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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 Oak Shade, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Oak Shade 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 Oak Shade:
    • 39.869282, -74.732937
    • 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 Oak Shade
  • 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 Burlington County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
    • Open the eBird sighting report for Burlington County
    • Since Oak Shade is near Camden County and also Atlantic County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
    • Open the eBird sighting report for Camden County
    • Open the eBird sighting report for Atlantic 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 Oak Shade

Communities Also Named Oak Shade ...

We found three communities that are also named Oak Shade.

Within New Jersey, the name Oak Shade is unique.

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

  • Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
    • Pennsylvania
      • Lancaster County
      • This Oak Shade is located in Lancaster County and lies 73 miles [117.5 km]<1> to the west of the Oak Shade that is located in Burlington County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Lancaster County community of Oak Shade.
    • Texas
      • Polk County
      • This Oak Shade is located in Polk County and lies 1,287 miles [2,071.2 km]<1> to the west southwest of the Oak Shade that is located in Burlington County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Polk County community of Oak Shade.
    • Virginia
      • Fauquier County
      • This Oak Shade is located in Fauquier County and lies 186 miles [299.3 km]<1> to the west southwest of the Oak Shade that is located in Burlington County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Fauquier County community of Oak Shade.

Curious and Interesting Names Near Oak Shade ...

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.

  • Beaverville
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
    • Beaverville is located in Burlington County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beaverville
  • Chairville
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
    • Chairville is located in Burlington County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chairville
  • Fox Chase
    (Less than 2 miles to the south)
    • Fox Chase is located in Burlington County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fox Chase
  • Oriental
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
    • Oriental is located in Burlington County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oriental
  • Pipers Corner
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
    • Pipers Corner is located in Burlington County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pipers Corner
  • Red Lion
    (Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
    • Red Lion is located in Burlington County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Red Lion
  • Retreat
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
    • Retreat is located in Burlington County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Retreat
  • Sandtown
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
    • Sandtown is located in Burlington County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sandtown
  • Tabernacle
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
    • Tabernacle is located in Burlington County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tabernacle

How Far From Oak Shade 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 Oak Shade to various places of note, such as the White House.

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

  • Mount Holly, which is the Seat of Burlington County, lies 9 miles [14.5 km]<1> to the north northwest. If you could walk a straight line from Oak Shade to Mount Holly, with an average speed<2> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take four to five hours to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take a little over three hours.
  • Trenton, which is the State Capital of New Jersey, lies 24 miles [38.6 km] to the north (N). The buggy would take most of a day and walking would take just about two full days.
  • The White House (Washington, DC) is 140 miles [225.3 km] to the west southwest (WSW). 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 8 days.
  • The shortest distance<3> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 5,759 miles [9,268.2 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<4>
  • The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,463 miles [10,401.2 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<5>
  • The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,340 miles [6,984.6 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<6>'

Footnotes ...

<1>Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' (or 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- Oak Shade) 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 Oak Shade 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 Oak Shade. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 39.8693, Longitude: -74.7329       In this case, the coordinates for Oak Shade have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).
<4>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 306.457 degrees.
<5>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 301.965 degrees.
<6>The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 303.346 degrees.