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we pass this GPS location for Alma:
34.419530, -97.612251
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Beyond Oklahoma, we know of another 41 communities that are located throughout in the United States and Canada. Of these 41 communities, 36 are located in the United States and five are in Canada.
Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
Alabama
Clarke County
This Alma is located in Clarke County and lies 606 miles [975.3 km]<1> to the east southeast of the Alma that is located in Stephens County.
For more information, please visit our profile page for the Clarke County community of Alma.
Arizona
Pinal County
This community is historic<2> and although located in Pinal County, we don't know where within the county.
For more information, please visit our profile page for the Pinal County community of Alma.
Arkansas
Crawford County
This Alma is located in Crawford County and lies 204 miles [328.3 km]<1> to the east northeast of the Alma that is located in Stephens County.
For more information, please visit our profile page for the Crawford County community of Alma.
California
Santa Clara County
We found mention of this community, but have little information.<3> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the California community of Alma [Santa Clara County].
Santa Cruz County
This community is historic<2> and we have very little information. For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the California community of Alma [Santa Cruz County].
Colorado
Park County
This Alma is located in Park County and lies 574 miles [923.8 km]<1> to the northwest of the Alma that is located in Stephens County.
For more information, please visit our profile page for the Park County community of Alma.
Florida
Jefferson County
This Alma is located in Jefferson County and lies 839 miles [1,350.2 km]<1> to the east southeast of the Alma that is located in Stephens County.
For more information, please visit our profile page for the Jefferson County community of Alma.
Georgia
Bacon County
This Alma is located in Bacon County and lies 898 miles [1,445.2 km]<1> to the east of the Alma that is located in Stephens County.
For more information, please visit our profile page for the Bacon County community of Alma.
Decatur County
We found mention of this community, but have little information.<3> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Georgia community of Alma [Decatur County].
Gilmer 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 Georgia community of Alma [Gilmer County].
Illinois
Marion County
This Alma is located in Marion County and lies 566 miles [910.9 km]<1> to the northeast of the Alma that is located in Stephens County.
For more information, please visit our profile page for the Marion County community of Alma.
Saint Clair County
We found mention of this community, but have little information.<3> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Illinois community of Alma [Saint Clair County].
Kansas
Osage County
We found mention of this community, but have little information.<3> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Kansas community of Alma [Osage County].
Wabaunsee County
This Alma is located in Wabaunsee County and lies 325 miles [523 km]<1> to the north northeast of the Alma that is located in Stephens County.
For more information, please visit our profile page for the Wabaunsee County community of Alma.
Louisiana
Pointe Coupee Parish
This Alma is located in Pointe Coupee Parish and lies 448 miles [721 km]<1> to the southeast of the Alma that is located in Stephens County.
For more information, please visit our profile page for the Pointe Coupee Parish community of Alma.
Michigan
Gratiot County
This Alma is located in Gratiot County and lies 929 miles [1,495.1 km]<1> to the northeast of the Alma that is located in Stephens County.
For more information, please visit our profile page for the Gratiot County community of Alma.
Mississippi
Lee County
We found mention of this community, but have little information.<3> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Mississippi community of Alma [Lee County].
Missouri
Lafayette County
This Alma is located in Lafayette County and lies 393 miles [632.5 km]<1> to the north northeast of the Alma that is located in Stephens County.
For more information, please visit our profile page for the Lafayette County community of Alma.
Montana
Liberty County
This community is historic<2> and we have very little information. For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Montana community of Alma [Liberty County].
Nebraska
Harlan County
This Alma is located in Harlan County and lies 403 miles [648.6 km]<1> to the north northwest of the Alma that is located in Stephens County.
For more information, please visit our profile page for the Harlan County community of Alma.
New Brunswick
This Alma lies 1,875 miles [3,017.5 km]<1> to the northeast of the Alma that is located in Stephens County.
New Mexico
Catron County
This Alma is located in Catron County and lies 650 miles [1,046.1 km]<1> to the west of the Alma that is located in Stephens County.
For more information, please visit our profile page for the Catron County community of Alma.
Socorro County
We found mention of this community, but have little information.<3> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the New Mexico community of Alma [Socorro County].
