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We found nineteen communities that are also named Oakmont.
There is one other community in West Virginia that is also named Oakmont.
Beyond West Virginia, we know of eighteen communities that are located in the United States.
Communities Located In West Virginia ...
Ohio County
This Oakmont is located in Ohio County and lies 92 miles [148.1 km]<1> to the west northwest of the Oakmont that is located in Mineral County.
For more information, please visit our profile page for the Ohio County community of Oakmont.
Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
California
Sonoma County
This Oakmont is located in Sonoma County and lies 2,311 miles [3,719.2 km]<1> to the west northwest of the Oakmont that is located in Mineral County.
For more information, please visit our profile page for the Sonoma County community of Oakmont.
Delaware
New Castle County
This Oakmont is located in New Castle County and lies 195 miles [313.8 km]<1> to the east of the Oakmont that is located in Mineral County.
For more information, please visit our profile page for the New Castle County community of Oakmont.
Louisiana
Saint Tammany Parish
This Oakmont is located in Saint Tammany Parish and lies 866 miles [1,393.7 km]<1> to the southwest of the Oakmont that is located in Mineral County.
For more information, please visit our profile page for the Saint Tammany Parish community of Oakmont.
Maryland
Anne Arundel County
This Oakmont is located in Anne Arundel County and lies 146 miles [235 km]<1> to the east of the Oakmont that is located in Mineral County.
For more information, please visit our profile page for the Anne Arundel County community of Oakmont.
Harford County
This Oakmont is located in Harford County and lies 147 miles [236.6 km] to the east of the Oakmont that is located in Mineral County.
For more information, please visit our profile page for the Harford County community of Oakmont.
Montgomery County
This Oakmont is located in Montgomery County and lies 113 miles [181.9 km] to the east southeast of the Oakmont that is located in Mineral County.
For more information, please visit our profile page for the Montgomery County community of Oakmont.
Missouri
Taney County
This Oakmont is located in Taney County and lies 790 miles [1,271.4 km]<1> to the west of the Oakmont that is located in Mineral County.
For more information, please visit our profile page for the Taney County community of Oakmont.
North Carolina
Pitt County
This Oakmont is located in Pitt County and lies 279 miles [449 km]<1> to the south southeast of the Oakmont that is located in Mineral County.
For more information, please visit our profile page for the Pitt County community of Oakmont.
Ohio
Wood County
This Oakmont is located in Wood County and lies 276 miles [444.2 km]<1> to the northwest of the Oakmont that is located in Mineral County.
For more information, please visit our profile page for the Wood County community of Oakmont.
Pennsylvania
Allegheny County
This Oakmont is located in Allegheny County and lies 86 miles [138.4 km]<1> to the north northwest of the Oakmont that is located in Mineral County.
For more information, please visit our profile page for the Allegheny County community of Oakmont.
Cambria 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 Oakmont [Cambria County].
Dauphin County
This Oakmont is located in Dauphin County and lies 145 miles [233.4 km] to the east northeast of the Oakmont that is located in Mineral County.
For more information, please visit our profile page for the Dauphin County community of Oakmont.
Delaware County
This Oakmont is located in Delaware County and lies 210 miles [338 km] to the east northeast of the Oakmont that is located in Mineral County.
For more information, please visit our profile page for the Delaware County community of Oakmont.
South Carolina
Beaufort County
This Oakmont is located in Beaufort County and lies 488 miles [785.4 km]<1> to the south of the Oakmont that is located in Mineral County.
For more information, please visit our profile page for the Beaufort County community of Oakmont.
Dorchester County
This Oakmont is located in Dorchester County and lies 445 miles [716.2 km] to the south of the Oakmont that is located in Mineral County.
For more information, please visit our profile page for the Dorchester County community of Oakmont.
Oconee County
This Oakmont is located in Oconee County and lies 380 miles [611.6 km] to the southwest of the Oakmont that is located in Mineral County.
For more information, please visit our profile page for the Oconee County community of Oakmont.
Orangeburg County
This Oakmont is located in Orangeburg County and lies 412 miles [663 km] to the south southwest of the Oakmont that is located in Mineral County.
For more information, please visit our profile page for the Orangeburg County community of Oakmont.
Tennessee
Wilson County
This Oakmont is located in Wilson County and lies 455 miles [732.3 km]<1> to the west southwest of the Oakmont that is located in Mineral County.
For more information, please visit our profile page for the Wilson County community of Oakmont.
Curious and Interesting Names Near Oakmont ...
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.
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 Oakmont to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Oakmont and extending to:
Keyser, which is the Seat of Mineral County, lies 12 miles [19.3 km]<1> to the east northeast. If you could walk a straight line from Oakmont to Keyser, with an average speed<4> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take five to six hours to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take nearly four hours.
Charleston, which is the State Capital of West Virginia, lies 148 miles [238.2 km] to the west southwest (WSW). 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 White House (Washington, DC) is 119 miles [191.5 km] to the east southeast (ESE). Driving would take about two hours, a buggy would take 5 days and walking would take 7 days.
The shortest distance<5> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 5,967 miles [9,603 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,680 miles [10,750.4 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>
The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,555 miles [7,330.6 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<8>'
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 from Point A (ie- Oakmont) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'.
<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 Oakmont 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>
While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<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 Oakmont 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 Oakmont. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 39.3668, Longitude: -79.1884 In this case, the coordinates for Oakmont have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).
<6>
The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 309.147 degrees.
<7>
The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 304.94 degrees.
<8>
The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 305.458 degrees.