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Communities Also Named Oak Point ...

We found fourteen communities that share the name Oak Point.

Within Manitoba, the name Oak Point is unique.

Beyond Manitoba, we know of another fourteen communities that are located throughout in Canada and the United States. Of these fourteen communities, one is located in Canada and the other thirteen communities are located in  the United States.

  • Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
    • Florida
      • Broward County
      • This Oak Point is located in Broward County and lies 1,934 miles [3,112.5 km]<1> to the southeast.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Broward County community of Oak Point.
    • Georgia
      • DeKalb County
      • This Oak Point is located in DeKalb County and lies 1,334 miles [2,146.9 km]<1> to the southeast.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the DeKalb County community of Oak Point.
      • Oconee County
      • This Oak Point is located in Oconee County and lies 1,368 miles [2,201.6 km] to the southeast.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Oconee County community of Oak Point.
    • Illinois
      • Clark County
      • This Oak Point is located in Clark County and lies 920 miles [1,480.6 km]<1> to the southeast.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Clark County community of Oak Point.
    • Louisiana
      • Plaquemines Parish
      • 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 Louisiana community of Oak Point [Plaquemines Parish].
    • Maine
      • Hancock 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 Maine community of Oak Point [Hancock County].
    • Michigan
      • Jackson County
      • This Oak Point is located in Jackson County and lies 869 miles [1,398.5 km]<1> to the southeast.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Jackson County community of Oak Point.
    • Minnesota
      • Roseau County
      • This Oak Point is located in Roseau County and lies 128 miles [206 km]<1> to the southeast.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Roseau County community of Oak Point.
    • New Brunswick
      • This Oak Point lies 1,493 miles [2,402.8 km]<1> to the east.
    • New York
      • Bronx 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 New York community of Oak Point [Bronx County].
      • Saint Lawrence County
      • This Oak Point is located in Saint Lawrence County and lies 1,113 miles [1,791.2 km]<1> to the east southeast.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Saint Lawrence County community of Oak Point.
    • Tennessee
      • Wilson County
      • This community is historic<3> and we have very little information. For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Tennessee community of Oak Point [Wilson County].
    • Texas
      • Denton County
      • This Oak Point is located in Denton County and lies 1,197 miles [1,926.4 km]<1> to the south.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Denton County community of Oak Point.
    • Washington
      • Cowlitz County
      • This Oak Point is located in Cowlitz County and lies 1,185 miles [1,907.1 km]<1> to the west.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Cowlitz County community of Oak Point.

Curious and Interesting Names Near Oak Point ...

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.

  • Deerhorn
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Deerhorn came from an uncertain source and they still need to be verified:<4>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Deerhorn
  • Delta
    (25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Delta came from an uncertain source and they still need to be verified:<4>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Delta
  • Delta Beach
    (25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
  • Erinview
    (25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Erinview
  • Harperville
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Harperville came from an uncertain source and they still need to be verified:<4>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harperville
  • Ideal
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Ideal came from an uncertain source and they still need to be verified:<4>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ideal
  • Lake Francis
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Lake Francis came from an uncertain source and they still need to be verified:<4>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lake Francis
  • Markland
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Markland came from an uncertain source and they still need to be verified:<4>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Markland
  • Otto
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Otto came from an uncertain source and they still need to be verified:<4>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Otto
  • Sandridge
    (24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Sandridge came from an uncertain source and they still need to be verified:<4>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sandridge

How Far From Oak Point 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 Point to various places of note, such as Parliament Hill.

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

  • Winnipeg, which is the Provincial Capital of Manitoba, lies 57 miles [91.7 km]<1> to the southeast (SE). If you could walk a straight line from Oak Point to Winnipeg, 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 National Capital at Parliament Hill (Ottawa, ON) is 1,085 miles [1,746.1 km] to the east (E). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take over two days, a buggy would take 43 days and walking would take 62 days.
  • The shortest distance<6> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,073 miles [9,773.5 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>
  • The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,839 miles [11,006.3 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<8>
  • The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,801 miles [7,726.5 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<9>

Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Oak Point. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.

The official website for Province of Manitoba: https://www.gov.mb.ca/

Footnotes ...

<1>Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Oak Point) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Oak Point. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 50.5000, Longitude: -98.0333    
<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 Oak Point 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 . 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>We use the term 'Historic' broadly and it generally means that the community no longer exists. However, it can also mean that the community might still exist, but was significantly larger or had a more 'official' existence in the past than it does now. Unfortunately our sources of data have proven to be unreliable. If you can provide us with more specific information about Oak Point, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.
<4>If we found a location and have questions about the accuracy of our information, we will simply say that the marker is 'in the vicinity'. We are not confident about the location and the position of our marker is only a rough guide. If we have too many doubts about the location, we will not include it in our database.
<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 Oak Point 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 321.728 degrees.
<8>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 320.768 degrees.
<9>The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 311.911 degrees.




 

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