Outdoor Activities ...
As we travel, we like to pursue some of our interests (such as astronomy and bird watching).
When in Oakland Heights, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Oakland Heights and the surrounding area.
- Weather ...
- Before heading outdoors, you should check the weather:
- The National Weather Service forecast for Oakland Heights
- 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 Oakland Heights:
- 35.332065, -81.919271
- 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 Oakland 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 Rutherford County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- eBird sighting report for Rutherford County
- Since Oakland Heights is near Polk County and also Cleveland County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- eBird sighting report for Polk County
- eBird sighting report for Cleveland 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 Oakland Heights ...
We found ten communities that share the name Oakland Heights.
There are two communities within North Carolina that are also named Oakland Heights.
Beyond North Carolina, we know of another eight communities that are located throughout in the United States.
- Communities Located In North Carolina ...
- Davie County
- This Oakland Heights is located in Davie County and lies 79 miles [127.1 km]<1> to the east northeast of the Oakland Heights that is located in Rutherford County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Davie County community of Oakland Heights.
- Iredell County
- This Oakland Heights is located in Iredell County and lies 65 miles [104.6 km]<1> to the east northeast of the Oakland Heights that is located in Rutherford County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Iredell County community of Oakland Heights.
- Davie County
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- Arkansas
- Jefferson County
- This Oakland Heights is located in Jefferson County and lies 583 miles [938.2 km]<1> to the west of the Oakland Heights that is located in Rutherford County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Jefferson County community of Oakland Heights.
- Pope 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 Arkansas community of Oakland Heights [Pope County].
- Florida
- Hillsborough County
- This Oakland Heights is located in Hillsborough County and lies 503 miles [809.5 km]<1> to the south of the Oakland Heights that is located in Rutherford County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Hillsborough County community of Oakland Heights.
- Georgia
- Bartow County
- This Oakland Heights is located in Bartow County and lies 180 miles [289.7 km]<1> to the west southwest of the Oakland Heights that is located in Rutherford County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Bartow County community of Oakland Heights.
- Massachusetts
- Worcester County
- This Oakland Heights is located in Worcester County and lies 723 miles [1,163.6 km]<1> to the northeast of the Oakland Heights that is located in Rutherford County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Worcester County community of Oakland Heights.
- South Carolina
- Horry County
- This Oakland Heights is located in Horry County and lies 207 miles [333.1 km]<1> to the east southeast of the Oakland Heights that is located in Rutherford County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Horry County community of Oakland Heights.
- Tennessee
- Montgomery County
- This Oakland Heights is located in Montgomery County and lies 318 miles [511.8 km]<1> to the west northwest of the Oakland Heights that is located in Rutherford County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Montgomery County community of Oakland Heights.
- Wisconsin
- Dane County
- This Oakland Heights is located in Dane County and lies 667 miles [1,073.4 km]<1> to the northwest of the Oakland Heights that is located in Rutherford County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Dane County community of Oakland Heights.
- Arkansas
Curious and Interesting Names Near Oakland 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.
- Danieltown
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Danieltown have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Danieltown
- Danieltown is located in Rutherford County
- Forest City
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Forest City
- Forest City is located in Rutherford County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 7,138 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Forest City <4>
- Frog Level
(Less than 2 miles to the north)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Frog Level have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Frog Level
- Frog Level is located in Rutherford County
- Harris
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harris
- Harris is located in Rutherford County
- Holly Springs
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Holly Springs have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Holly Springs
- Holly Springs is located in Rutherford County
- Pinecrest
(Less than 2 miles to the east) - Sandy Mush
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sandy Mush
- Sandy Mush is located in Rutherford County
- Thermal Valley
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Thermal Valley have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Thermal Valley
- Thermal Valley is located in Rutherford County
- Union
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
How Far From Oakland 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 community such as Oakland Heights to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Oakland Heights and extending to:
- Rutherfordton, which is the Seat of Rutherford County, lies just to the Northwest.
- Raleigh, which is the State Capital of North Carolina, lies 186 miles [299.3 km]<1> to the east (E). If you could drive a straight line from Oakland Heights to Raleigh, with an average speed<5>of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, it would take a little over three hours to make the trip. A comfortable walk of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour would take 11 days. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take 8 days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 364 miles [585.8 km] to the northeast (NE). Driving would take 6 hours, a buggy would take 15 days and walking would take 21 days.
- The shortest distance<6> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,261 miles [10,076.1 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,964 miles [11,207.5 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<8>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,842 miles [7,792.4 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<9>
Off-the-Road Links ...
Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Oakland Heights. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.
The official website for Rutherford County: www.rutherfordcountync.gov/
The official website for State of North Carolina: https://www.nc.gov/
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- Oakland Heights) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Oakland Heights. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 35.3321, Longitude: -81.9193 In this case, the coordinates for Oakland Heights 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 Mile's to see Pete ... Mile's 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 Oakland Heights 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 Oakland Heights 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 310.848 degrees. |
| <8> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 306.286 degrees. |
| <9> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 307.897 degrees. |