Outdoor Activities ...
As we travel, we like to pursue some of our interests (such as astronomy and bird watching).
When in Oakhill, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Oakhill and the surrounding area.
- Weather ...
- Before heading outdoors, you should check the weather:
- The National Weather Service forecast for Oakhill
- 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 Oakhill:
- 36.500903, -93.710193
- 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 Oakhill
- 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 Barry County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- eBird sighting report for Barry County
- Since Oakhill is near Carroll County and also Conway County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- eBird sighting report for Carroll County
- eBird sighting report for Conway 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 Oakhill ...
We found nine communities that share the name Oakhill.
Within Missouri, the name Oakhill is unique.
Beyond Missouri, we know of another nine communities that are located throughout in the United States and Canada. Of these nine communities, eight are located in the United States and one is in Canada.
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- Georgia
- Cobb County
- This Oakhill is located in Cobb County and lies 549 miles [883.5 km]<1> to the east southeast of the Oakhill that is located in Barry County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Cobb County community of Oakhill.
- Hall County
- This Oakhill is located in Hall County and lies 581 miles [935 km] to the east southeast of the Oakhill that is located in Barry County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Hall County community of Oakhill.
- Henry County
- This Oakhill is located in Henry County and lies 572 miles [920.5 km] to the east southeast of the Oakhill that is located in Barry County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Henry County community of Oakhill.
- Louisiana
- Maryland
- Michigan
- Minnesota
- Ontario
- This Oakhill lies 860 miles [1,384 km]<1> to the northeast of the Oakhill that is located in Barry County.
- Virginia
- Georgia
Curious and Interesting Names Near Oakhill ...
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.
- Arrow Point
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Arrow Point have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Arrow Point
- Arrow Point is located in Barry County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 87 people
- Beaver
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Beaver have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beaver
- Beaver is located in Carroll County (AR)
- Population from the 2020 Census: 94 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Beaver <4>
- Chain-O-Lakes
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Chain-O-Lakes have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chain-O-Lakes
- Chain-O-Lakes is located in Barry County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 127 people
- Eagle Rock
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Eagle Rock have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eagle Rock
- Eagle Rock is located in Barry County
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Eagle Rock <4>
- Emerald Beach
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Emerald Beach have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Emerald Beach
- Emerald Beach is located in Barry County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 244 people
- Golden
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Golden have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Golden
- Golden is located in Barry County
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Golden <4>
- Holiday Island
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Holiday Island
- Holiday Island is located in Carroll County (AR)
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Holiday Island <4>
- Junction ‑ Historic
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south) - Pleasant Ridge
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Pleasant Ridge have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pleasant Ridge
- Pleasant Ridge is located in Carroll County (AR)
- Tunnel ‑ Historic
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
How Far From Oakhill 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 Oakhill to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Oakhill and extending to:
- Cassville, which is the Seat of Barry County, lies 15 miles [24.1 km]<1> to the northwest. If you could walk a straight line from Oakhill to Cassville, with an average speed<5> 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 924 miles [1,487 km] to the east northeast (ENE). 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 53 days.
- The shortest distance<6> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,675 miles [10,742.4 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,412 miles [11,928.5 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<8>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,293 miles [8,518.3 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<9>
Off-the-Road Links ...
Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Oakhill. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.
The official website for State of Missouri: https://www.mo.gov/
Footnotes ...
| <1> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' (or 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- Oakhill) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Oakhill. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 36.5009, Longitude: -93.7102 In this case, the coordinates for Oakhill 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 Oakhill 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're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <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 Oakhill 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 318.266 degrees. |
| <8> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 315.007 degrees. |
| <9> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 312.719 degrees. |