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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 Oskaloosa, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Oskaloosa 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 Oskaloosa:
- 37.639212, -94.592458
- 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 Oskaloosa
- 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 Barton County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Barton County
- Since Oskaloosa is near Crawford County and also Bourbon County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Crawford County
- Open the eBird sighting report for Bourbon 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 Oskaloosa
Communities Also Named Oskaloosa ...
We found three communities that are also named Oskaloosa.
Within Missouri, the name Oskaloosa is unique.
Beyond Missouri, we know of three communities that are located in the United States.
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- Illinois
- Clay County
- This Oskaloosa is located in Clay County and lies 331 miles [532.7 km]<1> to the east northeast of the Oskaloosa that is located in Barton County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Clay County community of Oskaloosa.
- Iowa
- Mahaska County
- This Oskaloosa is located in Mahaska County and lies 273 miles [439.4 km]<1> to the north northeast of the Oskaloosa that is located in Barton County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Mahaska County community of Oskaloosa.
- Kansas
- Jefferson County
- This Oskaloosa is located in Jefferson County and lies 115 miles [185.1 km]<1> to the north northwest of the Oskaloosa that is located in Barton County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Jefferson County community of Oskaloosa.
Curious and Interesting Names Near Oskaloosa ...
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.
- Barber
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Barber is located in Crawford County (KS)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Barber
- Breezy Hill ‑ Historic
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Breezy Hill is located in Crawford County (KS)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Breezy Hill
- Coalvale
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Coalvale is located in Crawford County (KS)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coalvale
- Dry Wood
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Dry Wood is located in Crawford County (KS)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dry Wood
- Fuller
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Fuller is located in Crawford County (KS)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fuller
- Gross
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Gross is located in Crawford County (KS)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gross
- Liberal
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Liberal is located in Barton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Liberal
- Population from the 2020 Census: 702 people
- Miller Brothers ‑ Historic
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Miller Brothers is located in Barton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Miller Brothers
- Mulberry
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Red Onion
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Red Onion is located in Crawford County (KS)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Red Onion
How Far From Oskaloosa to ...
We spend a lot of time looking through Gazetteers & Almanacs that were published in the late 1800's and early 1900's. Many of the Gazetteers include the distance from a community such as Oskaloosa to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Oskaloosa and extending to:
- Lamar, which is the Seat of Barton County, lies 20 miles [32.2 km]<1> to the east southeast. If you could walk a straight line from Oskaloosa to Lamar, with an average speed<3> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take just over a day to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take most of a day.
- Jefferson City, which is the State Capital of Missouri, lies 146 miles [235 km] to the east northeast (ENE). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take less than three hours, a buggy would take 6 days and walking would take 9 days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 954 miles [1,535.3 km] to the east (E). Driving would take most of two days, a buggy would take 38 days and walking would take 55 days.
- The shortest distance<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,648 miles [10,698.9 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,390 miles [11,893.1 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,275 miles [8,489.3 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>'
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 from Point A (ie- Oskaloosa) 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 Oskaloosa 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 Oskaloosa. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 37.6392, Longitude: -94.5925 In this case, the coordinates for Oskaloosa have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <5> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 318.944 degrees. |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 315.941 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 312.937 degrees. |
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