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We found seven communities that are also named Alfalfa.
Within Oklahoma, the name Alfalfa is unique.
Beyond Oklahoma, we know of seven communities that are located in the United States.
Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
Alabama
Marengo County
This Alfalfa is located in Marengo County and lies 648 miles [1,042.9 km]<1> to the east southeast of the Alfalfa that is located in Caddo County.
For more information, please visit our profile page for the Marengo County community of Alfalfa.
Kansas
Finney 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 Kansas community of Alfalfa [Finney County].
Norton County
We found mention of this community, but have little information. For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Kansas community of Alfalfa [Norton County].
Louisiana
Rapides Parish
This Alfalfa is located in Rapides Parish and lies 435 miles [700.1 km]<1> to the southeast of the Alfalfa that is located in Caddo County.
For more information, please visit our profile page for the Rapides Parish community of Alfalfa.
Oregon
Deschutes County
This Alfalfa is located in Deschutes County and lies 1,333 miles [2,145.3 km]<1> to the northwest of the Alfalfa that is located in Caddo County.
For more information, please visit our profile page for the Deschutes County community of Alfalfa.
Texas
El Paso County
This Alfalfa is located in El Paso County and lies 507 miles [815.9 km]<1> to the west southwest of the Alfalfa that is located in Caddo County.
For more information, please visit our profile page for the El Paso County community of Alfalfa.
Washington
Yakima County
This Alfalfa is located in Yakima County and lies 1,359 miles [2,187.1 km]<1> to the northwest of the Alfalfa that is located in Caddo County.
For more information, please visit our profile page for the Yakima County community of Alfalfa.
Curious and Interesting Names Near Alfalfa ...
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 that were published in the late 1800's and early 1900's. Many of the Gazetteers include the distance from a community such as Alfalfa to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Alfalfa and extending to:
Anadarko, which is the Seat of Caddo County, lies 22 miles [35.4 km]<1> to the east southeast. If you could walk a straight line from Alfalfa to Anadarko, with an average speed<4> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take just over a day to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take most of a day.
Oklahoma City, which is the State Capital of Oklahoma, lies 63 miles [101.4 km] to the east northeast (ENE). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take less than an hour, a buggy would take about three full days and walking would take most of three days.
The White House (Washington, DC) is 1,212 miles [1,950.5 km] to the east northeast (ENE). Driving would take about three full days, a buggy would take 48 days and walking would take 69 days.
The shortest distance<5> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,919 miles [11,135.1 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,664 miles [12,334 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>
The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,552 miles [8,935.1 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 obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Alfalfa) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'.
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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 Alfalfa 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.
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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 Alfalfa 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 Alfalfa. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 35.2189, Longitude: -98.6073 In this case, the coordinates for Alfalfa have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).
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The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 321.464 degrees.
<7>
The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 318.579 degrees.
<8>
The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 315.217 degrees.