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

When in Oakridge Village, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Oakridge Village 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 Oakridge Village:
    • 41.007999, -111.919663
    • 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 Oakridge Village
  • 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

Curious and Interesting Names Near Oakridge 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.

  • Cherry View
    (Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Cherry View have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cherry View
    • Cherry View is located in Davis County
  • Cherrywood
    (Less than 2 miles to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Cherrywood have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cherrywood
    • Cherrywood is located in Davis County
  • Creekside
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Creekside have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Creekside
    • Creekside is located in Davis County
  • David Smith
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for David Smith have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for David Smith
    • David Smith is located in Davis County
  • Four Corners
    (Less than 2 miles to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Four Corners have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Four Corners
    • Four Corners is located in Davis County
  • Fruit Heights
    (Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Fruit Heights have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fruit Heights
    • Fruit Heights is located in Davis County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 6,216 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Fruit Heights <2>
  • Grand Oaks
    (Less than 2 miles to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Grand Oaks have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grand Oaks
    • Grand Oaks is located in Davis County
  • Green View
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Green View have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Green View
    • Green View is located in Davis County
  • Hob Hill
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Hob Hill have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hob Hill
    • Hob Hill is located in Davis County
  • Meadowbrook
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Meadowbrook have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Meadowbrook
    • Meadowbrook is located in Davis County
  • Misty Meadows
    (Less than 2 miles to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Misty Meadows have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Misty Meadows
    • Misty Meadows is located in Davis County
  • Moon Park
    (Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Moon Park have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Moon Park
    • Moon Park is located in Davis County
  • Continue List   (10 more) ...
    • Park Heights
      (Less than 2 miles to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Park Heights have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Park Heights
      • Park Heights is located in Davis County
    • Peach Tree
      (Less than 2 miles to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Peach Tree have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Peach Tree
      • Peach Tree is located in Davis County
    • Quail Cove
      (Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Quail Cove have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Quail Cove
      • Quail Cove is located in Davis County
    • Quail Ridge
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Quail Ridge have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Quail Ridge
      • Quail Ridge is located in Davis County
    • Quail Run
      (Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Quail Run have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Quail Run
      • Quail Run is located in Davis County
    • Rolling Greens
      (Less than 2 miles to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Rolling Greens have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rolling Greens
      • Rolling Greens is located in Davis County
    • Stoney Brook
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Stoney Brook have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stoney Brook
      • Stoney Brook is located in Davis County
    • Summer Wood
      (Less than 2 miles to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Summer Wood have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Summer Wood
      • Summer Wood is located in Davis County
    • Sunset Hills
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Sunset Hills have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sunset Hills
      • Sunset Hills is located in Davis County
    • Vantage Park
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Vantage Park have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vantage Park
      • Vantage Park is located in Davis County

How Far From Oakridge Village 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 Oakridge Village to various places of note, such as the White House.

With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance<3> beginning in Oakridge Village and extending to:

  • Farmington, which is the Seat of Davis County, lies just to the South Southeast.
  • Salt Lake City, which is the State Capital of Utah, lies 17 miles [27.4 km]<3> to the south (S). If you could walk a straight line from Oakridge Village to Salt Lake City, with an average speed<4> 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 five to six hours.
  • The White House (Washington, DC) is 1,839 miles [2,959.6 km] to the east (E). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take most of three days, a buggy would take 72 days and walking would take 105 days.
  • The shortest distance<5> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,984 miles [11,239.7 km] and it lies to the north northeast (NNE).<6>
  • The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,752 miles [12,475.6 km] and it lies to the north northeast (NNE).<7>
  • The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,734 miles [9,228 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<8>

Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Oakridge Village. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.

The official website for Davis County: www.daviscountyutah.gov/

The official website for State of Utah: https://www.utah.gov/

Footnotes ...

<1>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.
<2>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<3>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 drawn from Point A (ie- Oakridge Village) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Oakridge Village. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 41.0080, Longitude: -111.9197       In this case, the coordinates for Oakridge Village have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).
<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 Oakridge 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 331.97 degrees.
<7>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 331.56 degrees.
<8>The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 321.766 degrees.









 

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