Outdoor Activities ...
As we travel, we like to pursue some of our interests (such as astronomy and bird watching).
When in Oak Park, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Oak Park and the surrounding area.
- Weather ...
- Before heading outdoors, you should check the weather:
- The National Weather Service forecast for Oak Park
- 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 Park:
- 42.353398, -85.257021
- 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 Oak Park
- 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 Calhoun County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- eBird sighting report for Calhoun County
- Since Oak Park is near Kalamazoo County and also Barry County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- eBird sighting report for Kalamazoo County
- eBird sighting report for Barry 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 Oak Park ...
We found 47 communities that share the name Oak Park.
There is one other community in Michigan which is also named Oak Park.
Beyond Michigan, we know of another 46 communities that are located throughout in the United States and Canada. Of these 46 communities, 46 are located in the United States and one is in Canada.
- Communities Located In Michigan ...
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- Alabama
- Jefferson County
- This Oak Park is located in Jefferson County and lies 611 miles [983.3 km]<1> to the south of the Oak Park that is located in Calhoun County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Jefferson County community of Oak Park.
- Madison County
- This Oak Park is located in Madison County and lies 529 miles [851.3 km] to the south of the Oak Park that is located in Calhoun County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Madison County community of Oak Park.
- Montgomery County
- This Oak Park is located in Montgomery County and lies 691 miles [1,112.1 km] to the south of the Oak Park that is located in Calhoun County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Montgomery County community of Oak Park.
- Arkansas
- Jefferson 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 Arkansas community of Oak Park [Jefferson County].
- Sebastian County
- This Oak Park is located in Sebastian County and lies 684 miles [1,100.8 km]<1> to the southwest of the Oak Park that is located in Calhoun County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Sebastian County community of Oak Park.
- California
- Sacramento County
- This Oak Park is located in Sacramento County and lies 1,906 miles [3,067.4 km]<1> to the west of the Oak Park that is located in Calhoun County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Sacramento County community of Oak Park.
- San Luis Obispo County
- This Oak Park is located in San Luis Obispo County and lies 1,941 miles [3,123.7 km] to the west of the Oak Park that is located in Calhoun County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the San Luis Obispo County community of Oak Park.
- Ventura County
- This Oak Park is located in Ventura County and lies 1,888 miles [3,038.4 km] to the west of the Oak Park that is located in Calhoun County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Ventura County community of Oak Park.
- Colorado
- Florida
- Hillsborough County
- This Oak Park is located in Hillsborough County and lies 1,006 miles [1,619 km]<1> to the south of the Oak Park that is located in Calhoun County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Hillsborough County community of Oak Park.
- Wakulla County
- This Oak Park is located in Wakulla County and lies 846 miles [1,361.5 km] to the south of the Oak Park that is located in Calhoun County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Wakulla County community of Oak Park.
- Georgia
- Coffee County
- This Oak Park is located in Coffee County and lies 759 miles [1,221.5 km]<1> to the south of the Oak Park that is located in Calhoun County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Coffee County community of Oak Park.
- Emanuel County
- This Oak Park is located in Emanuel County and lies 708 miles [1,139.4 km] to the south southeast of the Oak Park that is located in Calhoun County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Emanuel County community of Oak Park.
- Walker County
- This Oak Park is located in Walker County and lies 527 miles [848.1 km] to the south of the Oak Park that is located in Calhoun County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Walker County community of Oak Park.
- Illinois
- Indiana
- Iowa
- Louisiana
- Caddo 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 Park [Caddo Parish].
- East Baton Rouge Parish
- This Oak Park is located in East Baton Rouge Parish and lies 881 miles [1,417.8 km]<1> to the south southwest of the Oak Park that is located in Calhoun County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the East Baton Rouge Parish community of Oak Park.
- Maryland
- Baltimore County
- This Oak Park is located in Baltimore County and lies 497 miles [799.8 km]<1> to the east southeast of the Oak Park that is located in Calhoun County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Baltimore County community of Oak Park.
- Frederick County
- This Oak Park is located in Frederick County and lies 446 miles [717.8 km] to the east southeast of the Oak Park that is located in Calhoun County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Frederick County community of Oak Park.
- Garrett 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 Maryland community of Oak Park [Garrett County].
- Minnesota
- Anoka County
- This Oak Park is located in Anoka County and lies 443 miles [712.9 km]<1> to the west northwest of the Oak Park that is located in Calhoun County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Anoka County community of Oak Park.
- Benton County
- This Oak Park is located in Benton County and lies 483 miles [777.3 km] to the west northwest of the Oak Park that is located in Calhoun County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Benton County community of Oak Park.
- North Carolina
- Buncombe County
- This Oak Park is located in Buncombe County and lies 499 miles [803.1 km]<1> to the south southeast of the Oak Park that is located in Calhoun County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Buncombe County community of Oak Park.
- Cherokee County
- This Oak Park is located in Cherokee County and lies 502 miles [807.9 km] to the south of the Oak Park that is located in Calhoun County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Cherokee County community of Oak Park.
- Forsyth County
- This Oak Park is located in Forsyth County and lies 498 miles [801.5 km] to the south southeast of the Oak Park that is located in Calhoun County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Forsyth County community of Oak Park.
- Nova Scotia
- This Oak Park lies 992 miles [1,596.5 km]<1> to the east of the Oak Park that is located in Calhoun County.
- Ohio
- Harrison County
- This Oak Park is located in Harrison County and lies 264 miles [424.9 km]<1> to the east southeast of the Oak Park that is located in Calhoun County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Harrison County community of Oak Park.
