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Communities Also Named Oakville ...

We found 30 communities that share the name Oakville.

Within Ontario, the name Oakville is unique.

Beyond Ontario, we know of another 30 communities that are located throughout in Canada and the United States. Of these 30 communities, .

  • Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
    • Alabama
      • Jefferson County
      • This Oakville is located in Jefferson County and lies 778 miles [1,252.1 km]<1> to the south southwest.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Jefferson County community of Oakville.
      • Lawrence County
      • This Oakville is located in Lawrence County and lies 739 miles [1,189.3 km] to the southwest.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Lawrence County community of Oakville.
    • California
      • Napa County
      • This Oakville is located in Napa County and lies 2,230 miles [3,588.8 km]<1> to the west.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Napa County community of Oakville.
    • Connecticut
      • Litchfield County
      • This Oakville is located in Litchfield County and lies 358 miles [576.1 km]<1> to the east southeast.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Litchfield County community of Oakville.
    • Georgia
      • Terrell County
      • This Oakville is located in Terrell County and lies 841 miles [1,353.5 km]<1> to the south southwest.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Terrell County community of Oakville.
    • Illinois
      • Union 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 Illinois community of Oakville [Union County].
    • Indiana
      • Delaware County
      • This Oakville is located in Delaware County and lies 374 miles [601.9 km]<1> to the southwest.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Delaware County community of Oakville.
    • Iowa
      • Louisa County
      • This Oakville is located in Louisa County and lies 602 miles [968.8 km]<1> to the west.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Louisa County community of Oakville.
    • Kentucky
      • Logan County
      • This Oakville is located in Logan County and lies 597 miles [960.8 km]<1> to the southwest.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Logan County community of Oakville.
    • Louisiana
      • Plaquemines Parish
      • This Oakville is located in Plaquemines Parish and lies 1,101 miles [1,771.9 km]<1> to the southwest.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Plaquemines Parish community of Oakville.
    • Manitoba
      • This Oakville lies 973 miles [1,565.9 km]<1> to the northwest.
    • Maryland
      • Saint Mary's County
      • This Oakville is located in Saint Mary's County and lies 382 miles [614.8 km]<1> to the south southeast.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Saint Mary's County community of Oakville.
      • Somerset County
      • This Oakville is located in Somerset County and lies 417 miles [671.1 km] to the south southeast.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Somerset County community of Oakville.
    • Michigan
      • Monroe County
      • This Oakville is located in Monroe County and lies 219 miles [352.4 km]<1> to the west southwest.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Monroe County community of Oakville.
    • Missouri
      • Pemiscot County
      • This Oakville is located in Pemiscot County and lies 738 miles [1,187.7 km]<1> to the southwest.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Pemiscot County community of Oakville.
      • Saint Louis County
      • This Oakville is located in Saint Louis County and lies 651 miles [1,047.7 km] to the west southwest.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Saint Louis County community of Oakville.
    • New Brunswick
      • This Oakville lies 614 miles [988.1 km]<1> to the east northeast.
    • New Jersey
      • Atlantic County
      • This Oakville is located in Atlantic County and lies 378 miles [608.3 km]<1> to the southeast.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Atlantic County community of Oakville.
    • New York
      • Suffolk County
      • This Oakville is located in Suffolk County and lies 402 miles [647 km]<1> to the east southeast.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Suffolk County community of Oakville.
    • North Carolina
      • Warren County
      • This Oakville is located in Warren County and lies 486 miles [782.1 km]<1> to the south.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Warren County community of Oakville.
    • North Dakota
      • Barnes 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 North Dakota community of Oakville [Barnes County].
    • Oregon
      • Linn County
      • This Oakville is located in Linn County and lies 2,138 miles [3,440.8 km]<1> to the west northwest.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Linn County community of Oakville.
    • Pennsylvania
      • Cumberland County
      • This Oakville is located in Cumberland County and lies 255 miles [410.4 km]<1> to the south southeast.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Cumberland County community of Oakville.
      • Westmoreland County
      • This Oakville is located in Westmoreland County and lies 213 miles [342.8 km] to the south.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Westmoreland County community of Oakville.
    • Tennessee
      • Shelby County
      • This Oakville is located in Shelby County and lies 796 miles [1,281 km]<1> to the southwest.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Shelby County community of Oakville.
    • Texas
      • Live Oak County
      • This Oakville is located in Live Oak County and lies 1,453 miles [2,338.4 km]<1> to the southwest.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Live Oak County community of Oakville.
    • Virginia
      • Alexandria City
      • 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 Virginia community of Oakville [Alexandria City].
      • Appomattox County
      • This Oakville is located in Appomattox County and lies 416 miles [669.5 km]<1> to the south.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Appomattox County community of Oakville.
    • Washington
      • Grays Harbor County
      • This Oakville is located in Grays Harbor County and lies 2,107 miles [3,390.9 km]<1> to the west northwest.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Grays Harbor County community of Oakville.
    • West Virginia
      • Roane 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 West Virginia community of Oakville [Roane County].

Curious and Interesting Names Near Oakville ...

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.

  • Ash
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Ash came from an uncertain source and they still need to be verified:<3>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ash
  • Birchwood
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Birchwood came from an uncertain source and they still need to be verified:<3>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Birchwood
  • Clearview
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
  • Elizabeth Gardens
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Elizabeth Gardens came from an uncertain source and they still need to be verified:<3>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elizabeth Gardens
  • Erin Mills
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Erin Mills came from an uncertain source and they still need to be verified:<3>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Erin Mills
  • Erindale
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Erindale came from an uncertain source and they still need to be verified:<3>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Erindale
  • Kent Gardens
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Kent Gardens came from an uncertain source and they still need to be verified:<3>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kent Gardens
  • Longmoor
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Longmoor came from an uncertain source and they still need to be verified:<3>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Longmoor
  • Meadow Wood
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Meadow Wood came from an uncertain source and they still need to be verified:<3>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Meadow Wood
  • Orchard
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Orchard came from an uncertain source and they still need to be verified:<3>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Orchard
  • Park Royal
    (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Park Royal came from an uncertain source and they still need to be verified:<3>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Park Royal

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

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

  • The National Capital at Parliament Hill (Ottawa, ON) is 239 miles [384.6 km]<1> to the northeast (NE). If you could drive a straight line from Oakville to Parliament Hill, with an average speed<4>of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, it would take nearly four hours to make the trip. A comfortable walk of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour would take 14 days. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take 10 days.
  • The shortest distance<5> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 5,809 miles [9,348.7 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
  • The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,538 miles [10,521.9 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>
  • The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,415 miles [7,105.3 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<8>

The official website for Oakville: www.oakville.ca/

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

Footnotes ...

<1>Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'point-to-point' distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Oakville) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Oakville. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 43.4333, Longitude: -79.6667    
<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 Oakville 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.
<3>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.
<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 Oakville 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 309.185 degrees.
<7>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 305.61 degrees.
<8>The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 304.118 degrees.




 

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