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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 Oakview, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Oakview 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 Oakview:
    • 39.208548, -94.570410
    • 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 Oakview
  • 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 Clay County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
    • Open the eBird sighting report for Clay County
    • Since Oakview is near Platte County and also Wyandotte County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
    • Open the eBird sighting report for Platte County
    • Open the eBird sighting report for Wyandotte 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 Oakview

Communities Also Named Oakview ...

We found thirteen communities that are also named Oakview.

Within Missouri, the name Oakview is unique.

Beyond Missouri, we know of thirteen communities that are located in the United States and Canada. Of these thirteen communities, twelve are located in the United States and one is in Canada.

  • Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
    • Kentucky
      • Boyd County
      • Although located in Boyd County, we don't know the location within the county.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Boyd County community of Oakview.
    • Manitoba
      • This Oakview lies 843 miles [1,356.7 km]<1> to the north northwest of the Oakview that is located in Clay County.
    • Maryland
      • Montgomery County
      • This Oakview is located in Montgomery County and lies 941 miles [1,514.4 km]<1> to the east of the Oakview that is located in Clay County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Montgomery County community of Oakview.
    • New Jersey
      • Gloucester 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 New Jersey community of Oakview [Gloucester County].
    • North Carolina
      • Guilford County
      • This Oakview is located in Guilford County and lies 825 miles [1,327.7 km]<1> to the east southeast of the Oakview that is located in Clay County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Guilford County community of Oakview.
      • Wake County
      • This Oakview is located in Wake County and lies 903 miles [1,453.2 km] to the east of the Oakview that is located in Clay County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Wake County community of Oakview.
    • Ohio
      • Allen County
      • This Oakview is located in Allen County and lies 557 miles [896.4 km]<1> to the east northeast of the Oakview that is located in Clay County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Allen County community of Oakview.
    • Pennsylvania
      • Delaware 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 Pennsylvania community of Oakview [Delaware County].
    • Tennessee
      • Decatur County
      • This community is historic<3> and we have very little information. For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Tennessee community of Oakview [Decatur County].
      • Haywood County
      • This Oakview is located in Haywood County and lies 378 miles [608.3 km]<1> to the southeast of the Oakview that is located in Clay County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Haywood County community of Oakview.
      • Sullivan County
      • This Oakview is located in Sullivan County and lies 690 miles [1,110.4 km] to the east southeast of the Oakview that is located in Clay County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Sullivan County community of Oakview.
    • Virginia
      • Bedford County
      • This Oakview is located in Bedford County and lies 838 miles [1,348.6 km]<1> to the east of the Oakview that is located in Clay County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Bedford County community of Oakview.
    • West Virginia
      • Monongalia County
      • This Oakview is located in Monongalia County and lies 778 miles [1,252.1 km]<1> to the east of the Oakview that is located in Clay County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Monongalia County community of Oakview.

Curious and Interesting Names Near Oakview ...

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.

  • Acme
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
    • Acme is located in Clay County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Acme
  • Barry
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
    • Barry is located in Clay County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Barry
  • Gashland
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
    • Gashland is located in Clay County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gashland
  • Greenwood
    (Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
    • Greenwood is located in Clay County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greenwood
  • Houston Lake
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
    • Houston Lake is located in Platte County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Houston Lake
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 248 people
  • Maple Garden
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
    • Maple Garden is located in Clay County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maple Garden
  • Maple Park
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
    • Maple Park is located in Clay County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maple Park
  • Moscow
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
    • Moscow is located in Clay County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Moscow
  • Oaks
    (Less than 2 miles to the south)
    • Oaks is located in Clay County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oaks
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 135 people

How Far From Oakview 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 village such as Oakview to various places of note, such as the White House.

With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Oakview and extending to:

  • Liberty, which is the Seat of Clay County, lies just to the East Northeast.
  • Jefferson City, which is the State Capital of Missouri, lies 135 miles [217.3 km]<1> to the east southeast (ESE). If you could drive a straight line from Oakview to Jefferson City, with an average speed<4>of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, it would take less than three hours to make the trip. A comfortable walk of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour would take 8 days. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take 6 days.
  • The White House (Washington, DC) is 938 miles [1,509.6 km] to the east (E). Driving would take most of two days, a buggy would take 37 days and walking would take 54 days.
  • The shortest distance<5> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,566 miles [10,567 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
  • The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,311 miles [11,765.9 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>
  • The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,201 miles [8,370.2 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<8>'

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 drawn from Point A (ie- Oakview) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'.
<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 Oakview 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>We use the term 'Historic' broadly and it generally means that the community no longer exists. However, it can also mean that the community might still exist, but was significantly larger or had a more 'official' existence in the past than it does now. Unfortunately our sources of data have proven to be unreliable. If you can provide us with more specific information about Oakview, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.
<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 Oakview 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 Oakview. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 39.2085, Longitude: -94.5704       In this case, the coordinates for Oakview have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).
<6>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 319.031 degrees.
<7>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 316.245 degrees.
<8>The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 312.636 degrees.