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 Alberta community of Oil City.
California
Kern County
This Oil City is located in Kern County and lies 2,003 miles [3,223.5 km]<2> to the west.
For more information, please visit our profile page for the Kern County community of Oil City.
Kansas
Butler 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 Kansas community of Oil City [Butler County].
Kentucky
Barren County
This Oil City is located in Barren County and lies 440 miles [708.1 km]<2> to the south southwest.
For more information, please visit our profile page for the Barren County community of Oil City.
Louisiana
Caddo Parish
This Oil City is located in Caddo Parish and lies 935 miles [1,504.7 km]<2> to the southwest.
For more information, please visit our profile page for the Caddo Parish community of Oil City.
Maryland
Caroline County
This Oil City is located in Caroline County and lies 439 miles [706.5 km]<2> to the southeast.
For more information, please visit our profile page for the Caroline County community of Oil City.
Michigan
Midland County
This Oil City is located in Midland County and lies 120 miles [193.1 km]<2> to the west northwest.
For more information, please visit our profile page for the Midland County community of Oil City.
Mississippi
Yazoo County
This Oil City is located in Yazoo County and lies 822 miles [1,322.9 km]<2> to the southwest.
For more information, please visit our profile page for the Yazoo County community of Oil City.
Missouri
Chariton County
This Oil City is located in Chariton County and lies 590 miles [949.5 km]<2> to the west southwest.
For more information, please visit our profile page for the Chariton County community of Oil City.
New Mexico
Eddy 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 New Mexico community of Oil City [Eddy County].
Oklahoma
Carter County
This Oil City is located in Carter County and lies 997 miles [1,604.5 km]<2> to the west southwest.
For more information, please visit our profile page for the Carter County community of Oil City.
Stephens County
This Oil City is located in Stephens County and lies 1,015 miles [1,633.5 km] to the west southwest.
For more information, please visit our profile page for the Stephens County community of Oil City.
Pennsylvania
Cambria County
This Oil City is located in Cambria County and lies 258 miles [415.2 km]<2> to the southeast.
For more information, please visit our profile page for the Cambria County community of Oil City.
Venango County
This Oil City is located in Venango County and lies 170 miles [273.6 km] to the southeast.
For more information, please visit our profile page for the Venango County community of Oil City.
Texas
Hutchinson County
This Oil City is located in Hutchinson County and lies 1,125 miles [1,810.5 km]<2> to the west southwest.
For more information, please visit our profile page for the Hutchinson County community of Oil City.
Washington
Jefferson County
This Oil City is located in Jefferson County and lies 2,041 miles [3,284.7 km]<2> to the west northwest.
For more information, please visit our profile page for the Jefferson County community of Oil City.
Wisconsin
Monroe County
This Oil City is located in Monroe County and lies 413 miles [664.7 km]<2> to the west northwest.
For more information, please visit our profile page for the Monroe County community of Oil City.
Wyoming
Natrona 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 Wyoming community of Oil City [Natrona County].
Curious and Interesting Names Near Oil City ...
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.
Cherry Beach (9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Cherry Beach have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
Cherry Beach is located in Saint Clair County (MI)
Columbus (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Columbus. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<4>
Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Ladysmith. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<4>
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 Oil City to various places of note, such as Parliament Hill.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Oil City and extending to:
The National Capital at Parliament Hill (Ottawa, ON) is 380 miles [611.6 km]<2> to the east northeast (ENE). If you could drive a straight line from Oil City to Parliament Hill, with an average speed<6>of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, it would take most of a day to make the trip. A comfortable walk of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour would take 22 days. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take 15 days.
The shortest distance<7> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 5,945 miles [9,567.6 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<8>
The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,676 miles [10,744 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<9>
The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,555 miles [7,330.6 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<10>
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 Bird Creek to see Pete ... Bird 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 Oil City 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' distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Oil City) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Oil City. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 42.8174, Longitude: -82.4660
<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>
An 'estimated' location is one where we have been given GPS coordinates, but are unable to verify the accuracy of those coordinates. That said, we have some confidence that we have placed the marker near the actual location. A typical reason for being unable to verify a location is that it might be on private property or maybe historic and gone without an obvious trace.
<5>
While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<6>
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.
<7>
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 Oil City to the Middle East to be East and South, the Great Circle Route actually lies to the North and East.
<8>
The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 311.026 degrees.
<9>
The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 307.596 degrees.
<10>
The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 305.721 degrees.