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 Enid:
33.072549, -112.201814
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.
We found five communities that share the name Enid.
Within Arizona, the name Enid is unique.
Beyond Arizona, we know of another five communities that are located throughout in the United States.
Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
Mississippi
Tallahatchie County
This Enid is located in Tallahatchie County and lies 1,279 miles [2,058.4 km]<1> to the east of the Enid that is located in Pinal County.
For more information, please visit our profile page for the Tallahatchie County community of Enid.
Montana
Richland County
This Enid is located in Richland County and lies 1,081 miles [1,739.7 km]<1> to the north northeast of the Enid that is located in Pinal County.
For more information, please visit our profile page for the Richland County community of Enid.
Oklahoma
Garfield County
This Enid is located in Garfield County and lies 843 miles [1,356.7 km]<1> to the east northeast of the Enid that is located in Pinal County.
For more information, please visit our profile page for the Garfield County community of Enid.
Oregon
Lane County
This Enid is located in Lane County and lies 964 miles [1,551.4 km]<1> to the northwest of the Enid that is located in Pinal County.
For more information, please visit our profile page for the Lane County community of Enid.
Pennsylvania
Fulton County
This Enid is located in Fulton County and lies 1,938 miles [3,118.9 km]<1> to the east northeast of the Enid that is located in Pinal County.
For more information, please visit our profile page for the Fulton County community of Enid.
Curious and Interesting Names Near Enid ...
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.
Big Horn (18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Big Horn have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
We spend a lot of time looking through Gazetteers & Almanacs that were published in the late 1800's and early 1900's. Many of the Gazetteers include the distance from a community such as Enid to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Enid and extending to:
Florence, which is the Seat of Pinal County, lies 47 miles [75.6 km]<1> to the east. If you could walk a straight line from Enid to Florence, with an average speed<3> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take about three full days to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take most of two days.
Phoenix, which is the State Capital of Arizona, lies 27 miles [43.5 km] to the north northeast (NNE). The buggy would take just over a day and walking would take just about two full days.
The White House (Washington, DC) is 1,992 miles [3,205.8 km] to the east northeast (ENE). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take three full days, a buggy would take 78 days and walking would take 114 days.
The shortest distance<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 7,473 miles [12,026.6 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 8,238 miles [13,257.8 km] and it lies to the north northeast (NNE).<6>
The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 6,175 miles [9,937.7 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>
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 drawn from Point A (ie- Enid) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Enid. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 33.0725, Longitude: -112.2018 In this case, the coordinates for Enid have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).
<2>
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.
<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 Enid to the Middle East to be East and South, the Great Circle Route actually lies to the North and East.
<5>
The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 331.20 degrees.
<6>
The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 329.949 degrees.
<7>
The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 322.246 degrees.