Outdoor Activities ...
As we travel, we like to pursue some of our interests (such as astronomy and bird watching).
When in Oakfield, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Oakfield and the surrounding area.
- Weather ...
- Before heading outdoors, you should check the weather:
- The National Weather Service forecast for Oakfield
- 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 Oakfield:
- 42.971724, -78.968373
- 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 Oakfield
- 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 Erie County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- eBird sighting report for Erie County
- Since Oakfield is near Niagara County and also Genesee County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- eBird sighting report for Niagara County
- eBird sighting report for Genesee 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 Oakfield ...
We found ten communities that share the name Oakfield.
There is one other community in New York which is also named Oakfield.
Beyond New York, we know of another nine communities that are located throughout in the United States and Canada. Of these nine communities, nine are located in the United States and two are in Canada.
- Communities Located In New York ...
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- Georgia
- Iowa
- Maine
- Missouri
- Nova Scotia
- This Oakfield lies 947 miles [1,524 km]<1> to the east northeast of the Oakfield that is located in Erie County.
- Ohio
- Perry County
- This Oakfield is located in Perry County and lies 280 miles [450.6 km]<1> to the southwest of the Oakfield that is located in Erie County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Perry County community of Oakfield.
- Trumbull County
- This Oakfield is located in Trumbull County and lies 144 miles [231.7 km] to the southwest of the Oakfield that is located in Erie County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Trumbull County community of Oakfield.
- Tennessee
- Wisconsin
Curious and Interesting Names Near Oakfield ...
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.
- Crescent Beach
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crescent Beach
- Crescent Park
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Crescent Park came from an uncertain source and they still need to be verified:<3>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crescent Park
- Edgewater
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast) - Ferry Village
(Less than 2 miles to the east)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Ferry Village have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ferry Village
- Ferry Village is located in Erie County
- Sandy Beach
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Sandy Beach have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sandy Beach
- Sandy Beach is located in Erie County
- Soldiers Place
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Soldiers Place have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Soldiers Place
- Soldiers Place is located in Erie County
- Sour Spring Grove
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Sour Spring Grove have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sour Spring Grove
- Sour Spring Grove is located in Erie County
- Stevensville
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stevensville
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Stevensville <5>
- Wavecrest
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wavecrest
How Far From Oakfield 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 Oakfield to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Oakfield and extending to:
- Buffalo, which is the Seat of Erie County, lies just to the Southeast.
- Albany, which is the State Capital of New York, lies 264 miles [424.9 km]<1> to the east (E). If you could drive a straight line from Oakfield to Albany, with an average speed<6>of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, it would take four to five hours to make the trip. A comfortable walk of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour would take 15 days. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take 11 days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 298 miles [479.6 km] to the south southeast (SSE). Driving would take five to six hours, a buggy would take 12 days and walking would take 17 days.
- The shortest distance<7> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 5,802 miles [9,337.4 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<8>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,527 miles [10,504.2 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<9>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,404 miles [7,087.6 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<10>
Off-the-Road Links ...
Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Oakfield. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.
The official website for Erie County: www.erie.gov/
The official website for State of New York: https://www.ny.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- Oakfield) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Oakfield. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 42.9717, Longitude: -78.9684 In this case, the coordinates for Oakfield have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <2> | We use the term 'Historic' broadly and it generally means that the community no longer exists. However, it can also mean that the community might still exist, but was significantly larger or had a more 'official' existence in the past than it does now. Unfortunately our sources of data have proven to be unreliable. If you can provide us with more specific information about Oakfield, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <3> | If we found a location and have questions about the accuracy of our information, we will simply say that the marker is 'in the vicinity'. We are not confident about the location and the position of our marker is only a rough guide. If we have too many doubts about the location, we will not include it in our database. |
| <4> | 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. |
| <5> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <6> | 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. |
| <7> | 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 Oakfield to the Middle East to be East and South, the Great Circle Route actually lies to the North and East. |
| <8> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 308.777 degrees. |
| <9> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 305.078 degrees. |
| <10> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 303.967 degrees. |