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Communities Also Named Oak Acres ...

We found four communities that are also named Oak Acres.

There is one other community in Ontario that is also named Oak Acres.

Beyond Ontario, we know of three communities that are located in Canada and the United States. Of these three communities, one is located in Canada and the other three communities are located in the United States.

  • Communities Located In Ontario ...
  • Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
    • Delaware
      • Sussex County
      • This Oak Acres is located in Sussex County and lies 491 miles [790.2 km]<1> to the southeast.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Sussex County community of Oak Acres.
    • Maryland
      • Frederick County
      • This Oak Acres is located in Frederick County and lies 361 miles [581 km]<1> to the southeast.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Frederick County community of Oak Acres.
    • West Virginia
      • Wood County
      • This Oak Acres is located in Wood County and lies 263 miles [423.3 km]<1> to the south.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Wood County community of Oak Acres.

Curious and Interesting Names Near Oak Acres ...

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.

  • Coronation Park
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
  • Errol
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Errol
  • Fourth Line
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
  • Gardendale
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
    • Gardendale is located in Saint Clair County (MI)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gardendale
  • Lucasville
    (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
  • Marysville
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
    • Marysville is located in Saint Clair County (MI)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marysville
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 9,649 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Marysville <2>
  • South Park
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
    • South Park is located in Saint Clair County (MI)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Park
  • Wees Beach
    (Less than 2 miles to the north)

How Far From Oak Acres 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 Oak Acres to various places of note, such as Parliament Hill.

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

  • The National Capital at Parliament Hill (Ottawa, ON) is 370 miles [595.5 km]<1> to the east northeast (ENE). If you could drive a straight line from Oak Acres to Parliament Hill, with an average speed<3>of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, it would take 6 hours to make the trip. A comfortable walk of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour would take 21 days. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take 15 days.
  • The shortest distance<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 5,933 miles [9,548.2 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
  • The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,665 miles [10,726.3 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
  • The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,544 miles [7,312.9 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>'

Footnotes ...

<1>Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'point-to-point' distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Oak Acres) 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 Oak Acres 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 Acres. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 43.0033, Longitude: -82.3789    
<5>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 310.96 degrees.
<6>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 307.549 degrees.
<7>The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 305.611 degrees.