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We found 130 communities that share the name Oakland.
There are five communities within Virginia that are also named Oakland.
Beyond Virginia, we know of another 125 communities that are located throughout in the United States and Canada. Of these 125 communities, 126 are located in the United States and five are in Canada.
Communities Located In Virginia ...
Henrico County
This Oakland is located in Henrico County and lies 63 miles [101.4 km]<1> to the northwest.
For more information, please visit our profile page for the Henrico County community of Oakland.
James City County
This Oakland is located in James City County and lies 37 miles [59.5 km]<1> to the north northwest.
For more information, please visit our profile page for the James City County community of Oakland.
Louisa County
This Oakland is located in Louisa County and lies 116 miles [186.7 km]<1> to the northwest.
For more information, please visit our profile page for the Louisa County community of Oakland.
Pittsylvania County
This Oakland is located in Pittsylvania County and lies 154 miles [247.8 km]<1> to the west.
For more information, please visit our profile page for the Pittsylvania County community of Oakland.
Roanoke City
This Oakland is located in Roanoke City and lies 186 miles [299.3 km]<1> to the west.
For more information, please visit our profile page for the Roanoke City community of Oakland.
Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
Alabama
Chambers County
This Oakland is located in Chambers County and lies 556 miles [894.8 km]<1> to the west southwest.
For more information, please visit our profile page for the Chambers County community of Oakland.
Lauderdale County
This Oakland is located in Lauderdale County and lies 642 miles [1,033.2 km] to the west.
For more information, please visit our profile page for the Lauderdale County community of Oakland.
Limestone County
This Oakland is located in Limestone County and lies 590 miles [949.5 km] to the west.
For more information, please visit our profile page for the Limestone County community of Oakland.
Walker County
We found mention of this community, but have little information.<2> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Alabama community of Oakland [Walker County].
Arkansas
Marion County
This Oakland is located in Marion County and lies 884 miles [1,422.7 km]<1> to the west.
For more information, please visit our profile page for the Marion County community of Oakland.
California
Alameda County
This Oakland is located in Alameda County and lies 2,483 miles [3,996 km]<1> to the west northwest.
For more information, please visit our profile page for the Alameda County community of Oakland.
Yuba County
This community is historic<3> and although located in Yuba County, we don't know where within the .
For more information, please visit our profile page for the Yuba County community of Oakland.
Connecticut
Hartford County
This Oakland is located in Hartford County and lies 405 miles [651.8 km]<1> to the north northeast.
For more information, please visit our profile page for the Hartford County community of Oakland.
Delaware
New Castle County
This Oakland is located in New Castle County and lies 200 miles [321.9 km]<1> to the north northeast.
For more information, please visit our profile page for the New Castle County community of Oakland.
Florida
Hillsborough County
This Oakland is located in Hillsborough County and lies 702 miles [1,129.8 km]<1> to the south southwest.
For more information, please visit our profile page for the Hillsborough County community of Oakland.
Orange County
This Oakland is located in Orange County and lies 642 miles [1,033.2 km] to the south southwest.
For more information, please visit our profile page for the Orange County community of Oakland.
Georgia
Clay County
This Oakland is located in Clay County and lies 594 miles [956 km]<1> to the southwest.
For more information, please visit our profile page for the Clay County community of Oakland.
Gilmer County
This Oakland is located in Gilmer County and lies 462 miles [743.5 km] to the west southwest.
For more information, please visit our profile page for the Gilmer County community of Oakland.
Hall County
This community is historic<3> and although located in Hall County, we don't know where within the .
For more information, please visit our profile page for the Hall County community of Oakland.
Lee County
This Oakland is located in Lee County and lies 564 miles [907.7 km] to the southwest.
For more information, please visit our profile page for the Lee County community of Oakland.
Marion County
This Oakland is located in Marion County and lies 543 miles [873.9 km] to the west southwest.
For more information, please visit our profile page for the Marion County community of Oakland.
Meriwether County
This Oakland is located in Meriwether County and lies 520 miles [836.9 km] to the west southwest.
For more information, please visit our profile page for the Meriwether County community of Oakland.
Terrell County
We found mention of this community, but have little information.<2> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Georgia community of Oakland [Terrell County].
Illinois
Coles County
This Oakland is located in Coles County and lies 649 miles [1,044.5 km]<1> to the west northwest.
For more information, please visit our profile page for the Coles County community of Oakland.
