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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 Oakmont, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Oakmont 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 Oakmont:
    • 41.541718, -83.597156
    • 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 Oakmont
  • 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 Wood County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
    • Open the eBird sighting report for Wood County
    • Since Oakmont is near Lucas County and also Ottawa County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
    • Open the eBird sighting report for Lucas County
    • Open the eBird sighting report for Ottawa 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 Oakmont

Communities Also Named Oakmont ...

We found nineteen communities that are also named Oakmont.

Within Ohio, the name Oakmont is unique.

Beyond Ohio, we know of nineteen communities that are located in the United States.

  • Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
    • California
      • Sonoma County
      • This Oakmont is located in Sonoma County and lies 2,057 miles [3,310.4 km]<1> to the west of the Oakmont that is located in Wood County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Sonoma County community of Oakmont.
    • Delaware
      • New Castle County
      • This Oakmont is located in New Castle County and lies 439 miles [706.5 km]<1> to the east southeast of the Oakmont that is located in Wood County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the New Castle County community of Oakmont.
    • Louisiana
      • Saint Tammany Parish
      • This Oakmont is located in Saint Tammany Parish and lies 848 miles [1,364.7 km]<1> to the south southwest of the Oakmont that is located in Wood County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Saint Tammany Parish community of Oakmont.
    • Maryland
      • Anne Arundel County
      • This Oakmont is located in Anne Arundel County and lies 412 miles [663 km]<1> to the east southeast of the Oakmont that is located in Wood County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Anne Arundel County community of Oakmont.
      • Harford County
      • This Oakmont is located in Harford County and lies 400 miles [643.7 km] to the east southeast of the Oakmont that is located in Wood County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Harford County community of Oakmont.
      • Montgomery County
      • This Oakmont is located in Montgomery County and lies 383 miles [616.4 km] to the east southeast of the Oakmont that is located in Wood County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Montgomery County community of Oakmont.
    • Missouri
      • Taney County
      • This Oakmont is located in Taney County and lies 623 miles [1,002.6 km]<1> to the west southwest of the Oakmont that is located in Wood County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Taney County community of Oakmont.
    • North Carolina
      • Pitt County
      • This Oakmont is located in Pitt County and lies 531 miles [854.6 km]<1> to the southeast of the Oakmont that is located in Wood County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Pitt County community of Oakmont.
    • Pennsylvania
      • Allegheny County
      • This Oakmont is located in Allegheny County and lies 208 miles [334.7 km]<1> to the east southeast of the Oakmont that is located in Wood County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Allegheny County community of Oakmont.
      • Cambria 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 Pennsylvania community of Oakmont [Cambria County].
      • Dauphin County
      • This Oakmont is located in Dauphin County and lies 371 miles [597.1 km] to the east southeast of the Oakmont that is located in Wood County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Dauphin County community of Oakmont.
      • Delaware County
      • This Oakmont is located in Delaware County and lies 446 miles [717.8 km] to the east southeast of the Oakmont that is located in Wood County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Delaware County community of Oakmont.
    • South Carolina
      • Beaufort County
      • This Oakmont is located in Beaufort County and lies 650 miles [1,046.1 km]<1> to the south southeast of the Oakmont that is located in Wood County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Beaufort County community of Oakmont.
      • Dorchester County
      • This Oakmont is located in Dorchester County and lies 621 miles [999.4 km] to the south southeast of the Oakmont that is located in Wood County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Dorchester County community of Oakmont.
      • Oconee County
      • This Oakmont is located in Oconee County and lies 467 miles [751.6 km] to the south of the Oakmont that is located in Wood County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Oconee County community of Oakmont.
      • Orangeburg County
      • This Oakmont is located in Orangeburg County and lies 569 miles [915.7 km] to the south southeast of the Oakmont that is located in Wood County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Orangeburg County community of Oakmont.
    • Tennessee
      • Wilson County
      • This Oakmont is located in Wilson County and lies 400 miles [643.7 km]<1> to the south southwest of the Oakmont that is located in Wood County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Wilson County community of Oakmont.
    • West Virginia
      • Mineral County
      • This Oakmont is located in Mineral County and lies 276 miles [444.2 km]<1> to the east southeast of the Oakmont that is located in Wood County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Mineral County community of Oakmont.
      • Ohio County
      • This Oakmont is located in Ohio County and lies 183 miles [294.5 km] to the east southeast of the Oakmont that is located in Wood County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Ohio County community of Oakmont.

Curious and Interesting Names Near Oakmont ...

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.

  • Five Points
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
    • Five Points is located in Wood County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Five Points
  • Frances Gardens
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
    • Frances Gardens is located in Wood County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Frances Gardens
  • Grassy Creek
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
    • Grassy Creek is located in Wood County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grassy Creek
  • Hobart
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
    • Hobart is located in Wood County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hobart
  • Holiday Park
    (Less than 2 miles to the north)
    • Holiday Park is located in Wood County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Holiday Park
  • Hulls Crossing
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
    • Hulls Crossing is located in Wood County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hulls Crossing
  • Indian Creek
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
    • Indian Creek is located in Wood County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Indian Creek
  • Indian Meadows
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
    • Indian Meadows is located in Wood County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Indian Meadows
  • Island View
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
    • Island View is located in Wood County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Island View
  • Continue List   (6 more) ...
    • Kettle Run
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
      • Kettle Run is located in Wood County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kettle Run
    • Lime City
      (Less than 2 miles to the east)
      • Lime City is located in Wood County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lime City
    • Parliament Place
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
      • Parliament Place is located in Wood County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Parliament Place
    • Pheasant Run
      (Less than 2 miles to the west)
      • Pheasant Run is located in Wood County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pheasant Run
    • Ranch Gardens
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
      • Ranch Gardens is located in Wood County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ranch Gardens
    • Valley Hills
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
      • Valley Hills is located in Wood County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Valley Hills

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

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

  • Bowling Green, which is the Seat of Wood County, lies 11 miles [17.7 km]<1> to the south southwest. If you could walk a straight line from Oakmont to Bowling Green, with an average speed<3> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take five to six hours to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take nearly four hours.
  • Columbus, which is the State Capital of Ohio, lies 112 miles [180.2 km] to the south southeast (SSE). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take about two hours, a buggy would take 5 days and walking would take 7 days.
  • The White House (Washington, DC) is 390 miles [627.6 km] to the east southeast (ESE). Driving would take most of a day, a buggy would take 16 days and walking would take 23 days.
  • The shortest distance<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,046 miles [9,730.1 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
  • The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,776 miles [10,904.9 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
  • The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,654 miles [7,489.9 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>'

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 from Point A (ie- Oakmont) 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 Mile's to see Pete ... Mile's 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 Oakmont 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 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.
<4>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 Oakmont 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 Oakmont. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 41.5417, Longitude: -83.5972       In this case, the coordinates for Oakmont have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).
<5>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 311.808 degrees.
<6>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 308.292 degrees.
<7>The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 306.711 degrees.