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37.320691, -79.949761
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We found 89 communities that share the name Oakdale.
There are three communities within Virginia that are also named Oakdale.
Beyond Virginia, we know of another 86 communities that are located throughout in the United States and Canada. Of these 86 communities, 88 are located in the United States and one is in Canada.
Communities Located In Virginia ...
Gloucester County
This Oakdale is located in Gloucester County and lies 188 miles [302.6 km]<1> to the east.
For more information, please visit our profile page for the Gloucester County community of Oakdale.
Rockbridge County
This Oakdale is located in Rockbridge County and lies 34 miles [54.7 km]<1> to the north northeast.
For more information, please visit our profile page for the Rockbridge County community of Oakdale.
Suffolk City
This Oakdale is located in Suffolk City and lies 191 miles [307.4 km]<1> to the east southeast.
For more information, please visit our profile page for the Suffolk City community of Oakdale.
Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
Alabama
Etowah County
This Oakdale is located in Etowah County and lies 403 miles [648.6 km]<1> to the west southwest.
For more information, please visit our profile page for the Etowah County community of Oakdale.
Limestone County
This Oakdale is located in Limestone County and lies 425 miles [684 km] to the west southwest.
For more information, please visit our profile page for the Limestone County community of Oakdale.
Tuscaloosa County
This Oakdale is located in Tuscaloosa County and lies 516 miles [830.4 km] to the west southwest.
For more information, please visit our profile page for the Tuscaloosa County community of Oakdale.
Arkansas
Lincoln County
This community is historic<2> and we have very little information. For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Arkansas community of Oakdale [Lincoln County].
California
Stanislaus County
This Oakdale is located in Stanislaus County and lies 2,221 miles [3,574.4 km]<1> to the west northwest.
For more information, please visit our profile page for the Stanislaus County community of Oakdale.
Connecticut
New London County
This Oakdale is located in New London County and lies 504 miles [811.1 km]<1> to the northeast.
For more information, please visit our profile page for the New London County community of Oakdale.
Delaware
New Castle County
This Oakdale is located in New Castle County and lies 281 miles [452.2 km]<1> to the northeast.
For more information, please visit our profile page for the New Castle County community of Oakdale.
Florida
Citrus County
We found mention of this community, but have little information.<3> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Florida community of Oakdale [Citrus County].
Hillsborough County
This Oakdale is located in Hillsborough County and lies 662 miles [1,065.4 km]<1> to the south southwest.
For more information, please visit our profile page for the Hillsborough County community of Oakdale.
Jackson County
This Oakdale is located in Jackson County and lies 545 miles [877.1 km] to the southwest.
For more information, please visit our profile page for the Jackson County community of Oakdale.
Georgia
Charlton County
This Oakdale is located in Charlton County and lies 463 miles [745.1 km]<1> to the south southwest.
For more information, please visit our profile page for the Charlton County community of Oakdale.
Chatham County
This Oakdale is located in Chatham County and lies 371 miles [597.1 km] to the south.
For more information, please visit our profile page for the Chatham County community of Oakdale.
Cobb County
This Oakdale is located in Cobb County and lies 351 miles [564.9 km] to the southwest.
For more information, please visit our profile page for the Cobb County community of Oakdale.
Dougherty County
This Oakdale is located in Dougherty County and lies 460 miles [740.3 km] to the south southwest.
For more information, please visit our profile page for the Dougherty County community of Oakdale.
Fayette County
This Oakdale is located in Fayette County and lies 375 miles [603.5 km] to the southwest.
For more information, please visit our profile page for the Fayette County community of Oakdale.
Fulton County
We found mention of this community, but have little information.<3> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Georgia community of Oakdale [Fulton County].
Illinois
Cook County
We found mention of this community, but have little information.<3> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Illinois community of Oakdale [Cook County].
Washington County
This Oakdale is located in Washington County and lies 525 miles [844.9 km]<1> to the west.
For more information, please visit our profile page for the Washington County community of Oakdale.
Indiana
Jennings County
This Oakdale is located in Jennings County and lies 326 miles [524.6 km]<1> to the west northwest.
For more information, please visit our profile page for the Jennings County community of Oakdale.
Miami County
This Oakdale is located in Miami County and lies 404 miles [650.2 km] to the northwest.