Cook County
This Oakland is located in Cook County and lies 680 miles [1,094.4 km] to the northwest.
For more information, please visit our profile page for the Cook County community of Oakland.
Saint Clair County
We found mention of this community, but have little information.<2> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Illinois community of Oakland [Saint Clair County].
Indiana
Marion County
We found mention of this community, but have little information.<2> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Indiana community of Oakland [Marion County].
Spencer 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 Indiana community of Oakland [Spencer County].
Iowa
Franklin County
This Oakland is located in Franklin County and lies 976 miles [1,570.7 km]<1> to the west northwest.
For more information, please visit our profile page for the Franklin County community of Oakland.
Pottawattamie County
This Oakland is located in Pottawattamie County and lies 1,051 miles [1,691.4 km] to the west northwest.
For more information, please visit our profile page for the Pottawattamie County community of Oakland.
Kansas
Cherokee County
We found mention of this community, but have little information.<2> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Kansas community of Oakland [Cherokee County].
Jewell 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 Kansas community of Oakland [Jewell County].
Kingman 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 Kansas community of Oakland [Kingman County].
Montgomery 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 Kansas community of Oakland [Montgomery County].
Shawnee County
This Oakland is located in Shawnee County and lies 1,046 miles [1,683.4 km]<1> to the west northwest.
For more information, please visit our profile page for the Shawnee County community of Oakland.
Kentucky
Boyd County
We found mention of this community, but have little information.<2> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Kentucky community of Oakland [Boyd County].
Bracken County
This Oakland is located in Bracken County and lies 426 miles [685.6 km]<1> to the west northwest.
For more information, please visit our profile page for the Bracken County community of Oakland.
Warren County
This Oakland is located in Warren County and lies 533 miles [857.8 km] to the west.
For more information, please visit our profile page for the Warren County community of Oakland.
Louisiana
Bossier Parish
This Oakland is located in Bossier Parish and lies 1,005 miles [1,617.4 km]<1> to the west southwest.
For more information, please visit our profile page for the Bossier Parish community of Oakland.
Pointe Coupee Parish
This Oakland is located in Pointe Coupee Parish and lies 952 miles [1,532.1 km] to the west southwest.
For more information, please visit our profile page for the Pointe Coupee Parish community of Oakland.
Union Parish
This Oakland is located in Union Parish and lies 929 miles [1,495.1 km] to the west.
For more information, please visit our profile page for the Union Parish community of Oakland.
Maine
Kennebec County
This Oakland is located in Kennebec County and lies 640 miles [1,030 km]<1> to the north northeast.
For more information, please visit our profile page for the Kennebec County community of Oakland.
Manitoba
This Oakland lies 1,413 miles [2,274 km]<1> to the northwest.
Maryland
Anne Arundel County
This Oakland is located in Anne Arundel County and lies 135 miles [217.3 km]<1> to the north.
For more information, please visit our profile page for the Anne Arundel County community of Oakland.
Baltimore County
This Oakland is located in Baltimore County and lies 197 miles [317 km] to the north.
For more information, please visit our profile page for the Baltimore County community of Oakland.
Caroline County
This Oakland is located in Caroline County and lies 152 miles [244.6 km] to the north northeast.
For more information, please visit our profile page for the Caroline County community of Oakland.
Carroll County
This Oakland is located in Carroll County and lies 177 miles [284.9 km] to the north.
For more information, please visit our profile page for the Carroll County community of Oakland.
Garrett County
This Oakland is located in Garrett County and lies 233 miles [375 km] to the northwest.
For more information, please visit our profile page for the Garrett County community of Oakland.
Prince George's County
This Oakland is located in Prince George's County and lies 139 miles [223.7 km] to the north.
For more information, please visit our profile page for the Prince George's County community of Oakland.
Massachusetts
Bristol County
This Oakland is located in Bristol County and lies 454 miles [730.6 km]<1> to the northeast.
For more information, please visit our profile page for the Bristol County community of Oakland.
Middlesex County
We found mention of this community, but have little information.<2> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Massachusetts community of Oakland [Middlesex County].
Michigan
Allegan County
This Oakland is located in Allegan County and lies 639 miles [1,028.4 km]<1> to the northwest.
For more information, please visit our profile page for the Allegan County community of Oakland.
Berrien County
We found mention of this community, but have little information.<2> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Michigan community of Oakland [Berrien County].
