Outdoor Activities ...
As we travel, we like to pursue some of our interests (such as astronomy and bird watching).
When in Oakland Mills, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Oakland Mills and the surrounding area.
- Weather ...
- Before heading outdoors, you should check the weather:
- The National Weather Service forecast for Oakland Mills
- 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 Mills:
- 40.233167, -74.344315
- 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 Mills
- 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 Monmouth County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- eBird sighting report for Monmouth County
- Since Oakland Mills is near Middlesex County and also Ocean County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- eBird sighting report for Middlesex County
- eBird sighting report for Ocean 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 Mills ...
We found four communities that share the name Oakland Mills.
Within New Jersey, the name Oakland Mills is unique.
Beyond New Jersey, we know of another four communities that are located throughout in the United States.
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- Iowa
- Henry County
- This Oakland Mills is located in Henry County and lies 905 miles [1,456.5 km]<1> to the west of the Oakland Mills that is located in Monmouth County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Henry County community of Oakland Mills.
- Kentucky
- Nicholas 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 Kentucky community of Oakland Mills [Nicholas County].
- Maryland
- Howard County
- This Oakland Mills is located in Howard County and lies 150 miles [241.4 km]<1> to the west southwest of the Oakland Mills that is located in Monmouth County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Howard County community of Oakland Mills.
- Pennsylvania
- Juniata County
- This Oakland Mills is located in Juniata County and lies 158 miles [254.3 km]<1> to the west of the Oakland Mills that is located in Monmouth County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Juniata County community of Oakland Mills.
- Iowa
Curious and Interesting Names Near Oakland Mills ...
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.
- Bergerville
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Bergerville have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bergerville
- Bergerville is located in Monmouth County
- Elton
(Less than 2 miles to the south) - Fair Play
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west) - Francis Mills
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Francis Mills have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Francis Mills
- Francis Mills is located in Ocean County
- Georgia
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast) - Gordons Corner
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Gordons Corner have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gordons Corner
- Gordons Corner is located in Monmouth County
- Gravel Hill
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Gravel Hill have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gravel Hill
- Gravel Hill is located in Middlesex County
- Harmony
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast) - Lake Club
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast) - Land of Pines
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Land of Pines have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Land of Pines
- Land of Pines is located in Monmouth County
- Leesville
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south) - Maryland
(5 miles [8 km] to the south) - Continue List (9 more) ...
- Middlesex Downs
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Middlesex Downs have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Middlesex Downs
- Middlesex Downs is located in Middlesex County
- Pleasant Grove
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Pleasant Grove have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pleasant Grove
- Pleasant Grove is located in Ocean County
- Robinsville
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Robinsville have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Robinsville
- Robinsville is located in Monmouth County
- Shacks Corner
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Shacks Corner have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shacks Corner
- Shacks Corner is located in Monmouth County
- Stone Tavern
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Stone Tavern have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stone Tavern
- Stone Tavern is located in Monmouth County
- Sweetman
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest) - Twin Rivers
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Twin Rivers
- Twin Rivers is located in Mercer County
- Union Valley
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Union Valley have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Union Valley
- Union Valley is located in Middlesex County
- Vista Center
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Vista Center have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vista Center
- Vista Center is located in Ocean County
- Middlesex Downs
How Far From Oakland Mills 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 Oakland Mills to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Oakland Mills and extending to:
- Trenton, which is the State Capital of New Jersey, lies 21 miles [33.8 km]<1> to the west (W). If you could walk a straight line from Oakland Mills to Trenton, with an average speed<4> 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.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 170 miles [273.6 km] to the west southwest (WSW). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take about three hours, a buggy would take 7 days and walking would take 10 days.
- The shortest distance<5> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 5,727 miles [9,216.7 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,432 miles [10,351.3 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<7>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,309 miles [6,934.7 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<8>
Off-the-Road Links ...
Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Oakland Mills. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.
The official website for Monmouth County: www.co.monmouth.nj.us/
The official website for State of New Jersey: https://www.state.nj.us/
Footnotes ...
| <1> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'point-to-point' distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Oakland Mills) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Oakland Mills. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 40.2332, Longitude: -74.3443 In this case, the coordinates for Oakland Mills 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 Mills 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 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. |
| <5> | 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 Mills to the Middle East to be East and South, the Great Circle Route actually lies to the North and East. |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 306.193 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 301.724 degrees. |
| <8> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 303.023 degrees. |