For more information, please visit our profile page for the Miami County community of Oakdale.
Iowa
Johnson County
This Oakdale is located in Johnson County and lies 689 miles [1,108.8 km]<1> to the west northwest.
For more information, please visit our profile page for the Johnson County community of Oakdale.
Kentucky
Breathitt County
This Oakdale is located in Breathitt County and lies 196 miles [315.4 km]<1> to the west.
For more information, please visit our profile page for the Breathitt County community of Oakdale.
Jefferson County
This Oakdale is located in Jefferson County and lies 323 miles [519.8 km] to the west northwest.
For more information, please visit our profile page for the Jefferson County community of Oakdale.
McCracken County
This Oakdale is located in McCracken County and lies 474 miles [762.8 km] to the west.
For more information, please visit our profile page for the McCracken County community of Oakdale.
Louisiana
Allen Parish
This Oakdale is located in Allen Parish and lies 853 miles [1,372.8 km]<1> to the west southwest.
For more information, please visit our profile page for the Allen Parish community of Oakdale.
Jefferson Parish
We found mention of this community, but have little information.<3> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Louisiana community of Oakdale [Jefferson Parish].
Maine
Cumberland County
This Oakdale is located in Cumberland County and lies 669 miles [1,076.7 km]<1> to the northeast.
For more information, please visit our profile page for the Cumberland County community of Oakdale.
Maryland
Anne Arundel County
This Oakdale is located in Anne Arundel County and lies 218 miles [350.8 km]<1> to the northeast.
For more information, please visit our profile page for the Anne Arundel County community of Oakdale.
Baltimore County
This Oakdale is located in Baltimore County and lies 237 miles [381.4 km] to the northeast.
For more information, please visit our profile page for the Baltimore County community of Oakdale.
Montgomery County
This Oakdale is located in Montgomery County and lies 199 miles [320.3 km] to the northeast.
For more information, please visit our profile page for the Montgomery County community of Oakdale.
Massachusetts
Hampden County
This Oakdale is located in Hampden County and lies 514 miles [827.2 km]<1> to the northeast.
For more information, please visit our profile page for the Hampden County community of Oakdale.
Norfolk County
This Oakdale is located in Norfolk County and lies 576 miles [927 km] to the northeast.
For more information, please visit our profile page for the Norfolk County community of Oakdale.
Plymouth County
This Oakdale is located in Plymouth County and lies 579 miles [931.8 km] to the northeast.
For more information, please visit our profile page for the Plymouth County community of Oakdale.
Worcester County
This Oakdale is located in Worcester County and lies 555 miles [893.2 km] to the northeast.
For more information, please visit our profile page for the Worcester County community of Oakdale.
Michigan
Kent County
We found mention of this community, but have little information.<3> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Michigan community of Oakdale [Kent County].
Muskegon County
We found mention of this community, but have little information. For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Michigan community of Oakdale [Muskegon County].
Minnesota
Washington County
This Oakdale is located in Washington County and lies 857 miles [1,379.2 km]<1> to the northwest.
For more information, please visit our profile page for the Washington County community of Oakdale.
Missouri
Reynolds County
This community is historic<2> and we have very little information. For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Missouri community of Oakdale [Reynolds County].
Ripley County
We found mention of this community, but have little information.<3> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Missouri community of Oakdale [Ripley County].
Shelby County
This Oakdale is located in Shelby County and lies 668 miles [1,075 km]<1> to the west northwest.
For more information, please visit our profile page for the Shelby County community of Oakdale.
Nebraska
Antelope County
This Oakdale is located in Antelope County and lies 1,009 miles [1,623.8 km]<1> to the west northwest.
For more information, please visit our profile page for the Antelope County community of Oakdale.
New Jersey
Burlington County
We found mention of this community, but have little information.<3> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the New Jersey community of Oakdale [Burlington County].
New York
Broome County
We found mention of this community, but have little information.<3> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the New York community of Oakdale [Broome County].
Columbia County
This Oakdale is located in Columbia County and lies 472 miles [759.6 km]<1> to the northeast.
For more information, please visit our profile page for the Columbia County community of Oakdale.
