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39.987056, -75.307964
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We found nineteen communities that share the name Oakmont.
There are three communities within Pennsylvania that are also named Oakmont.
Beyond Pennsylvania, we know of another sixteen communities that are located throughout in the United States.
Communities Located In Pennsylvania ...
Allegheny County
This Oakmont is located in Allegheny County and lies 241 miles [387.9 km]<1> to the west of the Oakmont that is located in Delaware County.
For more information, please visit our profile page for the Allegheny County community of Oakmont.
Cambria 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 Pennsylvania community of Oakmont [Cambria County].
Dauphin County
This Oakmont is located in Dauphin County and lies 75 miles [120.7 km]<1> to the west northwest of the Oakmont that is located in Delaware County.
For more information, please visit our profile page for the Dauphin County community of Oakmont.
Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
California
Sonoma County
This Oakmont is located in Sonoma County and lies 2,502 miles [4,026.6 km]<1> to the west northwest of the Oakmont that is located in Delaware County.
For more information, please visit our profile page for the Sonoma County community of Oakmont.
Delaware
New Castle County
This Oakmont is located in New Castle County and lies 23 miles [37 km]<1> to the southwest of the Oakmont that is located in Delaware County.
For more information, please visit our profile page for the New Castle County community of Oakmont.
Louisiana
Saint Tammany Parish
This Oakmont is located in Saint Tammany Parish and lies 1,054 miles [1,696.2 km]<1> to the southwest of the Oakmont that is located in Delaware County.
For more information, please visit our profile page for the Saint Tammany Parish community of Oakmont.
Maryland
Anne Arundel County
This Oakmont is located in Anne Arundel County and lies 90 miles [144.8 km]<1> to the southwest of the Oakmont that is located in Delaware County.
For more information, please visit our profile page for the Anne Arundel County community of Oakmont.
Harford County
This Oakmont is located in Harford County and lies 67 miles [107.8 km] to the west southwest of the Oakmont that is located in Delaware County.
For more information, please visit our profile page for the Harford County community of Oakmont.
Montgomery County
This Oakmont is located in Montgomery County and lies 117 miles [188.3 km] to the southwest of the Oakmont that is located in Delaware County.
For more information, please visit our profile page for the Montgomery County community of Oakmont.
Missouri
Taney County
This Oakmont is located in Taney County and lies 1,001 miles [1,611 km]<1> to the west of the Oakmont that is located in Delaware County.
For more information, please visit our profile page for the Taney County community of Oakmont.
North Carolina
Pitt County
This Oakmont is located in Pitt County and lies 323 miles [519.8 km]<1> to the south southwest of the Oakmont that is located in Delaware County.
For more information, please visit our profile page for the Pitt County community of Oakmont.
Ohio
Wood County
This Oakmont is located in Wood County and lies 446 miles [717.8 km]<1> to the west northwest of the Oakmont that is located in Delaware County.
For more information, please visit our profile page for the Wood County community of Oakmont.
South Carolina
Beaufort County
This Oakmont is located in Beaufort County and lies 605 miles [973.7 km]<1> to the south southwest of the Oakmont that is located in Delaware County.
For more information, please visit our profile page for the Beaufort County community of Oakmont.
Dorchester County
This Oakmont is located in Dorchester County and lies 554 miles [891.6 km] to the south southwest of the Oakmont that is located in Delaware County.
For more information, please visit our profile page for the Dorchester County community of Oakmont.
Oconee County
This Oakmont is located in Oconee County and lies 555 miles [893.2 km] to the southwest of the Oakmont that is located in Delaware County.
For more information, please visit our profile page for the Oconee County community of Oakmont.
Orangeburg County
This Oakmont is located in Orangeburg County and lies 541 miles [870.7 km] to the southwest of the Oakmont that is located in Delaware County.
For more information, please visit our profile page for the Orangeburg County community of Oakmont.
Tennessee
Wilson County
This Oakmont is located in Wilson County and lies 661 miles [1,063.8 km]<1> to the west southwest of the Oakmont that is located in Delaware County.
For more information, please visit our profile page for the Wilson County community of Oakmont.
West Virginia
Mineral County
This Oakmont is located in Mineral County and lies 210 miles [338 km]<1> to the west of the Oakmont that is located in Delaware County.
For more information, please visit our profile page for the Mineral County community of Oakmont.
Ohio County
This Oakmont is located in Ohio County and lies 283 miles [455.4 km] to the west of the Oakmont that is located in Delaware County.
For more information, please visit our profile page for the Ohio County community of Oakmont.
Curious and Interesting Names Near Oakmont ...
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.
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 Oakmont to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Oakmont and extending to:
Harrisburg, which is the State Capital of Pennsylvania, lies 85 miles [136.8 km]<1> to the west northwest (WNW). If you could drive a straight line from Oakmont to Harrisburg, with an average speed<5>of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, it would take less than two hours to make the trip. A comfortable walk of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour would take 5 days. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take most of three days.
The White House (Washington, DC) is 118 miles [189.9 km] to the southwest (SW). Driving would take about two hours, a buggy would take 5 days and walking would take 7 days.
The shortest distance<6> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 5,778 miles [9,298.8 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>
The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,484 miles [10,435 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<8>
The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,361 miles [7,018.3 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<9>
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- Oakmont) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Oakmont. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 39.9871, Longitude: -75.3080 In this case, the coordinates for Oakmont 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 Oakmont 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.
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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 Oakmont to the Middle East to be East and South, the Great Circle Route actually lies to the North and East.
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The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 306.786 degrees.
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The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 302.356 degrees.
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The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 303.541 degrees.