Outdoor Activities ...
As we travel, we like to pursue some of our interests (such as astronomy and bird watching).
When in Oak Village, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Oak Village and the surrounding area.
- Weather ...
- Before heading outdoors, you should check the weather:
- The National Weather Service forecast for Oak Village
- 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 Village:
- 28.719159, -97.150267
- 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 Oak Village
- 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 Victoria County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- eBird sighting report for Victoria County
- Since Oak Village is near Goliad County and also Refugio County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- eBird sighting report for Goliad County
- eBird sighting report for Refugio 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 Oak Village ...
We found five communities that share the name Oak Village.
There is one other community in Texas which is also named Oak Village.
Beyond Texas, we know of another four communities that are located throughout in the United States.
- Communities Located In Texas ...
- Bexar County
- Although located in Bexar County, we don't know the location within the county.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Bexar County community of Oak Village.
- Bexar County
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- Alabama
- Hale County
- This Oak Village is located in Hale County and lies 626 miles [1,007.4 km]<1> to the east northeast of the Oak Village that is located in Victoria County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Hale County community of Oak Village.
- California
- Ventura County
- This Oak Village is located in Ventura County and lies 1,338 miles [2,153.3 km]<1> to the west northwest of the Oak Village that is located in Victoria County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Ventura County community of Oak Village.
- Georgia
- Clayton County
- This Oak Village is located in Clayton County and lies 823 miles [1,324.5 km]<1> to the east northeast of the Oak Village that is located in Victoria County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Clayton County community of Oak Village.
- Gwinnett County
- This Oak Village is located in Gwinnett County and lies 855 miles [1,376 km] to the east northeast of the Oak Village that is located in Victoria County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Gwinnett County community of Oak Village.
- Alabama
Curious and Interesting Names Near Oak Village ...
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.
- Angel City
(23 miles [37 km] to the west)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Angel City have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Angel City
- Angel City is located in Goliad County
- Fordtran
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the north) - Golly
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest) - Green Lake
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Green Lake have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Green Lake
- Green Lake is located in Calhoun County
- Guadalupe
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the east) - Hughes ‑ Historic
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east) - Inez
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Inez have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Inez
- Inez is located in Victoria County
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Inez <3>
- Mission Valley
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Mission Valley have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mission Valley
- Mission Valley is located in Victoria County
- Nursery
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nursery
- Nursery is located in Victoria County
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Nursery <3>
- Raisin
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
How Far From Oak Village 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 Village to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Oak Village and extending to:
- Victoria, which is the Seat of Victoria County, lies 11 miles [17.7 km]<1> to the east northeast. If you could walk a straight line from Oak Village to Victoria, with an average speed<4> 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.
- Austin, which is the State Capital of Texas, lies 112 miles [180.2 km] to the north northwest (NNW). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take about two hours, a buggy would take 5 days and walking would take 7 days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 1,346 miles [2,166.2 km] to the northeast (NE). Driving would take about three full days, a buggy would take 53 days and walking would take 77 days.
- The shortest distance<5> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 7,212 miles [11,606.6 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,935 miles [12,770.1 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,810 miles [9,350.3 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<8>
Off-the-Road Links ...
Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Oak Village. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.
The official website for Victoria County: www.victoriacountytx.org/
The official website for State of Texas: https://texas.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 drawn from Point A (ie- Oak Village) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Oak Village. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 28.7192, Longitude: -97.1503 In this case, the coordinates for Oak Village have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <2> | 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. |
| <3> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <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 Oak Village 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 319.578 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 315.544 degrees. |
| <8> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 315.186 degrees. |