Outdoor Activities ...
As we travel, we like to pursue some of our interests (such as astronomy and bird watching).
When in Oakridge, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Oakridge and the surrounding area.
- Weather ...
- Before heading outdoors, you should check the weather:
- The National Weather Service forecast for Oakridge
- 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 Oakridge:
- 43.744449, -122.465530
- 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 Oakridge
- 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 Lane County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- eBird sighting report for Lane County
- Since Oakridge is near Klamath County and also Douglas County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- eBird sighting report for Klamath County
- eBird sighting report for Douglas 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 Oakridge ...
We found sixteen communities that share the name Oakridge.
Within Oregon, the name Oakridge is unique.
Beyond Oregon, we know of another sixteen communities that are located throughout in the United States and Canada. Of these sixteen communities, fourteen are located in the United States and two are in Canada.
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- British Columbia
- This Oakridge lies 380 miles [611.6 km]<1> to the north of the Oakridge that is located in Lane County.
- California
- Colorado
- Florida
- Maryland
- Cecil County
- This Oakridge is located in Cecil County and lies 2,389 miles [3,844.7 km]<1> to the east of the Oakridge that is located in Lane County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Cecil County community of Oakridge.
- Frederick County
- This Oakridge is located in Frederick County and lies 2,324 miles [3,740.1 km] to the east of the Oakridge that is located in Lane County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Frederick County community of Oakridge.
- Minnesota
- Mississippi
- Oklahoma
- Ontario
- Pennsylvania
- South Carolina
- Tennessee
- Virginia
- Wisconsin
- Kenosha 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 Wisconsin community of Oakridge [Kenosha County].
- Pierce County
- This Oakridge is located in Pierce County and lies 1,482 miles [2,385 km]<1> to the east northeast of the Oakridge that is located in Lane County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Pierce County community of Oakridge.
- British Columbia
Curious and Interesting Names Near Oakridge ...
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.
- Fields
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast) - Heather
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast) - Hemlock
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west) - Minnow
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest) - Nimrod
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the north) - Pryor
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east) - Unity
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Unity
- Unity is located in Lane County
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Unity <4>
- Wildwood
(18 miles [29 km] to the west)
How Far From Oakridge to ...
We spend a lot of time looking through Gazetteers that were published in the late 1800's and early 1900's. Many of the Gazetteers include the distance from a city such as Oakridge to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Oakridge and extending to:
- Eugene, which is the Seat of Lane County, lies 37 miles [59.5 km]<1> to the northwest. If you could walk a straight line from Oakridge to Eugene, with an average speed<5> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take over two days to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take just about two full days.
- Salem, which is the State Capital of Oregon, lies 87 miles [140 km] to the north northwest (NNW). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take less than two hours, a buggy would take most of three days and walking would take 5 days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 2,349 miles [3,780.3 km] to the east (E). Driving would take 5 days, a buggy would take 92 days and walking would take 134 days.
- The shortest distance<6> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 7,027 miles [11,308.9 km] and it lies to the north northeast (NNE).<7>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,791 miles [12,538.4 km] and it lies to the north northeast (NNE).<8>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,889 miles [9,477.4 km] and it lies to the north northeast (NNE).<9>
Off-the-Road Links ...
Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Oakridge. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.
The official website for Lane County: www.lanecounty.org/
The official website for State of Oregon: https://www.oregon.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 drawn from Point A (ie- Oakridge) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Oakridge. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 43.7444, Longitude: -122.4655 In this case, the coordinates for Oakridge 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 Oakridge 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're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <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 Oakridge 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 340.762 degrees. |
| <8> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 342.107 degrees. |
| <9> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 328.074 degrees. |