Outdoor Activities ...
As we travel, we like to pursue some of our interests (such as astronomy and bird watching).
When in Oakville, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Oakville and the surrounding area.
- Weather ...
- Before heading outdoors, you should check the weather:
- The National Weather Service forecast for Oakville
- 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 Oakville:
- 40.126199, -77.455264
- 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 Oakville
- 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 Cumberland County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- eBird sighting report for Cumberland County
- Since Oakville is near Franklin County and also Perry County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- eBird sighting report for Franklin County
- eBird sighting report for Perry 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 Oakville ...
We found 30 communities that share the name Oakville.
There is one other community in Pennsylvania which is also named Oakville.
Beyond Pennsylvania, we know of another 29 communities that are located throughout in the United States and Canada. Of these 29 communities, 27 are located in the United States and three are in Canada.
- Communities Located In Pennsylvania ...
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- Alabama
- Jefferson County
- This Oakville is located in Jefferson County and lies 681 miles [1,096 km]<1> to the southwest of the Oakville that is located in Cumberland County.
- 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 661 miles [1,063.8 km] to the west southwest of the Oakville that is located in Cumberland County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Lawrence County community of Oakville.
- California
- Connecticut
- Georgia
- Illinois
- Indiana
- Iowa
- Kentucky
- Louisiana
- Manitoba
- This Oakville lies 1,203 miles [1,936 km]<1> to the northwest of the Oakville that is located in Cumberland County.
- Maryland
- Saint Mary's County
- This Oakville is located in Saint Mary's County and lies 127 miles [204.4 km]<1> to the south southeast of the Oakville that is located in Cumberland County.
- 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 164 miles [263.9 km] to the southeast of the Oakville that is located in Cumberland County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Somerset County community of Oakville.
- Michigan
- Missouri
- Pemiscot County
- This Oakville is located in Pemiscot County and lies 728 miles [1,171.6 km]<1> to the west southwest of the Oakville that is located in Cumberland County.
- 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 695 miles [1,118.5 km] to the west of the Oakville that is located in Cumberland County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Saint Louis County community of Oakville.
- New Brunswick
- This Oakville lies 645 miles [1,038 km]<1> to the northeast of the Oakville that is located in Cumberland County.
- New Jersey
- New York
- North Carolina
- North Dakota
- Ontario
- This Oakville lies 255 miles [410.4 km]<1> to the north northwest of the Oakville that is located in Cumberland County.
- Oregon
- Tennessee
- Texas
- 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 200 miles [321.9 km]<1> to the south southwest of the Oakville that is located in Cumberland County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Appomattox County community of Oakville.
- Washington
- West Virginia
- Alabama
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.
- Big Spring
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Big Spring have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Big Spring
- Big Spring is located in Cumberland County
- Chestnut Crossroads
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Chestnut Crossroads have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chestnut Crossroads
- Chestnut Crossroads is located in Cumberland County
- Green Spring
(Less than 2 miles to the north)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Green Spring have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Green Spring
- Green Spring is located in Cumberland County
- Hays Grove
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Hays Grove have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hays Grove
- Hays Grove is located in Cumberland County
- Hockersville
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Hockersville have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hockersville
- Hockersville is located in Cumberland County
- Lees Cross Roads
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Lees Cross Roads have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lees Cross Roads
- Lees Cross Roads is located in Cumberland County
- Middle Spring
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Middle Spring have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Middle Spring
- Middle Spring is located in Cumberland County
- Mount Hope
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Mount Hope have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Hope
- Mount Hope is located in Cumberland County
- Mowersville
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mowersville
- Mowersville is located in Franklin County
- Walnut Bottom
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Walnut Bottom have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Walnut Bottom
- Walnut Bottom is located in Cumberland County
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 community such as Oakville to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Oakville and extending to:
- Carlisle, which is the Seat of Cumberland County, lies 14 miles [22.5 km]<1> to the east northeast. If you could walk a straight line from Oakville to Carlisle, with an average speed<4> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take most of a day to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take four to five hours.
- Harrisburg, which is the State Capital of Pennsylvania, lies 32 miles [51.5 km] to the east northeast (ENE). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take less than an hour, a buggy would take just over a day and walking would take most of two days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 87 miles [140 km] to the south southeast (SSE). Driving would take less than two hours, a buggy would take most of three days and walking would take 5 days.
- The shortest distance<5> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 5,863 miles [9,435.6 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,574 miles [10,579.8 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<7>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,450 miles [7,161.6 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<8>
Off-the-Road Links ...
Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Oakville. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.
The official website for State of Pennsylvania: https://www.pa.gov/
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 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: 40.1262, Longitude: -77.4553 In this case, the coordinates for Oakville 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 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 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 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 308.057 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 303.819 degrees. |
| <8> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 304.415 degrees. |