Minnesota
Freeborn County
This Oakland is located in Freeborn County and lies 986 miles [1,586.8 km]<1> to the northwest.
For more information, please visit our profile page for the Freeborn County community of Oakland.
Ramsey County
We found mention of this community, but have little information.<2> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Minnesota community of Oakland [Ramsey County].
Mississippi
Itawamba County
This Oakland is located in Itawamba County and lies 677 miles [1,089.5 km]<1> to the west.
For more information, please visit our profile page for the Itawamba County community of Oakland.
Pike County
This Oakland is located in Pike County and lies 883 miles [1,421.1 km] to the west southwest.
For more information, please visit our profile page for the Pike County community of Oakland.
Yalobusha County
This Oakland is located in Yalobusha County and lies 773 miles [1,244 km] to the west.
For more information, please visit our profile page for the Yalobusha County community of Oakland.
Missouri
Jasper County
We found mention of this community, but have little information.<2> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Missouri community of Oakland [Jasper County].
Laclede County
This Oakland is located in Laclede County and lies 878 miles [1,413 km]<1> to the west.
For more information, please visit our profile page for the Laclede County community of Oakland.
Lafayette County
This community is historic<3> and we have very little information. For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Missouri community of Oakland [Lafayette County].
Saint Louis County
This Oakland is located in Saint Louis County and lies 762 miles [1,226.3 km] to the west northwest.
For more information, please visit our profile page for the Saint Louis County community of Oakland.
Nebraska
Burt County
This Oakland is located in Burt County and lies 1,112 miles [1,789.6 km]<1> to the west northwest.
For more information, please visit our profile page for the Burt County community of Oakland.
New Brunswick
This Oakland lies 807 miles [1,298.7 km]<1> to the north northeast.
New Jersey
Bergen County
We found mention of this community, but have little information.<2> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the New Jersey community of Oakland [Bergen County].
Camden 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 New Jersey community of Oakland [Camden County].
Salem County
This Oakland is located in Salem County and lies 201 miles [323.5 km]<1> to the north northeast.
For more information, please visit our profile page for the Salem County community of Oakland.
New York
Livingston County
This Oakland is located in Livingston County and lies 402 miles [647 km]<1> to the north.
For more information, please visit our profile page for the Livingston County community of Oakland.
Sullivan County
We found mention of this community, but have little information.<2> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the New York community of Oakland [Sullivan County].
North Carolina
Cumberland County
This Oakland is located in Cumberland County and lies 174 miles [280 km]<1> to the southwest.
For more information, please visit our profile page for the Cumberland County community of Oakland.
Nash County
This Oakland is located in Nash County and lies 99 miles [159.3 km] to the southwest.
For more information, please visit our profile page for the Nash County community of Oakland.
Robeson County
This Oakland is located in Robeson County and lies 192 miles [309 km] to the southwest.
For more information, please visit our profile page for the Robeson County community of Oakland.
Rowan County
This Oakland is located in Rowan County and lies 230 miles [370.1 km] to the west southwest.
For more information, please visit our profile page for the Rowan County community of Oakland.
Rutherford County
We found mention of this community, but have little information.<2> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the North Carolina community of Oakland [Rutherford County].
Transylvania County
This Oakland is located in Transylvania County and lies 376 miles [605.1 km] to the west southwest.
For more information, please visit our profile page for the Transylvania County community of Oakland.
Union County
This Oakland is located in Union County and lies 256 miles [412 km] to the west southwest.
For more information, please visit our profile page for the Union County community of Oakland.
Nova Scotia
This Oakland lies 826 miles [1,329.3 km]<1> to the northeast.
Ohio
Butler County
This Oakland is located in Butler County and lies 461 miles [741.9 km]<1> to the west northwest.
For more information, please visit our profile page for the Butler County community of Oakland.
Clinton County
This Oakland is located in Clinton County and lies 436 miles [701.7 km] to the west northwest.
For more information, please visit our profile page for the Clinton County community of Oakland.
Defiance County
This community is historic<3> and although located in Defiance County, we don't know where within the .
For more information, please visit our profile page for the Defiance County community of Oakland.
Fairfield County
This Oakland is located in Fairfield County and lies 384 miles [618 km] to the west northwest.
For more information, please visit our profile page for the Fairfield County community of Oakland.
Franklin County
This Oakland is located in Franklin County and lies 400 miles [643.7 km] to the northwest.