Suffolk County
This Oakdale is located in Suffolk County and lies 434 miles [698.5 km] to the northeast.
For more information, please visit our profile page for the Suffolk County community of Oakdale.
North Carolina
Alamance County
We found mention of this community, but have little information.<3> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the North Carolina community of Oakdale [Alamance County].
Chatham County
We found mention of this community, but have little information. For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the North Carolina community of Oakdale [Chatham County].
Craven County
This Oakdale is located in Craven County and lies 221 miles [355.7 km]<1> to the southeast.
For more information, please visit our profile page for the Craven County community of Oakdale.
Cumberland County
This Oakdale is located in Cumberland County and lies 167 miles [268.8 km] to the south southeast.
For more information, please visit our profile page for the Cumberland County community of Oakdale.
Greene County
This Oakdale is located in Greene County and lies 176 miles [283.2 km] to the southeast.
For more information, please visit our profile page for the Greene County community of Oakdale.
Guilford County
This Oakdale is located in Guilford County and lies 92 miles [148.1 km] to the south.
For more information, please visit our profile page for the Guilford County community of Oakdale.
Hoke County
We found mention of this community, but have little information. For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the North Carolina community of Oakdale [Hoke County].
Iredell County
We found mention of this community, but have little information. For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the North Carolina community of Oakdale [Iredell County].
Mecklenburg County
This Oakdale is located in Mecklenburg County and lies 148 miles [238.2 km] to the south southwest.
For more information, please visit our profile page for the Mecklenburg County community of Oakdale.
Pitt County
This Oakdale is located in Pitt County and lies 185 miles [297.7 km] to the southeast.
For more information, please visit our profile page for the Pitt County community of Oakdale.
Wilkes County
This Oakdale is located in Wilkes County and lies 114 miles [183.5 km] to the southwest.
For more information, please visit our profile page for the Wilkes County community of Oakdale.
North Dakota
Dunn County
This Oakdale is located in Dunn County and lies 1,354 miles [2,179.1 km]<1> to the northwest.
For more information, please visit our profile page for the Dunn County community of Oakdale.
Ohio
Athens County
This Oakdale is located in Athens County and lies 191 miles [307.4 km]<1> to the northwest.
For more information, please visit our profile page for the Athens County community of Oakdale.
Hamilton County
This Oakdale is located in Hamilton County and lies 284 miles [457.1 km] to the west northwest.
For more information, please visit our profile page for the Hamilton County community of Oakdale.
Montgomery County
This Oakdale is located in Montgomery County and lies 279 miles [449 km] to the northwest.
For more information, please visit our profile page for the Montgomery County community of Oakdale.
Putnam County
This community is historic<2> and we have very little information. For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Ohio community of Oakdale [Putnam County].
Stark County
We found mention of this community, but have little information.<3> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Ohio community of Oakdale [Stark County].
Oklahoma
Washita County
This community is historic<2> and although located in Washita County, we don't know where within the .
For more information, please visit our profile page for the Washita County community of Oakdale.
Ontario
This Oakdale lies 388 miles [624.4 km]<1> to the north northwest.
Oregon
Polk County
This Oakdale is located in Polk County and lies 2,290 miles [3,685.4 km]<1> to the west northwest.
For more information, please visit our profile page for the Polk County community of Oakdale.
Pennsylvania
Allegheny County
This Oakdale is located in Allegheny County and lies 212 miles [341.2 km]<1> to the north.
For more information, please visit our profile page for the Allegheny County community of Oakdale.
Dauphin County
We found mention of this community, but have little information.<3> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Pennsylvania community of Oakdale [Dauphin County].
Delaware County
We found mention of this community, but have little information. For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Pennsylvania community of Oakdale [Delaware County].
Fayette County
We found mention of this community, but have little information. For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Pennsylvania community of Oakdale [Fayette County].
Luzerne County
This Oakdale is located in Luzerne County and lies 332 miles [534.3 km] to the northeast.
For more information, please visit our profile page for the Luzerne County community of Oakdale.
South Carolina
Anderson County
This Oakdale is located in Anderson County and lies 251 miles [403.9 km]<1> to the southwest.
For more information, please visit our profile page for the Anderson County community of Oakdale.
Florence County
This Oakdale is located in Florence County and lies 217 miles [349.2 km] to the south.
