Outdoor Activities ...
As we travel, we like to pursue some of our interests (such as astronomy and bird watching).
When in Oakwood Park, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Oakwood Park and the surrounding area.
- Weather ...
- Before heading outdoors, you should check the weather:
- The National Weather Service forecast for Oakwood Park
- 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 Oakwood Park:
- 39.432852, -81.450121
- 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 Oakwood Park
- 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 Washington County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- eBird sighting report for Washington County
- Since Oakwood Park is near Wood County and also Pleasants County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- eBird sighting report for Wood County
- eBird sighting report for Pleasants 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 Oakwood Park ...
We found nine communities that share the name Oakwood Park.
Within Ohio, the name Oakwood Park is unique.
Beyond Ohio, we know of another nine communities that are located throughout in the United States.
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- Indiana
- Kosciusko County
- This Oakwood Park is located in Kosciusko County and lies 263 miles [423.3 km]<1> to the west northwest of the Oakwood Park that is located in Washington County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Kosciusko County community of Oakwood Park.
- Maryland
- Anne Arundel County
- This Oakwood Park is located in Anne Arundel County and lies 259 miles [416.8 km]<1> to the east of the Oakwood Park that is located in Washington County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Anne Arundel County community of Oakwood Park.
- Michigan
- Wayne 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 Michigan community of Oakwood Park [Wayne County].
- Missouri
- Clay County
- This Oakwood Park is located in Clay County and lies 700 miles [1,126.5 km]<1> to the west of the Oakwood Park that is located in Washington County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Clay County community of Oakwood Park.
- New Jersey
- Union County
- This Oakwood Park is located in Union County and lies 382 miles [614.8 km]<1> to the east northeast of the Oakwood Park that is located in Washington County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Union County community of Oakwood Park.
- Pennsylvania
- Cumberland County
- This Oakwood Park is located in Cumberland County and lies 244 miles [392.7 km]<1> to the east northeast of the Oakwood Park that is located in Washington County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Cumberland County community of Oakwood Park.
- Luzerne 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 Oakwood Park [Luzerne County].
- South Carolina
- Beaufort County
- This Oakwood Park is located in Beaufort County and lies 486 miles [782.1 km]<1> to the south of the Oakwood Park that is located in Washington County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Beaufort County community of Oakwood Park.
- Virginia
- Montgomery County
- This Oakwood Park is located in Montgomery County and lies 169 miles [272 km]<1> to the south southeast of the Oakwood Park that is located in Washington County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Montgomery County community of Oakwood Park.
- Indiana
Curious and Interesting Names Near Oakwood Park ...
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.
- Churchtown
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Churchtown
- Churchtown is located in Washington County
- Cornerville
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Cornerville have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cornerville
- Cornerville is located in Washington County
- Dell
(5 miles [8 km] to the east) - Grand View
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Grand View have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grand View
- Grand View is located in Washington County
- Hills
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east) - Locust Fork
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Locust Fork have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Locust Fork
- Locust Fork is located in Washington County
- Oak Grove
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oak Grove
- Oak Grove is located in Washington County
- Rainbow
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north) - Rathbone
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest) - Ruraldale
(Less than 2 miles to the east) - Sand Hill
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest) - Sandhill
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sandhill
- Sandhill is located in Washington County
- Stanleyville
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Stanleyville have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stanleyville
- Stanleyville is located in Washington County
- Unionville
(Less than 2 miles to the north)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Unionville have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Unionville
- Unionville is located in Washington County
How Far From Oakwood Park to ...
We spend a lot of time looking through Gazetteers, Almanacs & Directories that were published in the late 1800's and early 1900's. Many of the Gazetteers include the distance from a community such as Oakwood Park to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Oakwood Park and extending to:
- Marietta, which is the Seat of Washington County, lies just to the South.
- Columbus, which is the State Capital of Ohio, lies 90 miles [144.8 km]<1> to the west northwest (WNW). If you could drive a straight line from Oakwood Park to Columbus, with an average speed<4>of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, it would take less than two hours to make the trip. A comfortable walk of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour would take 6 days. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take most of three days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 239 miles [384.6 km] to the east (E). Driving would take nearly four hours, a buggy would take 10 days and walking would take 14 days.
- The shortest distance<5> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,057 miles [9,747.8 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,775 miles [10,903.3 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,650 miles [7,483.4 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<8>
Off-the-Road Links ...
Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Oakwood Park. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.
The official website for Washington County: www.co.washington.oh.us/
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' (or point-to-point) distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Oakwood Park) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Oakwood Park. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 39.4329, Longitude: -81.4501 In this case, the coordinates for Oakwood Park have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <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 Rock Creek to see Pete ... Rock 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 Oakwood Park 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> | 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 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 Oakwood Park to the Middle East to be East and South, the Great Circle Route actually lies to the North and East. |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 310.523 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 306.516 degrees. |
| <8> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 306.428 degrees. |