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Outdoor Activities ...

As we travel, we like to pursue some of our interests (such as astronomy and bird watching).

When in Oak Harbor, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Oak Harbor and the surrounding area.

  • Weather ...
  • 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 Oak Harbor:
    • 29.699500, -95.599600
    • 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.
    • Open the Heavens-Above website centered on Oak Harbor
  • 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 Harris County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
    • Open the eBird sighting report for Harris County
    • Since Oak Harbor is near Fort Bend County and also Brazoria County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
    • Open the eBird sighting report for Fort Bend County
    • Open the eBird sighting report for Brazoria 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:
    • Open the Waymark.com report for Oak Harbor

Communities Also Named Oak Harbor ...

We found five communities that are also named Oak Harbor.

Within Texas, the name Oak Harbor is unique.

Beyond Texas, we know of five communities that are located in the United States.

  • Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
    • Florida
      • Duval County
      • This Oak Harbor is located in Duval County and lies 848 miles [1,364.7 km]<1> to the east of the Oak Harbor that is located in Harris County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Duval County community of Oak Harbor.
    • Georgia
      • Hall County
      • This Oak Harbor is located in Hall County and lies 758 miles [1,219.9 km]<1> to the east northeast of the Oak Harbor that is located in Harris County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Hall County community of Oak Harbor.
    • Louisiana
      • Saint Tammany Parish
      • This Oak Harbor is located in Saint Tammany Parish and lies 349 miles [561.7 km]<1> to the east of the Oak Harbor that is located in Harris County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Saint Tammany Parish community of Oak Harbor.
    • Ohio
      • Ottawa County
      • This Oak Harbor is located in Ottawa County and lies 1,072 miles [1,725.2 km]<1> to the northeast of the Oak Harbor that is located in Harris County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Ottawa County community of Oak Harbor.
    • Washington
      • Island County
      • This Oak Harbor is located in Island County and lies 1,919 miles [3,088.3 km]<1> to the northwest of the Oak Harbor that is located in Harris County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Island County community of Oak Harbor.

Curious and Interesting Names Near Oak Harbor ...

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.

  • Commerce Park
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
    • Commerce Park is located in Harris County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Commerce Park
  • Dover
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
    • Dover is located in Fort Bend County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dover
  • Kings Landing
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
    • Kings Landing is located in Fort Bend County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kings Landing
  • Meadows
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
    • Meadows is located in Fort Bend County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Meadows
  • Meadows Place
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
    • Meadows Place is located in Fort Bend County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Meadows Place
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 4,813 people
  • Memorial Bend
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
    • Memorial Bend is located in Harris County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Memorial Bend
  • Mission Bend
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
    • Mission Bend is located in Fort Bend County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mission Bend
  • Mission Glen
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
    • Mission Glen is located in Fort Bend County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mission Glen
  • Park Ridge
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
    • Park Ridge is located in Harris County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Park Ridge
  • Pheasant Run
    (Less than 2 miles to the west)
    • Pheasant Run is located in Harris County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pheasant Run
  • Providence
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
    • Providence is located in Fort Bend County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Providence
  • Rodeo Square
    (Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
    • Rodeo Square is located in Harris County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rodeo Square
  • Continue List   (5 more) ...
    • Shepherd Trace
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
      • Shepherd Trace is located in Harris County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shepherd Trace
    • Townpark
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
      • Townpark is located in Harris County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Townpark
    • Two Worlds
      (Less than 2 miles to the south)
      • Two Worlds is located in Harris County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Two Worlds
    • Walnut Bend
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
      • Walnut Bend is located in Harris County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Walnut Bend
    • Yorkshire
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
      • Yorkshire is located in Harris County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Yorkshire

How Far From Oak Harbor to ...

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 Oak Harbor to various places of note, such as the White House.

With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Oak Harbor and extending to:

  • Houston, which is the Seat of Harris County, lies 15 miles [24.1 km]<1> to the east northeast. If you could walk a straight line from Oak Harbor to Houston, with an average speed<2> 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.
  • Austin, which is the State Capital of Texas, lies 134 miles [215.7 km] to the west northwest (WNW). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take less than three hours, a buggy would take 6 days and walking would take 8 days.
  • The White House (Washington, DC) is 1,231 miles [1,981.1 km] to the northeast (NE). Driving would take about three full days, a buggy would take 48 days and walking would take 70 days.
  • The shortest distance<3> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 7,099 miles [11,424.7 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<4>
  • The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,821 miles [12,586.7 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
  • The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,696 miles [9,166.8 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>'

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 obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Oak Harbor) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'.
<2>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.
<3>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 Oak Harbor to the Middle East to be East and South, the Great Circle Route actually lies to the North and East.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Oak Harbor. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 29.6995, Longitude: -95.5996       In this case, the coordinates for Oak Harbor have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).
<4>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 318.729 degrees.
<5>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 314.668 degrees.
<6>The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 314.459 degrees.