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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 Park Heights, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Oak Park Heights and the surrounding area.
- 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 Heights:
- 45.031911, -92.815279
- 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 Park Heights
- 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 Washington County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Washington County
- Since Oak Park Heights is near Saint Croix County and also Ramsey County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Saint Croix County
- Open the eBird sighting report for Ramsey 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 Park Heights
Communities Also Named Oak Park Heights ...
We found one communities that are also named Oak Park Heights.
Within Minnesota, the name Oak Park Heights is unique.
Beyond Minnesota, there is another community also named Oak Park Heights in the United States.
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- Florida
- Hillsborough County
- This Oak Park Heights is located in Hillsborough County and lies 1,312 miles [2,111.5 km]<1> to the south southeast of the Oak Park Heights that is located in Washington County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Hillsborough County community of Oak Park Heights.
Curious and Interesting Names Near Oak Park Heights ...
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.
- Bald Eagle
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- Bald Eagle is located in Ramsey County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bald Eagle
- Birchwood
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Birchwood is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Birchwood
- Boardman
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- Boardman is located in Saint Croix County (WI)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Boardman
- Glover
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- Glover is located in Saint Croix County (WI)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glover
- Grant
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Grant is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grant
- Population from the 2020 Census: 4,107 people
- Lake Elmo
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Landfall
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Landfall is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Landfall
- Population from the 2020 Census: 733 people
- Maple Island
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- Maple Island is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maple Island
- Maplewood
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Pine Springs
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Pine Springs is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pine Springs
- Population from the 2020 Census: 390 people
- Stillwater
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- White Bear Beach
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- White Bear Beach is located in Ramsey County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for White Bear Beach
- White Bear Lake
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
How Far From Oak Park Heights 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 city such as Oak Park Heights 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 Heights and extending to:
- Stillwater, which is the Seat of Washington County, lies just to the North Northwest.
- Saint Paul, which is the State Capital of Minnesota, lies 14 miles [22.5 km]<1> to the west southwest (WSW). If you could walk a straight line from Oak Park Heights to Saint Paul, with an average speed<3> 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 four to five hours.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 911 miles [1,466.1 km] to the east southeast (ESE). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take most of two days, a buggy would take 36 days and walking would take 52 days.
- The shortest distance<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,205 miles [9,986 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,959 miles [11,199.4 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,867 miles [7,832.7 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>'
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 Park Heights) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |
| <2> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <3> | 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. |
| <4> | 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 Heights 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 Park Heights. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 45.0319, Longitude: -92.8153 In this case, the coordinates for Oak Park Heights have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <5> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 317.978 degrees. |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 315.804 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 310.381 degrees. |
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