Outdoor Activities ...
As we travel, we like to pursue some of our interests (such as astronomy and bird watching).
When in Oakview, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Oakview and the surrounding area.
- Weather ...
- Before heading outdoors, you should check the weather:
- The National Weather Service forecast for Oakview
- 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 Oakview:
- 39.666747, -79.970341
- 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 Oakview
- 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 Monongalia County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- eBird sighting report for Monongalia County
- Since Oakview is near Greene County and also Fayette County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- eBird sighting report for Greene County
- eBird sighting report for Fayette 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:
- Waymark.com
Communities Also Named Oakview ...
We found thirteen communities that share the name Oakview.
Within West Virginia, the name Oakview is unique.
Beyond West Virginia, we know of another thirteen communities that are located throughout in the United States and Canada. Of these thirteen communities, twelve are located in the United States and one is in Canada.
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- Kentucky
- Boyd County
- Although located in Boyd County, we don't know the location within the county.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Boyd County community of Oakview.
- Manitoba
- This Oakview lies 1,194 miles [1,921.6 km]<1> to the northwest of the Oakview that is located in Monongalia County.
- Maryland
- Missouri
- New Jersey
- North Carolina
- Guilford County
- This Oakview is located in Guilford County and lies 253 miles [407.2 km]<1> to the south of the Oakview that is located in Monongalia County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Guilford County community of Oakview.
- Wake County
- This Oakview is located in Wake County and lies 274 miles [441 km] to the south southeast of the Oakview that is located in Monongalia County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Wake County community of Oakview.
- Ohio
- Pennsylvania
- Tennessee
- Decatur 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 Oakview [Decatur County].
- Haywood County
- This Oakview is located in Haywood County and lies 580 miles [933.4 km]<1> to the west southwest of the Oakview that is located in Monongalia County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Haywood County community of Oakview.
- Sullivan County
- This Oakview is located in Sullivan County and lies 250 miles [402.3 km] to the south southwest of the Oakview that is located in Monongalia County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Sullivan County community of Oakview.
- Virginia
- Kentucky
Curious and Interesting Names Near Oakview ...
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.
- Evans Ferry
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Evans Ferry have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Evans Ferry
- Evans Ferry is located in Monongalia County
- Fieldcrest
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Fieldcrest have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fieldcrest
- Fieldcrest is located in Monongalia County
- Hoard
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast) - Jerome Park
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Jerome Park have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jerome Park
- Jerome Park is located in Monongalia County
- Maidsville
(Less than 2 miles to the north)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Maidsville have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maidsville
- Maidsville is located in Monongalia County
- Park Hills
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Park Hills have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Park Hills
- Park Hills is located in Monongalia County
- Randall
(Less than 2 miles to the west) - Rosedale
(Less than 2 miles to the north) - South Park
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for South Park have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Park
- South Park is located in Monongalia County
- Star City
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest) - Sunnyside
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south) - Tanglewood
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Tanglewood have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tanglewood
- Tanglewood is located in Monongalia County
How Far From Oakview 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 Oakview to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Oakview and extending to:
- Morgantown, which is the Seat of Monongalia County, lies just to the South Southeast.
- Charleston, which is the State Capital of West Virginia, lies 127 miles [204.4 km]<1> to the southwest (SW). If you could drive a straight line from Oakview to Charleston, 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 5 days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 165 miles [265.5 km] to the east southeast (ESE). Driving would take about three hours, a buggy would take 7 days and walking would take 10 days.
- The shortest distance<6> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 5,986 miles [9,633.5 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,702 miles [10,785.8 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<8>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,577 miles [7,366 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<9>
Off-the-Road Links ...
Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Oakview. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.
The official website for Monongalia County: www.co.monongalia.wv.us/
The official website for State of West Virginia: https://www.wv.gov/
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 drawn from Point A (ie- Oakview) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Oakview. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 39.6667, Longitude: -79.9703 In this case, the coordinates for Oakview 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 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 Oakview 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> | 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 Oakview, 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 Oakview 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 309.608 degrees. |
| <8> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 305.51 degrees. |
| <9> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 305.692 degrees. |