Outdoor Activities ...
As we travel, we like to pursue some of our interests (such as astronomy and bird watching).
When in Oak Park, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Oak Park and the surrounding area.
- Weather ...
- Before heading outdoors, you should check the weather:
- The National Weather Service forecast for Oak Park
- 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 Park:
- 38.802613, -77.089145
- 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 Park
- 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 Fairfax County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- eBird sighting report for Fairfax County
- Since Oak Park is near Alexandria City and also Arlington County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- eBird sighting report for Alexandria City
- eBird sighting report for Arlington 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 Park ...
We found 47 communities that share the name Oak Park.
There are two communities within Virginia that are also named Oak Park.
Beyond Virginia, we know of another 45 communities that are located throughout in the United States and Canada. Of these 45 communities, 46 are located in the United States and one is in Canada.
- Communities Located In Virginia ...
- Madison County
- Salem City
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- Alabama
- Jefferson County
- This Oak Park is located in Jefferson County and lies 648 miles [1,042.9 km]<2> to the west southwest of the Oak Park that is located in Fairfax County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Jefferson County community of Oak Park.
- Madison County
- This Oak Park is located in Madison County and lies 593 miles [954.3 km] to the west southwest of the Oak Park that is located in Fairfax County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Madison County community of Oak Park.
- Montgomery County
- This Oak Park is located in Montgomery County and lies 680 miles [1,094.4 km] to the southwest of the Oak Park that is located in Fairfax County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Montgomery County community of Oak Park.
- Arkansas
- Jefferson County
- We found mention of this community, but have little information.<1> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Arkansas community of Oak Park [Jefferson County].
- Sebastian County
- This Oak Park is located in Sebastian County and lies 979 miles [1,575.5 km]<2> to the west of the Oak Park that is located in Fairfax County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Sebastian County community of Oak Park.
- California
- Sacramento County
- This Oak Park is located in Sacramento County and lies 2,368 miles [3,810.9 km]<2> to the west northwest of the Oak Park that is located in Fairfax County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Sacramento County community of Oak Park.
- San Luis Obispo County
- This Oak Park is located in San Luis Obispo County and lies 2,384 miles [3,836.7 km] to the west of the Oak Park that is located in Fairfax County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the San Luis Obispo County community of Oak Park.
- Ventura County
- This Oak Park is located in Ventura County and lies 2,315 miles [3,725.6 km] to the west of the Oak Park that is located in Fairfax County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Ventura County community of Oak Park.
- Colorado
- Florida
- Hillsborough County
- This Oak Park is located in Hillsborough County and lies 808 miles [1,300.3 km]<2> to the south southwest of the Oak Park that is located in Fairfax County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Hillsborough County community of Oak Park.
- Wakulla County
- This Oak Park is located in Wakulla County and lies 733 miles [1,179.6 km] to the southwest of the Oak Park that is located in Fairfax County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Wakulla County community of Oak Park.
- Georgia
- Coffee County
- This Oak Park is located in Coffee County and lies 597 miles [960.8 km]<2> to the southwest of the Oak Park that is located in Fairfax County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Coffee County community of Oak Park.
- Emanuel County
- This Oak Park is located in Emanuel County and lies 532 miles [856.2 km] to the southwest of the Oak Park that is located in Fairfax County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Emanuel County community of Oak Park.
- Walker County
- This Oak Park is located in Walker County and lies 533 miles [857.8 km] to the west southwest of the Oak Park that is located in Fairfax County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Walker County community of Oak Park.
- Illinois
- Indiana
- Iowa
- Louisiana
- Caddo Parish
- We found mention of this community, but have little information.<1> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Louisiana community of Oak Park [Caddo Parish].
- East Baton Rouge Parish
- This Oak Park is located in East Baton Rouge Parish and lies 979 miles [1,575.5 km]<2> to the west southwest of the Oak Park that is located in Fairfax County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the East Baton Rouge Parish community of Oak Park.