For more information, please visit our profile page for the Franklin County community of Oakland.
Jackson County
This Oakland is located in Jackson County and lies 367 miles [590.6 km] to the west northwest.
For more information, please visit our profile page for the Jackson County community of Oakland.
Mahoning County
This community is historic and although located in Mahoning County, we don't know where within the .
For more information, please visit our profile page for the Mahoning County community of Oakland.
Mercer County
We found mention of this community, but have little information.<2> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Ohio community of Oakland [Mercer County].
Montgomery County
This Oakland is located in Montgomery County and lies 455 miles [732.3 km] to the west northwest.
For more information, please visit our profile page for the Montgomery County community of Oakland.
Muskingum County
This community is historic and we have very little information. For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Ohio community of Oakland [Muskingum County].
Oklahoma
Marshall County
This Oakland is located in Marshall County and lies 1,149 miles [1,849.1 km]<1> to the west.
For more information, please visit our profile page for the Marshall County community of Oakland.
Ontario
This Oakland lies 470 miles [756.4 km]<1> to the north northwest.
Oregon
Douglas County
This Oakland is located in Douglas County and lies 2,473 miles [3,979.9 km]<1> to the west northwest.
For more information, please visit our profile page for the Douglas County community of Oakland.
Pennsylvania
Allegheny County
This Oakland is located in Allegheny County and lies 307 miles [494.1 km]<1> to the northwest.
For more information, please visit our profile page for the Allegheny County community of Oakland.
Armstrong County
We found mention of this community, but have little information.<2> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Pennsylvania community of Oakland [Armstrong County].
Cambria County
This Oakland is located in Cambria County and lies 268 miles [431.3 km] to the north northwest.
For more information, please visit our profile page for the Cambria County community of Oakland.
Chester County
This Oakland is located in Chester County and lies 224 miles [360.5 km] to the north northeast.
For more information, please visit our profile page for the Chester County community of Oakland.
Huntingdon 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 Oakland [Huntingdon County].
Lawrence County
This Oakland is located in Lawrence County and lies 350 miles [563.3 km] to the northwest.
For more information, please visit our profile page for the Lawrence County community of Oakland.
Mercer County
This Oakland is located in Mercer County and lies 359 miles [577.8 km] to the north northwest.
For more information, please visit our profile page for the Mercer County community of Oakland.
Susquehanna County
This Oakland is located in Susquehanna County and lies 355 miles [571.3 km] to the north.
For more information, please visit our profile page for the Susquehanna County community of Oakland.
Rhode Island
Providence County
This Oakland is located in Providence County and lies 440 miles [708.1 km]<1> to the northeast.
For more information, please visit our profile page for the Providence County community of Oakland.
South Carolina
Beaufort County
We found mention of this community, but have little information.<2> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the South Carolina community of Oakland [Beaufort County].
Charleston County
This Oakland is located in Charleston County and lies 341 miles [548.8 km]<1> to the southwest.
For more information, please visit our profile page for the Charleston County community of Oakland.
Clarendon 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 South Carolina community of Oakland [Clarendon County].
Sumter County
This Oakland is located in Sumter County and lies 295 miles [474.8 km] to the southwest.
For more information, please visit our profile page for the Sumter County community of Oakland.
Tennessee
Fayette County
This Oakland is located in Fayette County and lies 729 miles [1,173.2 km]<1> to the west.
For more information, please visit our profile page for the Fayette County community of Oakland.
Grainger County
This Oakland is located in Grainger County and lies 385 miles [619.6 km] to the west.
For more information, please visit our profile page for the Grainger County community of Oakland.
Henry County
This Oakland is located in Henry County and lies 646 miles [1,039.6 km] to the west.
For more information, please visit our profile page for the Henry County community of Oakland.
Jefferson County
This Oakland is located in Jefferson County and lies 386 miles [621.2 km] to the west.
For more information, please visit our profile page for the Jefferson County community of Oakland.
Knox County
This Oakland is located in Knox County and lies 410 miles [659.8 km] to the west.
For more information, please visit our profile page for the Knox County community of Oakland.
Maury County
This community is historic<3> and we have very little information. For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Tennessee community of Oakland [Maury County].
Putnam County
This Oakland is located in Putnam County and lies 497 miles [799.8 km] to the west.
For more information, please visit our profile page for the Putnam County community of Oakland.
