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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 Oil City, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Oil City 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 Oil City:
    • 32.691248, -90.433982
    • 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 Oil City
  • 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 Oil City ...

We found eighteen communities that share the name Oil City.

Within Mississippi, the name Oil City is unique.

Beyond Mississippi, we know of another eighteen communities that are located throughout in the United States and Canada. Of these eighteen communities, sixteen are located in the United States and two are in Canada.

  • Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
    • Alberta
      • 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 Alberta community of Oil City.
    • California
      • Kern County
      • This Oil City is located in Kern County and lies 1,637 miles [2,634.5 km]<2> to the west northwest of the Oil City that is located in Yazoo County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Kern County community of Oil City.
    • Kansas
      • Butler 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 Kansas community of Oil City [Butler County].
    • Kentucky
      • Barren County
      • This Oil City is located in Barren County and lies 391 miles [629.3 km]<2> to the northeast of the Oil City that is located in Yazoo County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Barren County community of Oil City.
    • Louisiana
      • Caddo Parish
      • This Oil City is located in Caddo Parish and lies 205 miles [329.9 km]<2> to the west of the Oil City that is located in Yazoo County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Caddo Parish community of Oil City.
    • Maryland
      • Caroline County
      • This Oil City is located in Caroline County and lies 922 miles [1,483.8 km]<2> to the east northeast of the Oil City that is located in Yazoo County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Caroline County community of Oil City.
    • Michigan
      • Midland County
      • This Oil City is located in Midland County and lies 817 miles [1,314.8 km]<2> to the north northeast of the Oil City that is located in Yazoo County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Midland County community of Oil City.
    • Missouri
      • Chariton County
      • This Oil City is located in Chariton County and lies 478 miles [769.3 km]<2> to the north northwest of the Oil City that is located in Yazoo County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Chariton County community of Oil City.
    • New Mexico
      • Eddy 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 New Mexico community of Oil City [Eddy County].
    • Oklahoma
      • Carter County
      • This Oil City is located in Carter County and lies 416 miles [669.5 km]<2> to the west northwest of the Oil City that is located in Yazoo County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Carter County community of Oil City.
      • Stephens County
      • This Oil City is located in Stephens County and lies 457 miles [735.5 km] to the west northwest of the Oil City that is located in Yazoo County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Stephens County community of Oil City.
    • Ontario
      • This Oil City lies 822 miles [1,322.9 km]<2> to the north northeast of the Oil City that is located in Yazoo County.
    • Pennsylvania
      • Cambria County
      • This Oil City is located in Cambria County and lies 842 miles [1,355.1 km]<2> to the northeast of the Oil City that is located in Yazoo County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Cambria County community of Oil City.
      • Venango County
      • This Oil City is located in Venango County and lies 843 miles [1,356.7 km] to the northeast of the Oil City that is located in Yazoo County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Venango County community of Oil City.
    • Texas
      • Hutchinson County
      • This Oil City is located in Hutchinson County and lies 666 miles [1,071.8 km]<2> to the west northwest of the Oil City that is located in Yazoo County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Hutchinson County community of Oil City.
    • Washington
      • Jefferson County
      • This Oil City is located in Jefferson County and lies 2,048 miles [3,295.9 km]<2> to the northwest of the Oil City that is located in Yazoo County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Jefferson County community of Oil City.
    • Wisconsin
      • Monroe County
      • This Oil City is located in Monroe County and lies 763 miles [1,227.9 km]<2> to the north of the Oil City that is located in Yazoo County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Monroe County community of Oil City.
    • Wyoming
      • Natrona 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 Wyoming community of Oil City [Natrona County].

Curious and Interesting Names Near Oil City ...

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.

  • Enola
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Enola have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Enola
    • Enola is located in Yazoo County
  • Jonestown
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jonestown
    • Jonestown is located in Yazoo County
  • Limerick
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Limerick have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Limerick
    • Limerick is located in Yazoo County
  • Little Yazoo
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Little Yazoo have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Little Yazoo
    • Little Yazoo is located in Yazoo County
  • Liverpool ‑ Historic
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Liverpool have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Liverpool
    • Liverpool is located in Yazoo County
  • Mechanicsburg
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Mechanicsburg have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mechanicsburg
    • Mechanicsburg is located in Yazoo County
  • Plumville ‑ Historic
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Plumville have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Plumville
    • Plumville is located in Yazoo County
  • Roadside
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Roadside have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Roadside
    • Roadside is located in Yazoo County
  • Valley
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Valley have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Valley
    • Valley is located in Yazoo County

How Far From Oil City 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 Oil City to various places of note, such as the White House.

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

  • Yazoo City, which is the Seat of Yazoo County, lies 11 miles [17.7 km]<2> to the north. If you could walk a straight line from Oil City to Yazoo City, 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.
  • Jackson, which is the State Capital of Mississippi, lies 30 miles [48.3 km] to the south southeast (SSE). The buggy would take just over a day and walking would take most of two days.
  • The White House (Washington, DC) is 862 miles [1,387.3 km] to the east northeast (ENE). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take most of two days, a buggy would take 34 days and walking would take 49 days.
  • The shortest distance<5> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,741 miles [10,848.6 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
  • The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,457 miles [12,000.9 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>
  • The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,332 miles [8,581 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<8>

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 Oil City 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 'straight-line' distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Oil City) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Oil City. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 32.6912, Longitude: -90.4340       In this case, the coordinates for Oil City have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).
<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 Oil City 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 315.831 degrees.
<7>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 311.672 degrees.
<8>The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 311.932 degrees.