Outdoor Activities ...
As we travel, we like to pursue some of our interests (such as astronomy and bird watching).
When in Oakridge, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Oakridge and the surrounding area.
- Weather ...
- Before heading outdoors, you should check the weather:
- The National Weather Service forecast for Oakridge
- 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 Oakridge:
- 39.334548, -77.317484
- 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 Oakridge
- 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 Frederick County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- eBird sighting report for Frederick County
- Since Oakridge is near Montgomery County and also Carroll County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- eBird sighting report for Montgomery County
- eBird sighting report for Carroll 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 Oakridge ...
We found sixteen communities that share the name Oakridge.
There is one other community in Maryland which is also named Oakridge.
Beyond Maryland, we know of another fifteen communities that are located throughout in the United States and Canada. Of these fifteen communities, fourteen are located in the United States and two are in Canada.
- Communities Located In Maryland ...
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- British Columbia
- This Oakridge lies 2,325 miles [3,741.7 km]<1> to the west northwest of the Oakridge that is located in Frederick County.
- California
- Colorado
- Florida
- Minnesota
- Mississippi
- Oklahoma
- Ontario
- Oregon
- Pennsylvania
- South Carolina
- Tennessee
- Virginia
- Wisconsin
- Kenosha 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 Wisconsin community of Oakridge [Kenosha County].
- Pierce County
- This Oakridge is located in Pierce County and lies 853 miles [1,372.8 km]<1> to the west northwest of the Oakridge that is located in Frederick County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Pierce County community of Oakridge.
- British Columbia
Curious and Interesting Names Near Oakridge ...
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.
- Big Woods Estates
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Big Woods Estates have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Big Woods Estates
- Big Woods Estates is located in Frederick County
- Burnt Hickory
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Burnt Hickory have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Burnt Hickory
- Burnt Hickory is located in Frederick County
- Dennis ‑ Historic
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north) - Englandtowne
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Englandtowne have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Englandtowne
- Englandtowne is located in Frederick County
- Fountain Mills
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Fountain Mills have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fountain Mills
- Fountain Mills is located in Frederick County
- Friendship
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Friendship have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Friendship
- Friendship is located in Frederick County
- Gently Savage
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Gently Savage have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gently Savage
- Gently Savage is located in Frederick County
- Green Hills
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Green Hills have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Green Hills
- Green Hills is located in Frederick County
- Green Valley
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Green Valley have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Green Valley
- Green Valley is located in Frederick County
- Hartman
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north) - Heritage Hills
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Heritage Hills have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Heritage Hills
- Heritage Hills is located in Frederick County
- Hickory Hill
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Hickory Hill have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hickory Hill
- Hickory Hill is located in Montgomery County
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- Highview
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east) - Honey Hill
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Honey Hill have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Honey Hill
- Honey Hill is located in Frederick County
- Hoot'N Hollow
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Hoot'N Hollow have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hoot'N Hollow
- Hoot'N Hollow is located in Frederick County
- Hunting Hills
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Hunting Hills have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hunting Hills
- Hunting Hills is located in Frederick County
- Land of Promise
(Less than 2 miles to the east)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Land of Promise have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Land of Promise
- Land of Promise is located in Frederick County
- Martin
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north) - Meadowbrook
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Meadowbrook have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Meadowbrook
- Meadowbrook is located in Frederick County
- Pleasant Grove
(Less than 2 miles to the east)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Pleasant Grove have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pleasant Grove
- Pleasant Grove is located in Frederick County
- Quail Run
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east) - Rangers Woods
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Rangers Woods have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rangers Woods
- Rangers Woods is located in Frederick County
- Reels Mill
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Reels Mill have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Reels Mill
- Reels Mill is located in Frederick County
- Riverwood
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest) - Rolling Green
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Rolling Green have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rolling Green
- Rolling Green is located in Frederick County
- Stone Barn Station
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Stone Barn Station have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stone Barn Station
- Stone Barn Station is located in Frederick County
- Sugarloaf Vista
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Sugarloaf Vista have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sugarloaf Vista
- Sugarloaf Vista is located in Montgomery County
- Sunnybrook Farms
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Sunnybrook Farms have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sunnybrook Farms
- Sunnybrook Farms is located in Frederick County
- Tranquility
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Tranquility have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tranquility
- Tranquility is located in Frederick County
- Highview
How Far From Oakridge 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 Oakridge to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Oakridge and extending to:
- Frederick, which is the Seat of Frederick County, lies just to the Northwest.
- Annapolis, which is the State Capital of Maryland, lies 50 miles [80.5 km]<1> to the east southeast (ESE). If you could walk a straight line from Oakridge to Annapolis, with an average speed<4> 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 most of two days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 33 miles [53.1 km] to the south southeast (SSE). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take less than an hour, a buggy would take just over a day and walking would take most of two days.
- The shortest distance<5> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 5,891 miles [9,480.6 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,598 miles [10,618.5 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<7>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,475 miles [7,201.8 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<8>
Off-the-Road Links ...
Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Oakridge. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.
The official website for Frederick County: www.co.frederick.md.us/
The official website for State of Maryland: www.maryland.gov/
Footnotes ...
| <1> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Oakridge) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Oakridge. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 39.3345, Longitude: -77.3175 In this case, the coordinates for Oakridge have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <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 Rock Creek to see Pete ... Rock 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 Oakridge 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 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 Oakridge to the Middle East to be East and South, the Great Circle Route actually lies to the North and East. |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 308.028 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 303.663 degrees. |
| <8> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 304.664 degrees. |