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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 Village, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Oak Village and the surrounding area.
- 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.
- Open 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:
- Open the 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:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Goliad County
- Open the 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:
- Open the Waymark.com report for Oak Village
Communities Also Named Oak Village ...
We found five communities that are also named Oak Village.
There is one other community in Texas that is also named Oak Village.
Beyond Texas, we know of four communities that are located 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.
- 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.
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)
- Angel City is located in Goliad County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Angel City
- Fordtran
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)
- Fordtran is located in Victoria County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fordtran
- Golly
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
- Golly is located in DeWitt County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Golly
- Green Lake
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)
- Green Lake is located in Calhoun County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Green Lake
- Guadalupe
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
- Guadalupe is located in Victoria County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Guadalupe
- Hughes ‑ Historic
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- Hughes is located in Victoria County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hughes
- Inez
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)
- Mission Valley
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
- Mission Valley is located in Victoria County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mission Valley
- Nursery
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
- Raisin
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- Raisin is located in Victoria County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Raisin
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<3> 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<4> 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).<5>
- 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).<6>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,810 miles [9,350.3 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>'
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 from Point A (ie- Oak Village) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |
| <2> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <3> | 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. |
| <4> | 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.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). |
| <5> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 319.578 degrees. |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 315.544 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 315.186 degrees. |
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