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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 Mangum, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Mangum 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 Mangum:
- 37.173409, -84.772724
- 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 Mangum
- 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 Pulaski County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Pulaski County
- Since Mangum is near Casey County and also Russell County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Casey County
- Open the eBird sighting report for Russell 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 Mangum
Communities Also Named Mangum ...
We found six communities that are also named Mangum.
Within Kentucky, the name Mangum is unique.
Beyond Kentucky, we know of six communities that are located in the United States.
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- Idaho
- Canyon County
- We found mention of this community, but have little information.<1> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Idaho community of Mangum [Canyon County].
- Michigan
- Marquette County
- This Mangum is located in Marquette County and lies 653 miles [1,050.9 km]<2> to the north of the Mangum that is located in Pulaski County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Marquette County community of Mangum.
- North Carolina
- Richmond County
- This Mangum is located in Richmond County and lies 302 miles [486 km]<2> to the east southeast of the Mangum that is located in Pulaski County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Richmond County community of Mangum.
- Oklahoma
- Greer County
- This Mangum is located in Greer County and lies 836 miles [1,345.4 km]<2> to the west of the Mangum that is located in Pulaski County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Greer County community of Mangum.
- Tennessee
- Warren County
- We found mention of this community, but have little information.<1> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Tennessee community of Mangum [Warren County].
- Texas
- Eastland 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 Texas community of Mangum [Eastland County].
Curious and Interesting Names Near Mangum ...
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.
- Argyle
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Argyle is located in Casey County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Argyle
- Cantown
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Cantown is located in Casey County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cantown
- Floyd
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Floyd is located in Pulaski County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Floyd
- Kingbee
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- Kingbee is located in Pulaski County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kingbee
- Nancy
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Oil Center
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Oil Center is located in Pulaski County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oil Center
- Pointer
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- Pointer is located in Pulaski County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pointer
- Science Hill
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Teddy
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Teddy is located in Casey County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Teddy
How Far From Mangum 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 Mangum to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Mangum and extending to:
- Somerset, which is the Seat of Pulaski County, lies 10 miles [16.1 km]<2> to the east southeast. If you could walk a straight line from Mangum to Somerset, with an average speed<5> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take four to five hours to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take a little over three hours.
- Frankfort, which is the State Capital of Kentucky, lies 71 miles [114.3 km] to the north (N). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take less than two hours, a buggy would take about three full days and walking would take 4 days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 437 miles [703.3 km] to the east northeast (ENE). Driving would take most of a day, a buggy would take 17 days and walking would take 25 days.
- The shortest distance<6> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,295 miles [10,130.8 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,013 miles [11,286.3 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<8>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,888 miles [7,866.5 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<9>'
Footnotes ...
| <1> | 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 Bird Creek to see Pete ... Bird 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 Mangum 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. |
| <2> | 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- Mangum) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |
| <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 Mangum, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <4> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <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 Mangum 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 Mangum. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 37.1734, Longitude: -84.7727 In this case, the coordinates for Mangum have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 312.583 degrees. |
| <8> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 308.541 degrees. |
| <9> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 308.566 degrees. |
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