Fountain Park
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
    • Fountain Park is located in Saint Tammany Parish
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fountain Park
  • Foxhollow
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
    • Foxhollow is located in Saint Tammany Parish
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Foxhollow
  • Harmony Heights
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
    • Harmony Heights is located in Saint Tammany Parish
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harmony Heights
  • Kings Point
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
    • Kings Point is located in Saint Tammany Parish
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kings Point
  • Lake Gardens
    (Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
    • Lake Gardens is located in Saint Tammany Parish
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lake Gardens
  • Lake Shore Village
    (Less than 2 miles to the north)
    • Lake Shore Village is located in Saint Tammany Parish
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lake Shore Village
  • Liberty Pines
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
    • Liberty Pines is located in Saint Tammany Parish
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Liberty Pines
  • Lincoln Park
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
    • Lincoln Park is located in Saint Tammany Parish
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lincoln Park
  • Palm Lake
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
    • Palm Lake is located in Saint Tammany Parish
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Palm Lake
  • Pine Shadows
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
    • Pine Shadows is located in Saint Tammany Parish
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pine Shadows
  • Pinecrest
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
    • Pinecrest is located in Saint Tammany Parish
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pinecrest

How Far From Oak Harbor 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 Oak Harbor to various places of note, such as the White House.

With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Oak Harbor and extending to:

  • Covington, which is the Seat of Saint Tammany Parish, lies 25 miles [40.2 km]<1> to the northwest. If you could walk a straight line from Oak Harbor to Covington, with an average speed<2> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take just about two full days to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take most of a day.
  • Baton Rouge, which is the State Capital of Louisiana, lies 82 miles [132 km] to the west (W). 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 938 miles [1,509.6 km] to the northeast (NE). Driving would take most of two days, a buggy would take 37 days and walking would take 54 days.
  • The shortest distance<3> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,835 miles [10,999.9 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<4>
  • The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,540 miles [12,134.5 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
  • The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,418 miles [8,719.4 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>'

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- Oak Harbor) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'.
<2>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.
<3>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 Harbor 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 Harbor. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 30.2296, Longitude: -89.7926       In this case, the coordinates for Oak Harbor have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).
<4>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 315.187 degrees.
<5>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 310.592 degrees.
<6>The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 312.07 degrees.