- Maryland
- Baltimore County
- This Oak Park is located in Baltimore County and lies 37 miles [59.5 km]<2> to the northeast of the Oak Park that is located in Fairfax County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Baltimore County community of Oak Park.
- Frederick County
- This Oak Park is located in Frederick County and lies 53 miles [85.3 km] to the north northwest of the Oak Park that is located in Fairfax County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Frederick County community of Oak Park.
- Garrett County
- We found mention of this community, but have little information.<1> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Maryland community of Oak Park [Garrett County].
- Michigan
- Calhoun County
- This Oak Park is located in Calhoun County and lies 493 miles [793.4 km]<2> to the west northwest of the Oak Park that is located in Fairfax County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Calhoun County community of Oak Park.
- Oakland County
- This Oak Park is located in Oakland County and lies 406 miles [653.4 km] to the northwest of the Oak Park that is located in Fairfax County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Oakland County community of Oak Park.
- Minnesota
- Anoka County
- This Oak Park is located in Anoka County and lies 937 miles [1,508 km]<2> to the northwest of the Oak Park that is located in Fairfax County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Anoka County community of Oak Park.
- Benton County
- This Oak Park is located in Benton County and lies 975 miles [1,569.1 km] to the northwest of the Oak Park that is located in Fairfax County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Benton County community of Oak Park.
- North Carolina
- Buncombe County
- This Oak Park is located in Buncombe County and lies 377 miles [606.7 km]<2> to the southwest of the Oak Park that is located in Fairfax County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Buncombe County community of Oak Park.
- Cherokee County
- This Oak Park is located in Cherokee County and lies 468 miles [753.2 km] to the west southwest of the Oak Park that is located in Fairfax County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Cherokee County community of Oak Park.
- Forsyth County
- This Oak Park is located in Forsyth County and lies 255 miles [410.4 km] to the southwest of the Oak Park that is located in Fairfax County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Forsyth County community of Oak Park.
- Nova Scotia
- This Oak Park lies 679 miles [1,092.7 km]<2> to the east northeast of the Oak Park that is located in Fairfax County.
- Ohio
- Harrison County
- This Oak Park is located in Harrison County and lies 230 miles [370.1 km]<2> to the west northwest of the Oak Park that is located in Fairfax County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Harrison County community of Oak Park.
- Pickaway County
- This Oak Park is located in Pickaway County and lies 315 miles [506.9 km] to the west northwest of the Oak Park that is located in Fairfax County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Pickaway County community of Oak Park.
- Oregon
- Pennsylvania
- Montgomery County
- This Oak Park is located in Montgomery County and lies 137 miles [220.5 km]<2> to the northeast of the Oak Park that is located in Fairfax County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Montgomery County community of Oak Park.
- Northumberland County
- This Oak Park is located in Northumberland County and lies 146 miles [235 km] to the north of the Oak Park that is located in Fairfax County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Northumberland County community of Oak Park.
- South Carolina
- Berkeley County
- This Oak Park is located in Berkeley County and lies 424 miles [682.4 km]<2> to the south southwest of the Oak Park that is located in Fairfax County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Berkeley County community of Oak Park.
- Horry County
- This Oak Park is located in Horry County and lies 364 miles [585.8 km] to the south southwest of the Oak Park that is located in Fairfax County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Horry County community of Oak Park.
- Tennessee
- Franklin County
- This Oak Park is located in Franklin County and lies 556 miles [894.8 km]<2> to the west southwest of the Oak Park that is located in Fairfax County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Franklin County community of Oak Park.
- Knox County
- This Oak Park is located in Knox County and lies 420 miles [675.9 km] to the west southwest of the Oak Park that is located in Fairfax County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Knox County community of Oak Park.
- Washington County
- This Oak Park is located in Washington County and lies 333 miles [535.9 km] to the west southwest of the Oak Park that is located in Fairfax County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Washington County community of Oak Park.
