Outdoor Activities ...
As we travel, we like to pursue some of our interests (such as astronomy and bird watching).
When in Oakley Park, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Oakley Park and the surrounding area.
- Weather ...
- Before heading outdoors, you should check the weather:
- The National Weather Service forecast for Oakley 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 Oakley Park:
- 42.568921, -83.496605
- 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 Oakley 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 Oakland County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- eBird sighting report for Oakland County
- Since Oakley Park is near Wayne County and also Livingston County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- eBird sighting report for Wayne County
- eBird sighting report for Livingston 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 Oakley Park ...
We found one communities that share the name Oakley Park.
Within Michigan, the name Oakley Park is unique.
Beyond Michigan, there is another community also named Oakley Park in the United States.
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- Utah
- Salt Lake County
- This Oakley Park is located in Salt Lake County and lies 1,464 miles [2,356.1 km]<1> to the west of the Oakley Park that is located in Oakland County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Salt Lake County community of Oakley Park.
- Utah
Curious and Interesting Names Near Oakley 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.
- Clyde
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Clyde have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clyde
- Clyde is located in Oakland County
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Clyde <3>
- Commerce
(Less than 2 miles to the north) - Four Towns
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Four Towns have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Four Towns
- Four Towns is located in Oakland County
- Highland
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Highland
- Highland is located in Oakland County
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Highland <3>
- Oxbow
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north) - Quakertown
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Quakertown
- Quakertown is located in Oakland County
- Seven Harbors
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Seven Harbors have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Seven Harbors
- Seven Harbors is located in Oakland County
- Union Lake
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Union Lake
- Union Lake is located in Oakland County
- Wolverine Lake
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wolverine Lake
- Wolverine Lake is located in Oakland County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 4,745 people
How Far From Oakley Park 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 Oakley Park to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Oakley Park and extending to:
- Pontiac, which is the Seat of Oakland County, lies 11 miles [17.7 km]<1> to the east northeast. If you could walk a straight line from Oakley Park to Pontiac, with an average speed<4> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take five to six hours to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take nearly four hours.
- Lansing, which is the State Capital of Michigan, lies 54 miles [86.9 km] to the west northwest (WNW). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take less than an hour, a buggy would take over two days and walking would take most of three days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 422 miles [679.1 km] to the southeast (SE). Driving would take most of a day, a buggy would take 17 days and walking would take 24 days.
- The shortest distance<5> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 5,995 miles [9,648 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,728 miles [10,827.7 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,608 miles [7,415.9 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<8>
Off-the-Road Links ...
Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Oakley Park. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.
The official website for Oakland County: www.co.oakland.mi.us/
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- Oakley Park) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Oakley Park. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 42.5689, Longitude: -83.4966 In this case, the coordinates for Oakley Park have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <2> | 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. |
| <3> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <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 Oakley Park 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 311.706 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 308.328 degrees. |
| <8> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 306.313 degrees. |