Robertson County
This Oakland is located in Robertson County and lies 567 miles [912.5 km] to the west.
For more information, please visit our profile page for the Robertson County community of Oakland.
Sumner County
This Oakland is located in Sumner County and lies 541 miles [870.7 km] to the west.
For more information, please visit our profile page for the Sumner County community of Oakland.
Warren County
This Oakland is located in Warren County and lies 519 miles [835.2 km] to the west.
For more information, please visit our profile page for the Warren County community of Oakland.
Washington County
This Oakland is located in Washington County and lies 336 miles [540.7 km] to the west.
For more information, please visit our profile page for the Washington County community of Oakland.
Wilson County
This Oakland is located in Wilson County and lies 542 miles [872.3 km] to the west.
For more information, please visit our profile page for the Wilson County community of Oakland.
Texas
Brazoria County
This Oakland is located in Brazoria County and lies 1,217 miles [1,958.6 km]<1> to the west southwest.
For more information, please visit our profile page for the Brazoria County community of Oakland.
Cherokee County
This Oakland is located in Cherokee County and lies 1,115 miles [1,794.4 km] to the west southwest.
For more information, please visit our profile page for the Cherokee County community of Oakland.
Colorado County
This Oakland is located in Colorado County and lies 1,268 miles [2,040.6 km] to the west southwest.
For more information, please visit our profile page for the Colorado County community of Oakland.
Fannin County
This Oakland is located in Fannin County and lies 1,122 miles [1,805.7 km] to the west.
For more information, please visit our profile page for the Fannin County community of Oakland.
Jack County
This Oakland is located in Jack County and lies 1,245 miles [2,003.6 km] to the west.
For more information, please visit our profile page for the Jack County community of Oakland.
Orange County
We found mention of this community, but have little information.<2> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Texas community of Oakland [Orange County].
Rusk 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 Texas community of Oakland [Rusk County].
Van Zandt County
This Oakland is located in Van Zandt County and lies 1,125 miles [1,810.5 km] to the west.
For more information, please visit our profile page for the Van Zandt County community of Oakland.
Vermont
Franklin County
This Oakland is located in Franklin County and lies 574 miles [923.8 km]<1> to the north northeast.
For more information, please visit our profile page for the Franklin County community of Oakland.
Washington
Mason County
This Oakland is located in Mason County and lies 2,448 miles [3,939.7 km]<1> to the west northwest.
For more information, please visit our profile page for the Mason County community of Oakland.
Pierce County
This Oakland is located in Pierce County and lies 2,421 miles [3,896.2 km] to the west northwest.
For more information, please visit our profile page for the Pierce County community of Oakland.
West Virginia
Fayette County
This Oakland is located in Fayette County and lies 273 miles [439.4 km]<1> to the west northwest.
For more information, please visit our profile page for the Fayette County community of Oakland.
Morgan County
This Oakland is located in Morgan County and lies 202 miles [325.1 km] to the north northwest.
For more information, please visit our profile page for the Morgan County community of Oakland.
Wisconsin
Burnett County
This Oakland is located in Burnett County and lies 1,027 miles [1,652.8 km]<1> to the northwest.
For more information, please visit our profile page for the Burnett County community of Oakland.
Jefferson County
This Oakland is located in Jefferson County and lies 778 miles [1,252.1 km] to the northwest.
For more information, please visit our profile page for the Jefferson County community of Oakland.
Curious and Interesting Names Near Oakland ...
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.
Cedar Crest Hall (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Cedar Crest Hall have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
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 Oakland to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Oakland and extending to:
Richmond, which is the State Capital of Virginia, lies 66 miles [106.2 km]<1> to the northwest (NW). If you could walk a straight line from Oakland to Richmond, with an average speed<5> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take three full days to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take about three full days.
The White House (Washington, DC) is 143 miles [230.1 km] to the north (N). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take less than three hours, a buggy would take 6 days and walking would take 9 days.
The shortest distance<6> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 5,965 miles [9,599.7 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>
The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,659 miles [10,716.6 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<8>
The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,541 miles [7,308 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<9>
Footnotes ...
<1>
Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Oakland) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Oakland. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 36.8515, Longitude: -76.5897 In this case, the coordinates for Oakland have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).
<2>
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 Oakland 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.
<3>
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 Oakland, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.
<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 Oakland 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 307.746 degrees.
<8>
The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 302.963 degrees.
<9>
The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 305.303 degrees.