New York
Allegany County
This Alma is located in Allegany County and lies 1,179 miles [1,897.4 km]<1> to the east northeast of the Alma that is located in Stephens County.
For more information, please visit our profile page for the Allegany County community of Alma.
North Carolina
Robeson County
This Alma is located in Robeson County and lies 1,039 miles [1,672.1 km]<1> to the east of the Alma that is located in Stephens County.
For more information, please visit our profile page for the Robeson County community of Alma.
North Dakota
Cavalier County
We found mention of this community, but have little information.<3> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the North Dakota community of Alma [Cavalier County].
Nova Scotia
This Alma lies 1,978 miles [3,183.3 km]<1> to the east northeast of the Alma that is located in Stephens County.
Ohio
Henry County
This community is historic<2> and although located in Henry County, we don't know where within the county.
For more information, please visit our profile page for the Henry County community of Alma.
Ross County
This Alma is located in Ross County and lies 872 miles [1,403.3 km]<1> to the east northeast of the Alma that is located in Stephens County.
For more information, please visit our profile page for the Ross County community of Alma.
Ontario
This Alma lies 1,116 miles [1,796 km]<1> to the northeast of the Alma that is located in Stephens County.
Oregon
Lane County
This Alma is located in Lane County and lies 1,522 miles [2,449.4 km]<1> to the northwest of the Alma that is located in Stephens County.
For more information, please visit our profile page for the Lane County community of Alma.
Prince Edward Island
This Alma lies 1,934 miles [3,112.5 km]<1> to the northeast of the Alma that is located in Stephens County.
Quebec
This Alma lies 1,646 miles [2,649 km]<1> to the northeast of the Alma that is located in Stephens County.
South Carolina
Laurens County
We found mention of this community, but have little information.<3> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the South Carolina community of Alma [Laurens County].
Texas
Clay County
We found mention of this community, but have little information.<3> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Texas community of Alma [Clay County].
Ellis County
This Alma is located in Ellis County and lies 159 miles [255.9 km]<1> to the south southeast of the Alma that is located in Stephens County.
For more information, please visit our profile page for the Ellis County community of Alma.
Hidalgo County
This Alma is located in Hidalgo County and lies 559 miles [899.6 km] to the south of the Alma that is located in Stephens County.
For more information, please visit our profile page for the Hidalgo County community of Alma.
Virginia
Page County
This Alma is located in Page County and lies 1,093 miles [1,759 km]<1> to the east northeast of the Alma that is located in Stephens County.
For more information, please visit our profile page for the Page County community of Alma.
Washington
Okanogan County
We found mention of this community, but have little information.<3> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Washington community of Alma [Okanogan County].
West Virginia
Tyler County
We found mention of this community, but have little information.<3> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the West Virginia community of Alma [Tyler County].
Wisconsin
Buffalo County
This Alma is located in Buffalo County and lies 748 miles [1,203.8 km]<1> to the north northeast of the Alma that is located in Stephens County.
For more information, please visit our profile page for the Buffalo County community of Alma.
Curious and Interesting Names Near Alma ...
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.
Carver (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Carver have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
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 Alma to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Alma and extending to:
Duncan, which is the Seat of Stephens County, lies 20 miles [32.2 km]<1> to the west northwest. If you could walk a straight line from Alma to Duncan, with an average speed<6> 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 72 miles [115.9 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 most of three days and walking would take 4 days.
The White House (Washington, DC) is 1,178 miles [1,895.8 km] to the east northeast (ENE). Driving would take about three full days, a buggy would take 46 days and walking would take 67 days.
The shortest distance<7> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,927 miles [11,147.9 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<8>
The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,667 miles [12,338.8 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<9>
The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,551 miles [8,933.5 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<10>
Footnotes ...
<1>
Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' (or point-to-point) distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Alma) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Alma. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 34.4195, Longitude: -97.6123 In this case, the coordinates for Alma have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).
<2>
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 Alma, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.
<3>
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 Alma 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.
<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're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<6>
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.
<7>
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 Alma to the Middle East to be East and South, the Great Circle Route actually lies to the North and East.
<8>
The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 320.69 degrees.
<9>
The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 317.571 degrees.
<10>
The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 314.843 degrees.