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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 Harbor, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Oak Harbor 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 Harbor:
- 48.298227, -122.643585
- 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 Harbor
- 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 Island County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Island County
- Since Oak Harbor is near Skagit County and also Snohomish County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Skagit County
- Open the eBird sighting report for Snohomish 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 Harbor
Communities Also Named Oak Harbor ...
We found five communities that are also named Oak Harbor.
Within Washington, the name Oak Harbor is unique.
Beyond Washington, we know of five communities that are located in the United States.
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- Florida
- Duval County
- This Oak Harbor is located in Duval County and lies 2,484 miles [3,997.6 km]<1> to the east southeast of the Oak Harbor that is located in Island County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Duval County community of Oak Harbor.
- Georgia
- Hall County
- This Oak Harbor is located in Hall County and lies 2,197 miles [3,535.7 km]<1> to the east southeast of the Oak Harbor that is located in Island County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Hall County community of Oak Harbor.
- Louisiana
- Saint Tammany Parish
- This Oak Harbor is located in Saint Tammany Parish and lies 2,128 miles [3,424.7 km]<1> to the east southeast of the Oak Harbor that is located in Island County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Saint Tammany Parish community of Oak Harbor.
- Ohio
- Ottawa County
- This Oak Harbor is located in Ottawa County and lies 1,965 miles [3,162.4 km]<1> to the east of the Oak Harbor that is located in Island County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Ottawa County community of Oak Harbor.
- Texas
- Harris County
- This Oak Harbor is located in Harris County and lies 1,919 miles [3,088.3 km]<1> to the east southeast of the Oak Harbor that is located in Island County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Harris County community of Oak Harbor.
Curious and Interesting Names Near Oak Harbor ...
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.
- Captains Choice
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Captains Choice is located in Island County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Captains Choice
- Coupeville
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Dewey
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Dewey is located in Skagit County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dewey
- English Boom
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- English Boom is located in Island County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for English Boom
- Fish Town
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Fish Town is located in Skagit County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fish Town
- Keystone
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Keystone is located in Island County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Keystone
- Keystone Ferry Landing
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Maple Grove Beach
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Maple Grove Beach is located in Island County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maple Grove Beach
- Marketown
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- Marketown is located in Island County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marketown
- Rockaway Beach
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Rockaway Beach is located in Island County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rockaway Beach
- Shelter Bay
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Shelter Bay is located in Skagit County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shelter Bay
- Sunset Beach
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Sunset Beach is located in Island County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sunset Beach
- Swantown
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Swantown is located in Island County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Swantown
- Terrys Corner
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Terrys Corner is located in Island County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Terrys Corner
How Far From Oak Harbor 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 city such as Oak Harbor to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Oak Harbor and extending to:
- Coupeville, which is the Seat of Island County, lies just to the South Southwest.
- Olympia, which is the State Capital of Washington, lies 87 miles [140 km]<1> to the south (S). If you could drive a straight line from Oak Harbor to Olympia, with an average speed<3>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 2,333 miles [3,754.6 km] to the east (E). Driving would take 5 days, a buggy would take 92 days and walking would take 133 days.
- The shortest distance<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,733 miles [10,835.7 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 7,494 miles [12,060.4 km] and it lies to the north northeast (NNE).<6>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,627 miles [9,055.8 km] and it lies to the north northeast (NNE).<7>'
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- Oak Harbor) 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 Harbor 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 Harbor. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 48.2982, Longitude: -122.6436 |
| <5> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 341.162 degrees. |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 342.798 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 327.911 degrees. |
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