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we pass this GPS location for Dougherty:
34.400467, -97.051400
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We found nine communities that share the name Dougherty.
Within Oklahoma, the name Dougherty is unique.
Beyond Oklahoma, we know of another nine communities that are located throughout in the United States.
Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
California
Alameda County
This Dougherty is located in Alameda County and lies 1,402 miles [2,256.3 km]<1> to the west northwest of the Dougherty that is located in Murray County.
For more information, please visit our profile page for the Alameda County community of Dougherty.
San Joaquin County
This Dougherty is located in San Joaquin County and lies 1,367 miles [2,200 km] to the west northwest of the Dougherty that is located in Murray County.
For more information, please visit our profile page for the San Joaquin County community of Dougherty.
Georgia
Dawson County
This Dougherty is located in Dawson County and lies 739 miles [1,189.3 km]<1> to the east of the Dougherty that is located in Murray County.
For more information, please visit our profile page for the Dawson County community of Dougherty.
Dougherty 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 Dougherty [Dougherty County].
Iowa
Cerro Gordo County
This Dougherty is located in Cerro Gordo County and lies 626 miles [1,007.4 km]<1> to the north northeast of the Dougherty that is located in Murray County.
For more information, please visit our profile page for the Cerro Gordo County community of Dougherty.
Michigan
Menominee 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 Michigan community of Dougherty [Menominee County].
Pennsylvania
Cambria County
This Dougherty is located in Cambria County and lies 1,102 miles [1,773.5 km]<1> to the east northeast of the Dougherty that is located in Murray County.
For more information, please visit our profile page for the Cambria County community of Dougherty.
Texas
Floyd County
This Dougherty is located in Floyd County and lies 232 miles [373.4 km]<1> to the west of the Dougherty that is located in Murray County.
For more information, please visit our profile page for the Floyd County community of Dougherty.
Rains County
This Dougherty is located in Rains County and lies 124 miles [199.6 km] to the southeast of the Dougherty that is located in Murray County.
For more information, please visit our profile page for the Rains County community of Dougherty.
Curious and Interesting Names Near Dougherty ...
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.
Cedar Village (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Cedar Village have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
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 town such as Dougherty to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Dougherty and extending to:
Oklahoma City, which is the State Capital of Oklahoma, lies 77 miles [123.9 km]<1> to the north northwest (NNW). If you could drive a straight line from Dougherty to Oklahoma City, with an average speed<5>of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, it would take less than two hours to make the trip. A comfortable walk of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour would take 5 days. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take most of three days.
The White House (Washington, DC) is 1,148 miles [1,847.5 km] to the east northeast (ENE). Driving would take over two days, a buggy would take 45 days and walking would take 66 days.
The shortest distance<6> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,908 miles [11,117.3 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>
The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,647 miles [12,306.7 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<8>
The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,529 miles [8,898.1 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<9>
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 from Point A (ie- Dougherty) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Dougherty. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 34.4005, Longitude: -97.0514 In this case, the coordinates for Dougherty have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).
<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 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 Dougherty 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>
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.
<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 Dougherty 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 320.307 degrees.
<8>
The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 317.12 degrees.
<9>
The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 314.584 degrees.