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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 Centerview, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Centerview 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 Centerview:
    • 35.433683, -96.665295
    • 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 Centerview
  • 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 Pottawatomie County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
    • Open the eBird sighting report for Pottawatomie County
    • Since Centerview is near Lincoln County and also Seminole County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
    • Open the eBird sighting report for Lincoln County
    • Open the eBird sighting report for Seminole 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 Centerview

Communities Also Named Centerview ...

We found seven communities that are also named Centerview.

Within Oklahoma, the name Centerview is unique.

Beyond Oklahoma, we know of seven communities that are located in the United States.

  • Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
    • Kansas
      • Edwards County
      • This Centerview is located in Edwards County and lies 218 miles [350.8 km]<1> to the northwest of the Centerview that is located in Pottawatomie County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Edwards County community of Centerview.
    • Kentucky
      • Breckinridge County
      • This Centerview is located in Breckinridge County and lies 593 miles [954.3 km]<1> to the east northeast of the Centerview that is located in Pottawatomie County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Breckinridge County community of Centerview.
    • Missouri
      • Johnson County
      • This Centerview is located in Johnson County and lies 276 miles [444.2 km]<1> to the north northeast of the Centerview that is located in Pottawatomie County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Johnson County community of Centerview.
    • North Carolina
      • Cabarrus County
      • This Centerview is located in Cabarrus County and lies 901 miles [1,450 km]<1> to the east of the Centerview that is located in Pottawatomie County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Cabarrus County community of Centerview.
    • Ohio
      • Monroe 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 Ohio community of Centerview [Monroe County].
    • Tennessee
      • Hardin County
      • This Centerview is located in Hardin County and lies 478 miles [769.3 km]<1> to the east of the Centerview that is located in Pottawatomie County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Hardin County community of Centerview.
    • Texas
      • Leon County
      • This Centerview is located in Leon County and lies 292 miles [469.9 km]<1> to the south of the Centerview that is located in Pottawatomie County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Leon County community of Centerview.

Curious and Interesting Names Near Centerview ...

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.

  • Castle
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
    • Castle is located in Okfuskee County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Castle
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 103 people
  • Chilesville
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
    • Chilesville is located in Okfuskee County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chilesville
  • Garden Grove
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
    • Garden Grove is located in Pottawatomie County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Garden Grove
  • Little
    (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
    • Little is located in Seminole County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Little
  • Meeker
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
  • Neal
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
    • Neal is located in Pottawatomie County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Neal
  • Nobletown
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
    • Nobletown is located in Seminole County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nobletown
  • Pleasant Grove
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
    • Pleasant Grove is located in Seminole County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pleasant Grove
  • Sparks
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)

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

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

  • Shawnee, which is the Seat of Pottawatomie County, lies 15 miles [24.1 km]<1> to the west southwest. If you could walk a straight line from Centerview to Shawnee, with an average speed<4> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take most of a day to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take four to five hours.
  • Oklahoma City, which is the State Capital of Oklahoma, lies 47 miles [75.6 km] to the west (W). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take less than an hour, a buggy would take most of two days and walking would take about three full days.
  • The White House (Washington, DC) is 1,103 miles [1,775.1 km] to the east northeast (ENE). Driving would take over two days, a buggy would take 43 days and walking would take 63 days.
  • The shortest distance<5> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,839 miles [11,006.3 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
  • The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,580 miles [12,198.8 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>
  • The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,463 miles [8,791.8 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<8>'

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- Centerview) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'.
<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 Centerview, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.
<3>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 Centerview 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 Centerview. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 35.4337, Longitude: -96.6653       In this case, the coordinates for Centerview have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).
<6>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 320.156 degrees.
<7>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 317.073 degrees.
<8>The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 314.268 degrees.