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:
- 39.659236, -82.115978
- 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 Perry County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- eBird sighting report for Perry County
- Since Oakfield is near Morgan County and also Athens County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- eBird sighting report for Morgan County
- eBird sighting report for Athens 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 Ohio which is also named Oakfield.
Beyond Ohio, 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 Ohio ...
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- Georgia
- Iowa
- Maine
- Missouri
- New York
- Erie County
- This Oakfield is located in Erie County and lies 280 miles [450.6 km]<1> to the north northeast of the Oakfield that is located in Perry County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Erie County community of Oakfield.
- Genesee County
- This Oakfield is located in Genesee County and lies 308 miles [495.7 km] to the northeast of the Oakfield that is located in Perry County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Genesee County community of Oakfield.
- Nova Scotia
- This Oakfield lies 1,190 miles [1,915.1 km]<1> to the east northeast of the Oakfield that is located in Perry County.
- 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.
- Chapel Hill ‑ Historic
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Chapel Hill have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chapel Hill
- Chapel Hill is located in Perry County
- Claybank ‑ Historic
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west) - Congo
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Congo
- Congo is located in Perry County
- Corning
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Corning
- Corning is located in Perry County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 568 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Corning <4>
- Hemlock
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest) - Lyonsdale ‑ Historic
(5 miles [8 km] to the north) - Portersville
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Portersville have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Portersville
- Portersville is located in Perry County
- Rose Farm
(5 miles [8 km] to the north) - Sulphur Springs
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Sulphur Springs have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sulphur Springs
- Sulphur Springs is located in Perry County
- Tropic
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast) - Whipstown
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west) - Yellowtown
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Yellowtown have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Yellowtown
- Yellowtown is located in Perry County
How Far From Oakfield 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 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:
- New Lexington, which is the Seat of Perry County, lies just to the Northwest.
- Columbus, which is the State Capital of Ohio, lies 51 miles [82.1 km]<1> to the west northwest (WNW). If you could walk a straight line from Oakfield to Columbus, with an average speed<5> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take most of three days to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take most of two days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 276 miles [444.2 km] to the east (E). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take four to five hours, a buggy would take 11 days and walking would take 16 days.
- The shortest distance<6> 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).<7>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,794 miles [10,933.9 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<8>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,669 miles [7,514 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<9>
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 State of Ohio: https://ohio.gov/
Footnotes ...
| <1> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line 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: 39.6592, Longitude: -82.1160 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> | 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 Oakfield 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 310.928 degrees. |
| <8> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 307.011 degrees. |
| <9> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 306.65 degrees. |