- Pickaway County
- This Oak Park is located in Pickaway County and lies 225 miles [362.1 km] to the south southeast of the Oak Park that is located in Calhoun County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Pickaway County community of Oak Park.
- Oregon
- Pennsylvania
- Montgomery County
- This Oak Park is located in Montgomery County and lies 536 miles [862.6 km]<1> to the east southeast of the Oak Park that is located in Calhoun County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Montgomery County community of Oak Park.
- Northumberland County
- This Oak Park is located in Northumberland County and lies 449 miles [722.6 km] to the east of the Oak Park that is located in Calhoun County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Northumberland County community of Oak Park.
- South Carolina
- Berkeley County
- This Oak Park is located in Berkeley County and lies 695 miles [1,118.5 km]<1> to the south southeast of the Oak Park that is located in Calhoun County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Berkeley County community of Oak Park.
- Horry County
- This Oak Park is located in Horry County and lies 690 miles [1,110.4 km] to the south southeast of the Oak Park that is located in Calhoun County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Horry County community of Oak Park.
- Tennessee
- Franklin County
- This Oak Park is located in Franklin County and lies 486 miles [782.1 km]<1> to the south of the Oak Park that is located in Calhoun County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Franklin County community of Oak Park.
- Knox County
- This Oak Park is located in Knox County and lies 440 miles [708.1 km] to the south of the Oak Park that is located in Calhoun County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Knox County community of Oak Park.
- Washington County
- This Oak Park is located in Washington County and lies 442 miles [711.3 km] to the south southeast of the Oak Park that is located in Calhoun County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Washington County community of Oak Park.
- Texas
- Harris County
- This Oak Park is located in Harris County and lies 1,029 miles [1,656 km]<1> to the southwest of the Oak Park that is located in Calhoun County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Harris County community of Oak Park.
- Kerr 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 Texas community of Oak Park [Kerr County].
- Travis County
- Although located in Travis County, we don't know the location within the county.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Travis County community of Oak Park.
- Virginia
- Fairfax County
- This Oak Park is located in Fairfax County and lies 493 miles [793.4 km]<1> to the east southeast of the Oak Park that is located in Calhoun County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Fairfax County community of Oak Park.
- Madison 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 Virginia community of Oak Park [Madison County].
- Salem City
- This Oak Park is located in Salem City and lies 445 miles [716.2 km] to the southeast of the Oak Park that is located in Calhoun County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Salem City community of Oak Park.
- Washington
- West Virginia
- Alabama
Curious and Interesting Names Near Oak Park ...
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.
- Climax
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Climax
- Climax is located in Kalamazoo County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 780 people
- Google driving directions:
- From your current location to Climax
- From Oak Park to Climax
- Galesburg
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Galesburg
- Galesburg is located in Kalamazoo County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 2,090 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Galesburg <3>
- Google driving directions:
- From your current location to Galesburg
- From Oak Park to Galesburg
- Greenfield Park
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Greenfield Park have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greenfield Park
- Greenfield Park is located in Calhoun County
- Gull Lake
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west) - Hickory Corners
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)- Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Hickory Corners. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<5>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hickory Corners
- Hickory Corners is located in Barry County
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Hickory Corners <3>
- Google driving directions:
- From your current location to Hickory Corners
- From Oak Park to Hickory Corners
- Howlandsburg
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Howlandsburg have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Howlandsburg
- Howlandsburg is located in Kalamazoo County
- Lakeview
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast) - Level Park
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Level Park
- Level Park is located in Calhoun County
- Google driving directions:
- From your current location to Level Park
- From Oak Park to Level Park
- Orchard Park
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Orchard Park have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Orchard Park
- Orchard Park is located in Calhoun County
- Sunrise Heights
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Sunrise Heights have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sunrise Heights
- Sunrise Heights is located in Calhoun County
- Woodlawn Beach
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Woodlawn Beach have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woodlawn Beach
- Woodlawn Beach is located in Barry County
How Far From Oak Park to ...
We spend a lot of time looking through Gazetteers & Almanacs 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 Park to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Oak Park and extending to:
- Marshall, which is the Seat of Calhoun County, lies 16 miles [25.7 km]<1> to the east southeast. If you could walk a straight line from Oak Park to Marshall, with an average speed<6> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take most of a day to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take five to six hours.
- Lansing, which is the State Capital of Michigan, lies 44 miles [70.8 km] to the northeast (NE). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take less than an hour, a buggy would take most of two days and walking would take about three full days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 492 miles [791.8 km] to the east southeast (ESE). Driving would take most of a day, a buggy would take 20 days and walking would take 28 days.
- The shortest distance<7> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,071 miles [9,770.3 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<8>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,807 miles [10,954.8 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<9>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,688 miles [7,544.6 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<10>
Off-the-Road Links ...
Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Oak Park. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.
The official website for Calhoun County: www.calhoun-mi.com/
The official website for State of Michigan: https://www.michigan.gov/
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 drawn from Point A (ie- Oak Park) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Oak Park. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 42.3534, Longitude: -85.2570 In this case, the coordinates for Oak Park 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 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 Oak Park 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> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <4> | 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. |
| <5> | An 'estimated' location is one where we have been given GPS coordinates, but are unable to verify the accuracy of those coordinates. That said, we have some confidence that we have placed the marker near the actual location. A typical reason for being unable to verify a location is that it might be on private property or maybe historic and gone without an obvious trace. |
| <6> | 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. |
| <7> | 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 Park to the Middle East to be East and South, the Great Circle Route actually lies to the North and East. |
| <8> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 312.862 degrees. |
| <9> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 309.608 degrees. |
| <10> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 307.249 degrees. |