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34.271201, -96.197212
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We found seventeen communities that are also named Cook.
Within Oklahoma, the name Cook is unique.
Beyond Oklahoma, we know of seventeen communities that are located in the United States.
Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
Arkansas
Cleveland 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 Arkansas community of Cook [Cleveland County].
Florida
Bay County
This Cook is located in Bay County and lies 686 miles [1,104 km]<2> to the east southeast of the Cook that is located in Atoka County.
For more information, please visit our profile page for the Bay County community of Cook.
Indiana
Bartholomew 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 Indiana community of Cook [Bartholomew County].
Lake County
This Cook is located in Lake County and lies 682 miles [1,097.6 km]<2> to the northeast of the Cook that is located in Atoka County.
For more information, please visit our profile page for the Lake County community of Cook.
Kansas
Cloud County
This Cook is located in Cloud County and lies 372 miles [598.7 km]<2> to the north of the Cook that is located in Atoka County.
For more information, please visit our profile page for the Cloud County community of Cook.
Louisiana
De Soto Parish
This community is historic<3> and we have very little information. For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Louisiana community of Cook [De Soto Parish].
Minnesota
Saint Louis County
This Cook is located in Saint Louis County and lies 954 miles [1,535.3 km]<2> to the north of the Cook that is located in Atoka County.
For more information, please visit our profile page for the Saint Louis County community of Cook.
Nebraska
Johnson County
This Cook is located in Johnson County and lies 430 miles [692 km]<2> to the north of the Cook that is located in Atoka County.
For more information, please visit our profile page for the Johnson County community of Cook.
Ohio
Fayette County
This Cook is located in Fayette County and lies 802 miles [1,290.7 km]<2> to the east northeast of the Cook that is located in Atoka County.
For more information, please visit our profile page for the Fayette County community of Cook.
Oregon
Clackamas County
This Cook is located in Clackamas County and lies 1,592 miles [2,562.1 km]<2> to the northwest of the Cook that is located in Atoka County.
For more information, please visit our profile page for the Clackamas County community of Cook.
South Carolina
Aiken 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 South Carolina community of Cook [Aiken County].
Anderson 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 South Carolina community of Cook [Anderson County].
Williamsburg County
This Cook is located in Williamsburg County and lies 957 miles [1,540.1 km]<2> to the east of the Cook that is located in Atoka County.
For more information, please visit our profile page for the Williamsburg County community of Cook.
Texas
Cooke County
This Cook is located in Cooke County and lies 70 miles [112.7 km]<2> to the southwest of the Cook that is located in Atoka County.
For more information, please visit our profile page for the Cooke County community of Cook.
Utah
Davis County
This Cook is located in Davis County and lies 979 miles [1,575.5 km]<2> to the northwest of the Cook that is located in Atoka County.
For more information, please visit our profile page for the Davis County community of Cook.
Virginia
Carroll 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 Virginia community of Cook [Carroll County].
Washington
Skamania County
This Cook is located in Skamania County and lies 1,551 miles [2,496.1 km]<2> to the northwest of the Cook that is located in Atoka County.
For more information, please visit our profile page for the Skamania County community of Cook.
Curious and Interesting Names Near Cook ...
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 & 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 Cook to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Cook and extending to:
Atoka, which is the Seat of Atoka County, lies just to the North Northeast.
Oklahoma City, which is the State Capital of Oklahoma, lies 111 miles [178.6 km]<2> to the northwest (NW). If you could drive a straight line from Cook to Oklahoma City, with an average speed<5>of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, it would take about two hours to make the trip. A comfortable walk of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour would take 7 days. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take 5 days.
The White House (Washington, DC) is 1,106 miles [1,779.9 km] to the east northeast (ENE). Driving would take over two days, a buggy would take 44 days and walking would take 63 days.
The shortest distance<6> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,883 miles [11,077.1 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>
The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,620 miles [12,263.2 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<8>
The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,500 miles [8,851.4 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<9>'
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 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 Cook 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' (or point-to-point) distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Cook) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'.
<3>
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 Cook, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.
<4>
While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<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 Cook 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 Cook. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 34.2712, Longitude: -96.1972 In this case, the coordinates for Cook have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).
<7>
The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 319.716 degrees.
<8>
The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 316.412 degrees.
<9>
The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 314.207 degrees.