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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 City, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Oak City 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 City:
- 39.375713, -112.336880
- 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 City
- 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 Millard County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Millard County
- Since Oak City is near Juab County and also Sanpete County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Juab County
- Open the eBird sighting report for Sanpete 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 City
Communities Also Named Oak City ...
We found two communities that are also named Oak City.
Within Utah, the name Oak City is unique.
Beyond Utah, we know of two communities that are located in the United States.
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- North Carolina
- Martin County
- This Oak City is located in Martin County and lies 1,917 miles [3,085.1 km]<1> to the east of the Oak City that is located in Millard County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Martin County community of Oak City.
- Tennessee
- Sevier County
- This Oak City is located in Sevier County and lies 1,577 miles [2,537.9 km]<1> to the east of the Oak City that is located in Millard County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Sevier County community of Oak City.
Curious and Interesting Names Near Oak City ...
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.
- Delta
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
- Delta is located in Millard County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Delta
- Population from the 2020 Census: 3,642 people
- Former names for Delta:
- Akin
- Burtner
- Melville
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Delta <2>
- Greenwood
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
- Greenwood is located in Millard County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greenwood
- Oasis
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
- Parley ‑ Historic
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
- Parley is located in Juab County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Parley
- Red Point
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
- Red Point is located in Juab County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Red Point
- Strong
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Strong is located in Millard County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Strong
- Sugarville ‑ Historic
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
- Sugarville is located in Millard County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sugarville
- Former names for Sugarville:
- Alfalfa
- Omaha
- Sunflower ‑ Historic
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)
- Sunflower is located in Millard County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sunflower
How Far From Oak City 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 town such as Oak City to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Oak City and extending to:
- Fillmore, which is the Seat of Millard County, lies 28 miles [45.1 km]<1> to the south. If you could walk a straight line from Oak City to Fillmore, with an average speed<3> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take just about two full days to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take just over a day.
- Salt Lake City, which is the State Capital of Utah, lies 98 miles [157.7 km] to the north northeast (NNE). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take less than two hours, a buggy would take three full days and walking would take 6 days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 1,878 miles [3,022.3 km] to the east (E). Driving would take three full days, a buggy would take 74 days and walking would take 107 days.
- The shortest distance<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 7,094 miles [11,416.7 km] and it lies to the north northeast (NNE).<5>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,862 miles [12,652.7 km] and it lies to the north northeast (NNE).<6>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,836 miles [9,392.1 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 drawn from Point A (ie- Oak City) 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 City 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 City. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 39.3757, Longitude: -112.3369 In this case, the coordinates for Oak City have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <5> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 332.137 degrees. |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 331.618 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 322.118 degrees. |
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