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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 Oakshade, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Oakshade and the surrounding area.

  • Weather ...
  • 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 Oakshade:
    • 41.668937, -84.152917
    • 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 Oakshade
  • 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 Fulton County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
    • Open the eBird sighting report for Fulton County
    • Since Oakshade is near Lenawee County and also Henry County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
    • Open the eBird sighting report for Lenawee County
    • Open the eBird sighting report for Henry 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 Oakshade

Communities Also Named Oakshade ...

We found one communities that are also named Oakshade.

Within Ohio, the name Oakshade is unique.

Beyond Ohio, there is another community also named Oakshade in the United States.

  • Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
    • Virginia
      • Culpeper County
      • This Oakshade is located in Culpeper County and lies 389 miles [626 km]<1> to the east southeast of the Oakshade that is located in Fulton County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Culpeper County community of Oakshade.

Curious and Interesting Names Near Oakshade ...

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.

  • Advance
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
  • Champion
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
    • Champion is located in Fulton County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Champion
  • Delta
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
  • Delta Heights
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
    • Delta Heights is located in Fulton County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Delta Heights
  • Dutch Ridge
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
    • Dutch Ridge is located in Fulton County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dutch Ridge
  • Inlet ‑ Historic
    (Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
  • Jasper
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
  • Leslie ‑ Historic
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
  • Lime Creek
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
    • Lime Creek is located in Lenawee County (MI)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lime Creek
  • Lyons
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
  • Powers ‑ Historic
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
  • Sand Creek
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
    • Sand Creek is located in Lenawee County (MI)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sand Creek
  • Townline ‑ Historic
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
    • Townline is located in Fulton County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Townline
  • Zone
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
    • Zone is located in Fulton County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Zone

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

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

  • Wauseon, which is the Seat of Fulton County, lies just to the South.
  • Columbus, which is the State Capital of Ohio, lies 131 miles [210.8 km]<1> to the south southeast (SSE). If you could drive a straight line from Oakshade to Columbus, with an average speed<3>of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, it would take less than three hours to make the trip. A comfortable walk of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour would take 8 days. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take 6 days.
  • The White House (Washington, DC) is 420 miles [675.9 km] to the east southeast (ESE). Driving would take most of a day, a buggy would take 17 days and walking would take 24 days.
  • The shortest distance<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,062 miles [9,755.8 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
  • The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,793 miles [10,932.3 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
  • The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,672 miles [7,518.9 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 things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Oakshade) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'.
<2>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<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 Oakshade 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 Oakshade. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 41.6689, Longitude: -84.1529    
<5>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 312.162 degrees.
<6>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 308.713 degrees.
<7>The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 306.935 degrees.