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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 Hall, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Oak Hall 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 Oak Hall:
    • 42.950476, -89.437172
    • 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 Hall
  • 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 Hall ...

We found two communities that share the name Oak Hall.

Within Wisconsin, the name Oak Hall is unique.

Beyond Wisconsin, we know of another two communities that are located throughout in the United States.

  • Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
    • Pennsylvania
      • Centre County
      • This Oak Hall is located in Centre County and lies 615 miles [989.7 km]<1> to the east of the Oak Hall that is located in Dane County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Centre County community of Oak Hall.
    • Virginia
      • Accomack 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 Virginia community of Oak Hall [Accomack County].

Curious and Interesting Names Near Oak Hall ...

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.

  • Elmside
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Elmside have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elmside
    • Elmside is located in Dane County
  • Five Points
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Five Points have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Five Points
    • Five Points is located in Dane County
  • Hope
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Hope have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hope
    • Hope is located in Dane County
  • Lakeview
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Lakeview have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lakeview
    • Lakeview is located in Dane County
  • Maple Bluff
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Maple Bluff have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maple Bluff
    • Maple Bluff is located in Dane County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,307 people
  • Oregon
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Oregon have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oregon
    • Oregon is located in Dane County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 10,731 people
  • Pheasant Branch
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Pheasant Branch have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pheasant Branch
    • Pheasant Branch is located in Dane County
  • Pilgrim Village
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Pilgrim Village have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pilgrim Village
    • Pilgrim Village is located in Dane County
  • Pleasant Hill
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Pleasant Hill have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pleasant Hill
    • Pleasant Hill is located in Dane County
  • Red Bridge Crossing
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Red Bridge Crossing have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Red Bridge Crossing
    • Red Bridge Crossing is located in Dane County
  • Rutland
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Rutland have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rutland
    • Rutland is located in Dane County
  • Stone
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stone
    • Stone is located in Dane County
  • Union
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Union have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Union
    • Union is located in Rock County

How Far From Oak Hall 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 Hall to various places of note, such as the White House.

With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Oak Hall and extending to:

  • Madison, which is the Seat of Dane County, lies just to the North Northeast.
  • Madison, which is the State Capital of Wisconsin, lies just to the north northeast (NNE).
  • The White House (Washington, DC) is 704 miles [1,133 km]<1> to the east southeast (ESE). If you could drive a straight line from Oak Hall to White House, with an average speed<4>of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, it would take just about two full days to make the trip. A comfortable walk of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour would take 40 days. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take 28 days.
  • The shortest distance<5> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,195 miles [9,969.9 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
  • The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,940 miles [11,168.8 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>
  • The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,830 miles [7,773.1 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<8>

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

The official website for Dane County: www.co.dane.wi.us/

The official website for State of Wisconsin: https://www.wisconsin.gov/

Footnotes ...

<1>Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Oak Hall) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Oak Hall. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 42.9505, Longitude: -89.4372    
<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 Rock Creek to see Pete ... Rock 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 Hall 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.
<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 Hall 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 315.642 degrees.
<7>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 312.858 degrees.
<8>The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 309.168 degrees.









 

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