- Texas
- Harris County
- This Oak Park is located in Harris County and lies 1,198 miles [1,928 km]<2> to the west southwest of the Oak Park that is located in Fairfax County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Harris County community of Oak Park.
- Kerr County
- We found mention of this community, but have little information.<1> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Texas community of Oak Park [Kerr County].
- Travis County
- Although located in Travis County, we don't know the location within the county.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Travis County community of Oak Park.
- Washington
- West Virginia
- Alabama
Curious and Interesting Names Near Oak Park ...
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.
- Brad Lee
(Less than 2 miles to the north) - Cannon
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest) - Chapel Hill
(Less than 2 miles to the north)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Chapel Hill have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chapel Hill
- Chapel Hill is located in Alexandria City
- Clover
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast) - College Park
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for College Park have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for College Park
- College Park is located in Alexandria City
- Delta
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest) - Duke Gardens
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Duke Gardens have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Duke Gardens
- Duke Gardens is located in Alexandria City
- Fair Haven
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Fair Haven have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fair Haven
- Fair Haven is located in Fairfax County
- Governors Grove
(Less than 2 miles to the south)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Governors Grove have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Governors Grove
- Governors Grove is located in Fairfax County
- Memorial Heights
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Memorial Heights have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Memorial Heights
- Memorial Heights is located in Fairfax County
- Piney Court
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Piney Court have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Piney Court
- Piney Court is located in Alexandria City
- Ridgeview
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest) - Continue List (6 more) ...
- Rose Hill
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest) - Seminary Valley
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Seminary Valley have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Seminary Valley
- Seminary Valley is located in Alexandria City
- Silver Springs
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Silver Springs have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Silver Springs
- Silver Springs is located in Fairfax County
- Spring Bank
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Spring Bank have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spring Bank
- Spring Bank is located in Fairfax County
- Varsity Park
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Varsity Park have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Varsity Park
- Varsity Park is located in Alexandria City
- Virginia Hills
(Less than 2 miles to the south)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Virginia Hills have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Virginia Hills
- Virginia Hills is located in Fairfax County
- Rose Hill
How Far From Oak Park 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 Park to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Oak Park and extending to:
- Richmond, which is the State Capital of Virginia, lies 89 miles [143.2 km]<2> to the south southwest (SSW). If you could drive a straight line from Oak Park to Richmond, with an average speed<4>of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, it would take less than two hours to make the trip. A comfortable walk of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour would take 5 days. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take most of three days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is just to the north northeast (NNE).
- The shortest distance<5> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 5,904 miles [9,501.6 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,608 miles [10,634.5 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<7>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,485 miles [7,217.9 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<8>
Off-the-Road Links ...
Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Oak Park. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.
The official website for Fairfax County: www.co.fairfax.va.us/
The official website for State of Virginia: https://www.virginia.gov/
Footnotes ...
| <1> | If we encounter the name of what might be a community, our methodology is to add that name to our Gazetteer as a placeholder. As we find more information about that community, it will be added to our Gazetteer. Just as a reminder: Our definition of a community is rather broad and includes those places (or areas) where several families lived and had a name which identified that place. For example, you might hear somebody say that they are going over to Bird Creek to see Pete ... Bird Creek is just a gas station and a couple of homes at the crossroads. While it might not be on the map, everybody in the area knows it by that name. Places of interest include buildings at a crossroad, several families clustered in a hollow or maybe the location of a way station. It also includes places like mines, lumber camps, ferry crossings, etc. The community might still exist, is now gone or only existed for just a short period of time. Also keep in mind that Oak Park could have been on the original document by mistake, misspelled, the original/alternate name of a community that we've listed elsewhere or was placed in the wrong county. Sometimes a post office or train station would have a different name than the community where it's located, so two names might be referring to the same community - we're working to straighten it all out. |
| <2> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a '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 Park) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Oak Park. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 38.8026, Longitude: -77.0891 In this case, the coordinates for Oak Park have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <3> | 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. |
| <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 Park 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 307.926 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 303.466 degrees. |
| <8> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 304.773 degrees. |