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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 Knoll, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Oak Knoll and the surrounding area.
- 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 Knoll:
- 40.561170, -83.145747
- 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 Knoll
- 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 Marion County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Marion County
- Since Oak Knoll is near Union County and also Delaware County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Union County
- Open the eBird sighting report for Delaware 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 Knoll
Communities Also Named Oak Knoll ...
We found eight communities that are also named Oak Knoll.
Within Ohio, the name Oak Knoll is unique.
Beyond Ohio, we know of eight communities that are located in the United States.
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- California
- Los Angeles County
- This Oak Knoll is located in Los Angeles County and lies 1,957 miles [3,149.5 km]<1> to the west of the Oak Knoll that is located in Marion County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Los Angeles County community of Oak Knoll.
- Napa County
- This Oak Knoll is located in Napa County and lies 2,077 miles [3,342.6 km] to the west of the Oak Knoll that is located in Marion County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Napa County community of Oak Knoll.
- Florida
- Hillsborough County
- This Oak Knoll is located in Hillsborough County and lies 867 miles [1,395.3 km]<1> to the south of the Oak Knoll that is located in Marion County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Hillsborough County community of Oak Knoll.
- Manatee County
- This Oak Knoll is located in Manatee County and lies 902 miles [1,451.6 km] to the south of the Oak Knoll that is located in Marion County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Manatee County community of Oak Knoll.
- Minnesota
- Hennepin County
- This Oak Knoll is located in Hennepin County and lies 602 miles [968.8 km]<1> to the northwest of the Oak Knoll that is located in Marion County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Hennepin County community of Oak Knoll.
- Texas
- Tarrant 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 Texas community of Oak Knoll [Tarrant County].
- Wisconsin
- Dane County
- This Oak Knoll is located in Dane County and lies 353 miles [568.1 km]<1> to the west northwest of the Oak Knoll that is located in Marion County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Dane County community of Oak Knoll.
- Waukesha County
- This Oak Knoll is located in Waukesha County and lies 311 miles [500.5 km] to the west northwest of the Oak Knoll that is located in Marion County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Waukesha County community of Oak Knoll.
Curious and Interesting Names Near Oak Knoll ...
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.
- Beech ‑ Historic
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Beech is located in Marion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beech
- Carpenters Corners
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Carpenters Corners is located in Marion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carpenters Corners
- Centerville
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Centerville is located in Marion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Centerville
- Green Camp
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Green Camp is located in Marion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Green Camp
- Population from the 2020 Census: 356 people
- Hords ‑ Historic
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Hords is located in Marion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hords
- Longville ‑ Historic
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Longville is located in Marion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Longville
- Lynn
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Lynn is located in Marion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lynn
- Marion
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- Prospect
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Waldo
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
How Far From Oak Knoll 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 Knoll to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Oak Knoll and extending to:
- Marion, which is the Seat of Marion County, lies just to the North Northeast.
- Columbus, which is the State Capital of Ohio, lies 41 miles [66 km]<1> to the south (S). If you could walk a straight line from Oak Knoll to Columbus, with an average speed<4> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take about three full days to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take just about two full days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 344 miles [553.6 km] to the east southeast (ESE). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take five to six hours, a buggy would take 14 days and walking would take 20 days.
- The shortest distance<5> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,074 miles [9,775.2 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,799 miles [10,941.9 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,676 miles [7,525.3 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<8>'
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 drawn from Point A (ie- Oak Knoll) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |
| <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 Oak Knoll 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> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <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 Oak Knoll 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 Knoll. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 40.5612, Longitude: -83.1457 In this case, the coordinates for Oak Knoll have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 311.549 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 307.852 degrees. |
| <8> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 306.823 degrees. |
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