Outdoor Activities ...
As we travel, we like to pursue some of our interests (such as astronomy and bird watching).
When in Oakwood Park, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Oakwood Park and the surrounding area.
- Weather ...
- Before heading outdoors, you should check the weather:
- The National Weather Service forecast for Oakwood Park
- 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 Oakwood Park:
- 40.240645, -76.958864
- 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 Oakwood Park
- 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 Oakwood Park is near Dauphin County and also York County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- eBird sighting report for Dauphin County
- eBird sighting report for York 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 Oakwood Park ...
We found nine communities that share the name Oakwood Park.
There is one other community in Pennsylvania which is also named Oakwood Park.
Beyond Pennsylvania, we know of another eight communities that are located throughout in the United States.
- Communities Located In Pennsylvania ...
- Luzerne 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 Pennsylvania community of Oakwood Park [Luzerne County].
- Luzerne County
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- Indiana
- Kosciusko County
- This Oakwood Park is located in Kosciusko County and lies 465 miles [748.3 km]<2> to the west northwest of the Oakwood Park that is located in Cumberland County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Kosciusko County community of Oakwood Park.
- Maryland
- Anne Arundel County
- This Oakwood Park is located in Anne Arundel County and lies 78 miles [125.5 km]<2> to the south southeast of the Oakwood Park that is located in Cumberland County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Anne Arundel County community of Oakwood Park.
- Michigan
- Wayne 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 Michigan community of Oakwood Park [Wayne County].
- Missouri
- Clay County
- This Oakwood Park is located in Clay County and lies 936 miles [1,506.3 km]<2> to the west of the Oakwood Park that is located in Cumberland County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Clay County community of Oakwood Park.
- New Jersey
- Union County
- This Oakwood Park is located in Union County and lies 137 miles [220.5 km]<2> to the east northeast of the Oakwood Park that is located in Cumberland County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Union County community of Oakwood Park.
- Ohio
- Washington County
- This Oakwood Park is located in Washington County and lies 244 miles [392.7 km]<2> to the west of the Oakwood Park that is located in Cumberland County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Washington County community of Oakwood Park.
- South Carolina
- Beaufort County
- This Oakwood Park is located in Beaufort County and lies 577 miles [928.6 km]<2> to the south southwest of the Oakwood Park that is located in Cumberland County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Beaufort County community of Oakwood Park.
- Virginia
- Montgomery County
- This Oakwood Park is located in Montgomery County and lies 283 miles [455.4 km]<2> to the southwest of the Oakwood Park that is located in Cumberland County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Montgomery County community of Oakwood Park.
- Indiana
Curious and Interesting Names Near Oakwood Park ...
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.
- Cedar Cliff
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Cedar Cliff have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cedar Cliff
- Cedar Cliff is located in Cumberland County
- Coventry Close
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Coventry Close have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coventry Close
- Coventry Close is located in Cumberland County
- Enola
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Enola
- Enola is located in Cumberland County
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Enola <4>
- Fort Couch
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Fort Couch have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fort Couch
- Fort Couch is located in Cumberland County
- Good Hope
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Good Hope
- Good Hope is located in Cumberland County
- Good Hope Mill
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Good Hope Mill have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Good Hope Mill
- Good Hope Mill is located in Cumberland County
- Holliday
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south) - Kingwood
(Less than 2 miles to the north) - Knob Point
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Knob Point have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Knob Point
- Knob Point is located in Cumberland County
- Lower Allen
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Lower Allen have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lower Allen
- Lower Allen is located in Cumberland County
- Mechanicsburg
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mechanicsburg
- Mechanicsburg is located in Cumberland County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 9,017 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Mechanicsburg <4>
- Peace Church
(Less than 2 miles to the south)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Peace Church have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Peace Church
- Peace Church is located in Cumberland County
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- Reservoir Hill
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Reservoir Hill have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Reservoir Hill
- Reservoir Hill is located in Cumberland County
- Sporting Hill
(Less than 2 miles to the west)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Sporting Hill have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sporting Hill
- Sporting Hill is located in Cumberland County
- Sunnyland
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest) - Winding Heights
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Winding Heights have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Winding Heights
- Winding Heights is located in Cumberland County
- Winding Hill
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Winding Hill have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Winding Hill
- Winding Hill is located in Cumberland County
- Reservoir Hill
How Far From Oakwood Park 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 Oakwood Park to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Oakwood Park and extending to:
- Carlisle, which is the Seat of Cumberland County, lies 12 miles [19.3 km]<2> to the west southwest. If you could walk a straight line from Oakwood Park to Carlisle, with an average speed<5> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take five to six hours to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take nearly four hours.
- Harrisburg, which is the State Capital of Pennsylvania, lies just to the northeast (NE).
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 92 miles [148.1 km] to the south (S). 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 6 days.
- The shortest distance<6> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 5,837 miles [9,393.7 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,548 miles [10,538 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<8>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,424 miles [7,119.7 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<9>
Off-the-Road Links ...
Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Oakwood Park. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.
The official website for State of Pennsylvania: https://www.pa.gov/
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 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 Oakwood Park 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. |
| <2> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Oakwood Park) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Oakwood Park. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 40.2406, Longitude: -76.9589 In this case, the coordinates for Oakwood Park have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <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 Oakwood Park 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 307.75 degrees. |
| <8> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 303.489 degrees. |
| <9> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 304.152 degrees. |