Outdoor Activities ...
As we travel, we like to pursue some of our interests (such as astronomy and bird watching).
When in Oakland Park, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Oakland Park and the surrounding area.
- Weather ...
- Before heading outdoors, you should check the weather:
- The National Weather Service forecast for Oakland Park
- 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 Park:
- 35.273749, -81.181745
- 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 Park
- 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 Gaston County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- eBird sighting report for Gaston County
- Since Oakland Park is near York County and also Cleveland County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- eBird sighting report for York 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 Park ...
We found eleven communities that share the name Oakland Park.
There is one other community in North Carolina which is also named Oakland Park.
Beyond North Carolina, we know of another ten communities that are located throughout in the United States.
- Communities Located In North Carolina ...
- Rowan County
- This Oakland Park is located in Rowan County and lies 51 miles [82.1 km]<1> to the northeast of the Oakland Park that is located in Gaston County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Rowan County community of Oakland Park.
- Rowan County
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- Florida
- Broward County
- This Oakland Park is located in Broward County and lies 631 miles [1,015.5 km]<1> to the south of the Oakland Park that is located in Gaston County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Broward County community of Oakland Park.
- Hillsborough County
- This Oakland Park is located in Hillsborough County and lies 507 miles [815.9 km] to the south of the Oakland Park that is located in Gaston County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Hillsborough County community of Oakland Park.
- Lake County
- This Oakland Park is located in Lake County and lies 447 miles [719.4 km] to the south of the Oakland Park that is located in Gaston County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Lake County community of Oakland Park.
- Georgia
- Chatham County
- This Oakland Park is located in Chatham County and lies 223 miles [358.9 km]<1> to the south of the Oakland Park that is located in Gaston County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Chatham County community of Oakland Park.
- Muscogee County
- This Oakland Park is located in Muscogee County and lies 293 miles [471.5 km] to the southwest of the Oakland Park that is located in Gaston County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Muscogee County community of Oakland Park.
- Kansas
- Wyandotte 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 Kansas community of Oakland Park [Wyandotte County].
- Maryland
- Baltimore County
- This Oakland Park is located in Baltimore County and lies 372 miles [598.7 km]<1> to the northeast of the Oakland Park that is located in Gaston County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Baltimore County community of Oakland Park.
- Missouri
- Jasper County
- This Oakland Park is located in Jasper County and lies 750 miles [1,207 km]<1> to the west northwest of the Oakland Park that is located in Gaston County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Jasper County community of Oakland Park.
- Ohio
- Franklin 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 Ohio community of Oakland Park [Franklin County].
- Virginia
- Northampton County
- This Oakland Park is located in Northampton County and lies 335 miles [539.1 km]<1> to the east northeast of the Oakland Park that is located in Gaston County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Northampton County community of Oakland Park.
- Florida
Curious and Interesting Names Near Oakland Park ...
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.
- Begonia ‑ Historic
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast) - Boogertown
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Boogertown have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Boogertown
- Boogertown is located in Gaston County
- Bowling Green
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bowling Green
- Bowling Green is located in York County (SC)
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Bowling Green <4>
- Craig Heights
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Craig Heights have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Craig Heights
- Craig Heights is located in Gaston County
- Forest Brook
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Forest Brook have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Forest Brook
- Forest Brook is located in Gaston County
- Groves
(Less than 2 miles to the east) - High Shoals
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for High Shoals have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for High Shoals
- High Shoals is located in Gaston County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 757 people
- Jenkins Heights
(Less than 2 miles to the west)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Jenkins Heights have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jenkins Heights
- Jenkins Heights is located in Gaston County
- Love Park
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast) - Mountain View
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Mountain View have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mountain View
- Mountain View is located in Gaston County
- Springwood
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Springwood have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Springwood
- Springwood is located in Gaston County
- Stanley
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stanley
- Stanley is located in Gaston County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 3,793 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Stanley <4>
- Sunnyside
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
How Far From Oakland Park 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 Oakland Park to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Oakland Park and extending to:
- Gastonia, which is the Seat of Gaston County, lies just to the South Southwest.
- Raleigh, which is the State Capital of North Carolina, lies 146 miles [235 km]<1> to the east northeast (ENE). If you could drive a straight line from Oakland Park to Raleigh, with an average speed<5>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 9 days. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take 6 days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 338 miles [544 km] to the northeast (NE). Driving would take five to six hours, a buggy would take 14 days and walking would take 20 days.
- The shortest distance<6> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,232 miles [10,029.4 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,932 miles [11,156 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<8>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,811 miles [7,742.6 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<9>
Off-the-Road Links ...
Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Oakland Park. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.
The official website for Gaston County: www.co.gaston.nc.us/
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 'straight-line' distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Oakland Park) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Oakland Park. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 35.2737, Longitude: -81.1817 In this case, the coordinates for Oakland Park 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 Oakland Park 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 Park 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 310.418 degrees. |
| <8> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 305.785 degrees. |
| <9> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 307.623 degrees. |