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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 Oakwood Manor, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Oakwood Manor and the surrounding area.

  • Weather ...
  • 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 Oakwood Manor:
    • 39.196947, -94.564400
    • 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 Oakwood Manor
  • 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 Oakwood Manor 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 Oakwood Manor

Communities Also Named Oakwood Manor ...

We found three communities that are also named Oakwood Manor.

Within Missouri, the name Oakwood Manor is unique.

Beyond Missouri, we know of three communities that are located in the United States.

  • Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
    • Florida
      • Hillsborough County
      • This Oakwood Manor is located in Hillsborough County and lies 1,036 miles [1,667.3 km]<1> to the southeast of the Oakwood Manor that is located in Clay County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Hillsborough County community of Oakwood Manor.
    • Georgia
      • Henry County
      • This Oakwood Manor is located in Henry County and lies 694 miles [1,116.9 km]<1> to the east southeast of the Oakwood Manor that is located in Clay County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Henry County community of Oakwood Manor.
    • Maryland
      • Anne Arundel County
      • This Oakwood Manor is located in Anne Arundel County and lies 959 miles [1,543.4 km]<1> to the east of the Oakwood Manor that is located in Clay County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Anne Arundel County community of Oakwood Manor.

Curious and Interesting Names Near Oakwood Manor ...

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
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
    • Gashland is located in Clay County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gashland
  • Greenwood
    (Less than 2 miles to the east)
    • Greenwood is located in Clay County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greenwood
  • Houston Lake
    (3 miles [4.8 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
    (2 miles [3.2 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
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
    • Moscow is located in Clay County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Moscow
  • Oaks
    (Less than 2 miles to the west)
    • Oaks is located in Clay County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oaks
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 135 people
  • Randolph
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
    • Randolph is located in Clay County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Randolph
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 56 people

How Far From Oakwood Manor 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 Oakwood Manor to various places of note, such as the White House.

With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Oakwood Manor 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 Oakwood Manor to Jefferson City, with an average speed<2>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<3> 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).<4>
  • 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).<5>
  • The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,201 miles [8,370.2 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>'

Footnotes ...

<1>Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Oakwood Manor) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'.
<2>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.
<3>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 Oakwood Manor 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 Oakwood Manor. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 39.1969, Longitude: -94.5644       In this case, the coordinates for Oakwood Manor have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).
<4>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 319.026 degrees.
<5>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 316.238 degrees.
<6>The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 312.635 degrees.