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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 Capitol Hill, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Capitol Hill 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 Capitol Hill:
    • 35.439467, -97.521497
    • 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 Capitol Hill
  • 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 Capitol Hill ...

We found seven communities that share the name Capitol Hill.

Within Oklahoma, the name Capitol Hill is unique.

Beyond Oklahoma, we know of another seven communities that are located throughout in the United States and Canada. Of these seven communities, six are located in the United States and one is in Canada.

  • Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
    • British Columbia
      • This Capitol Hill lies 1,599 miles [2,573.3 km]<1> to the northwest of the Capitol Hill that is located in Oklahoma County.
    • Georgia
      • Fulton 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 Georgia community of Capitol Hill [Fulton County].
    • New Jersey
      • Burlington County
      • This Capitol Hill is located in Burlington County and lies 1,271 miles [2,045.5 km]<1> to the east northeast of the Capitol Hill that is located in Oklahoma County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Burlington County community of Capitol Hill.
    • Oregon
      • Multnomah County
      • This Capitol Hill is located in Multnomah County and lies 1,484 miles [2,388.3 km]<1> to the northwest of the Capitol Hill that is located in Oklahoma County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Multnomah County community of Capitol Hill.
    • Tennessee
      • Franklin County
      • This Capitol Hill is located in Franklin County and lies 644 miles [1,036.4 km]<1> to the east of the Capitol Hill that is located in Oklahoma County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Franklin County community of Capitol Hill.
    • Utah
      • Salt Lake County
      • This Capitol Hill is located in Salt Lake County and lies 860 miles [1,384 km]<1> to the west northwest of the Capitol Hill that is located in Oklahoma County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Salt Lake County community of Capitol Hill.
    • Washington
      • King County
      • This Capitol Hill is located in King County and lies 1,522 miles [2,449.4 km]<1> to the northwest of the Capitol Hill that is located in Oklahoma County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the King County community of Capitol Hill.

Curious and Interesting Names Near Capitol Hill ...

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.

  • Bethany
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
  • Clothier
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Clothier have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clothier
    • Clothier is located in Cleveland County
  • Forest Park
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Forest Park have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Forest Park
    • Forest Park is located in Oklahoma County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,071 people
  • Green Pastures
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Green Pastures have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Green Pastures
    • Green Pastures is located in Oklahoma County
  • Mustang
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Mustang have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mustang
    • Mustang is located in Canadian County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 24,049 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Mustang <3>
  • Valley Brook
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Valley Brook have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Valley Brook
    • Valley Brook is located in Oklahoma County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 768 people
  • Wheatland
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
  • Woodlawn Park
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Woodlawn Park have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woodlawn Park
    • Woodlawn Park is located in Oklahoma County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 152 people

How Far From Capitol Hill to ...

We spend a lot of time looking through Gazetteers that were published in the late 1800's and early 1900's. Many of the Gazetteers include the distance from a community such as Capitol Hill to various places of note, such as the White House.

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

  • Oklahoma City, which is the Seat of Oklahoma County, lies just to the North Northeast.
  • Oklahoma City, which is the State Capital of Oklahoma, lies just to the north northeast (NNE).
  • The White House (Washington, DC) is 1,149 miles [1,849.1 km]<1> to the east northeast (ENE). If you could drive a straight line from Capitol Hill to White House, with an average speed<5>of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, it would take over two days to make the trip. A comfortable walk of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour would take 66 days. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take 45 days.
  • The shortest distance<6> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,869 miles [11,054.6 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>
  • The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,612 miles [12,250.3 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<8>
  • The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,498 miles [8,848.2 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<9>

Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Capitol Hill. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.

The official website for Oklahoma County: www.oklahomacounty.org/

The official website for State of Oklahoma: https://www.ok.gov/

Footnotes ...

<1>Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'point-to-point' distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Capitol Hill) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Capitol Hill. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 35.4395, Longitude: -97.5215    
<2>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 Rock Creek to see Pete ... Rock 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 Capitol Hill 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.
<3>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<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 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 Capitol Hill to the Middle East to be East and South, the Great Circle Route actually lies to the North and East.
<7>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 320.741 degrees.
<8>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 317.758 degrees.
<9>The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 314.672 degrees.




 

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