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Communities Also Named Oakgrove ...

We found eight communities that share the name Oakgrove.

Within Ontario, the name Oakgrove is unique.

Beyond Ontario, we know of another eight communities that are located throughout in the United States.

  • Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
    • Arkansas
      • Perry County
      • We found mention of this community, but have little information.<1> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Arkansas community of Oakgrove [Perry County].
    • Georgia
      • Quitman County
      • We found mention of this community, but have little information.<1> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Georgia community of Oakgrove [Quitman County].
    • Ohio
      • Clark County
      • This Oakgrove is located in Clark County and lies 527 miles [848.1 km]<2> to the southwest.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Clark County community of Oakgrove.
      • Guernsey County
      • This Oakgrove is located in Guernsey County and lies 429 miles [690.4 km] to the south southwest.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Guernsey County community of Oakgrove.
      • Meigs County
      • This community is historic<3> and we have very little information. For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Ohio community of Oakgrove [Meigs County].
    • Pennsylvania
      • Perry County
      • This Oakgrove is located in Perry County and lies 357 miles [574.5 km]<2> to the south.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Perry County community of Oakgrove.
    • South Carolina
      • Charleston County
      • This Oakgrove is located in Charleston County and lies 904 miles [1,454.8 km]<2> to the south southwest.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Charleston County community of Oakgrove.
    • Tennessee
      • Pickett County
      • We found mention of this community, but have little information.<1> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Tennessee community of Oakgrove [Pickett County].

Curious and Interesting Names Near Oakgrove ...

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.

  • Constant Creek
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Constant Creek came from an uncertain source and they still need to be verified:<4>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Constant Creek
  • Cotieville
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Cotieville came from an uncertain source and they still need to be verified:<4>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cotieville
  • Fourth Chute
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Fourth Chute came from an uncertain source and they still need to be verified:<4>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fourth Chute
  • Garden of Eden
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Garden of Eden came from an uncertain source and they still need to be verified:<4>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Garden of Eden
  • Martins Corner
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Martins Corner came from an uncertain source and they still need to be verified:<4>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Martins Corner
  • Mayhew
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Mayhew came from an uncertain source and they still need to be verified:<4>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mayhew
  • Rosebank
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rosebank
  • Scotch Bush
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
  • Shamrock
    (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Shamrock came from an uncertain source and they still need to be verified:<4>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shamrock
  • Springtown
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Springtown came from an uncertain source and they still need to be verified:<4>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Springtown
  • Wolftown
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Wolftown came from an uncertain source and they still need to be verified:<4>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wolftown

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

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

  • The National Capital at Parliament Hill (Ottawa, ON) is 54 miles [86.9 km]<2> to the east (E). If you could walk a straight line from Oakgrove to Parliament Hill, 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 over two days.
  • The shortest distance<6> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 5,612 miles [9,031.6 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>
  • The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,342 miles [10,206.5 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<8>
  • The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,221 miles [6,793 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<9>

The official website for Province of Ontario: https://www.ontario.ca/

Footnotes ...

<1>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 Oakgrove 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 . 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.
<2>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- Oakgrove) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Oakgrove. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 45.4625, Longitude: -76.8156    
<3>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 Oakgrove, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.
<4>If we found a location and have questions about the accuracy of our information, we will simply say that the marker is 'in the vicinity'. We are not confident about the location and the position of our marker is only a rough guide. If we have too many doubts about the location, we will not include it in our database.
<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 Oakgrove 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 307.144 degrees.
<8>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 303.642 degrees.
<9>The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 301.812 degrees.




 

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