For more information, please visit our profile page for the Florence County community of Oakdale.
York County
This Oakdale is located in York County and lies 179 miles [288.1 km] to the south southwest.
For more information, please visit our profile page for the York County community of Oakdale.
Tennessee
Hawkins County
We found mention of this community, but have little information.<3> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Tennessee community of Oakdale [Hawkins County].
Macon County
This Oakdale is located in Macon County and lies 344 miles [553.6 km]<1> to the west.
For more information, please visit our profile page for the Macon County community of Oakdale.
Morgan County
This Oakdale is located in Morgan County and lies 271 miles [436.1 km] to the west southwest.
For more information, please visit our profile page for the Morgan County community of Oakdale.
Putnam County
This Oakdale is located in Putnam County and lies 319 miles [513.4 km] to the west southwest.
For more information, please visit our profile page for the Putnam County community of Oakdale.
Robertson County
This Oakdale is located in Robertson County and lies 377 miles [606.7 km] to the west.
For more information, please visit our profile page for the Robertson County community of Oakdale.
White County
This Oakdale is located in White County and lies 322 miles [518.2 km] to the west southwest.
For more information, please visit our profile page for the White County community of Oakdale.
Texas
Franklin County
This Oakdale is located in Franklin County and lies 908 miles [1,461.3 km]<1> to the west southwest.
For more information, please visit our profile page for the Franklin County community of Oakdale.
Hopkins County
This Oakdale is located in Hopkins County and lies 919 miles [1,479 km] to the west southwest.
For more information, please visit our profile page for the Hopkins County community of Oakdale.
Liberty County
This Oakdale is located in Liberty County and lies 987 miles [1,588.4 km] to the west southwest.
For more information, please visit our profile page for the Liberty County community of Oakdale.
Polk County
Although located in Polk County, we don't know the location within the .
For more information, please visit our profile page for the Polk County community of Oakdale.
Utah
Salt Lake County
This Oakdale is located in Salt Lake County and lies 1,721 miles [2,769.7 km]<1> to the west northwest.
For more information, please visit our profile page for the Salt Lake County community of Oakdale.
West Virginia
Harrison County
This Oakdale is located in Harrison County and lies 148 miles [238.2 km]<1> to the north.
For more information, please visit our profile page for the Harrison County community of Oakdale.
Wisconsin
Monroe County
This Oakdale is located in Monroe County and lies 712 miles [1,145.9 km]<1> to the northwest.
For more information, please visit our profile page for the Monroe County community of Oakdale.
Curious and Interesting Names Near Oakdale ...
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.
Bluestone (Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Bluestone have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
We spend a lot of time looking through Gazetteers that were published in the late 1800's and early 1900's. Many of the Gazetteers include the distance from a community such as Oakdale to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Oakdale and extending to:
Richmond, which is the State Capital of Virginia, lies 138 miles [222.1 km]<1> to the east (E). If you could drive a straight line from Oakdale to Richmond, with an average speed<5>of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, it would take less than three hours to make the trip. A comfortable walk of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour would take 8 days. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take 6 days.
The White House (Washington, DC) is 192 miles [309 km] to the northeast (NE). Driving would take a little over three hours, a buggy would take 8 days and walking would take 11 days.
The shortest distance<6> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,089 miles [9,799.3 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>
The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,795 miles [10,935.5 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<8>
The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,671 miles [7,517.2 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<9>
Footnotes ...
<1>
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- Oakdale) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Oakdale. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 37.3207, Longitude: -79.9498 In this case, the coordinates for Oakdale have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).
<2>
We use the term 'Historic' broadly and it generally means that the community no longer exists. However, it can also mean that the community might still exist, but was significantly larger or had a more 'official' existence in the past than it does now. Unfortunately our sources of data have proven to be unreliable. If you can provide us with more specific information about Oakdale, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.
<3>
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 Mile's to see Pete ... Mile's 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 Oakdale 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 . 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.
<4>
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.
<5>
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.
<6>
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 Oakdale to the Middle East to be East and South, the Great Circle Route actually lies to the North and East.
<7>
The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 309.676 degrees.
<8>
The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 305.236 degrees.
<9>
The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 306.489 degrees.