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We found 21 communities that are also named Drake.
Within Oklahoma, the name Drake is unique.
Beyond Oklahoma, we know of 21 communities that are located in the United States and Canada. Of these 21 communities, nineteen are located in the United States and two are in Canada.
Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
Arizona
Mohave County
This Drake is located in Mohave County and lies 974 miles [1,567.5 km]<1> to the west of the Drake that is located in Murray County.
For more information, please visit our profile page for the Mohave County community of Drake.
Yavapai County
This Drake is located in Yavapai County and lies 875 miles [1,408.2 km] to the west of the Drake that is located in Murray County.
For more information, please visit our profile page for the Yavapai County community of Drake.
California
Santa Barbara County
This Drake is located in Santa Barbara County and lies 1,327 miles [2,135.6 km]<1> to the west of the Drake that is located in Murray County.
For more information, please visit our profile page for the Santa Barbara County community of Drake.
Colorado
Larimer County
This Drake is located in Larimer County and lies 620 miles [997.8 km]<1> to the northwest of the Drake that is located in Murray County.
For more information, please visit our profile page for the Larimer County community of Drake.
Illinois
Greene 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 Illinois community of Drake [Greene County].
Kansas
Jackson 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 Kansas community of Drake [Jackson County].
Ness 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 Kansas community of Drake [Ness County].
Kentucky
Warren County
This Drake is located in Warren County and lies 614 miles [988.1 km]<1> to the east northeast of the Drake that is located in Murray County.
For more information, please visit our profile page for the Warren County community of Drake.
Manitoba
We haven't found the location of this community yet.
Michigan
Lapeer 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 Drake [Lapeer County].
Missouri
Gasconade County
This Drake is located in Gasconade County and lies 414 miles [666.3 km]<1> to the northeast of the Drake that is located in Murray County.
For more information, please visit our profile page for the Gasconade County community of Drake.
Saint Louis 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 Missouri community of Drake [Saint Louis County].
North Carolina
Nash County
This Drake is located in Nash County and lies 1,083 miles [1,742.9 km]<1> to the east of the Drake that is located in Murray County.
For more information, please visit our profile page for the Nash County community of Drake.
North Dakota
McHenry County
This Drake is located in McHenry County and lies 950 miles [1,528.9 km]<1> to the north of the Drake that is located in Murray County.
For more information, please visit our profile page for the McHenry County community of Drake.
Ohio
Defiance 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 Ohio community of Drake [Defiance County].
Muskingum County
This Drake is located in Muskingum County and lies 908 miles [1,461.3 km]<1> to the east northeast of the Drake that is located in Murray County.
For more information, please visit our profile page for the Muskingum County community of Drake.
Pennsylvania
Lawrence County
This Drake is located in Lawrence County and lies 1,023 miles [1,646.4 km]<1> to the east northeast of the Drake that is located in Murray County.
For more information, please visit our profile page for the Lawrence County community of Drake.
Saskatchewan
This Drake lies 1,263 miles [2,032.6 km]<1> to the north northwest of the Drake that is located in Murray County.
South Carolina
Abbeville County
This Drake is located in Abbeville County and lies 830 miles [1,335.8 km]<1> to the east of the Drake that is located in Murray County.
For more information, please visit our profile page for the Abbeville County community of Drake.
Marlboro County
This Drake is located in Marlboro County and lies 983 miles [1,582 km] to the east of the Drake that is located in Murray County.
For more information, please visit our profile page for the Marlboro County community of Drake.
Tennessee
Davidson 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 Tennessee community of Drake [Davidson County].
Curious and Interesting Names Near Drake ...
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 Drake to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Drake and extending to:
Oklahoma City, which is the State Capital of Oklahoma, lies 80 miles [128.7 km]<1> to the north northwest (NNW). If you could drive a straight line from Drake to Oklahoma City, with an average speed<4>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 1,143 miles [1,839.5 km] to the east northeast (ENE). Driving would take over two days, a buggy would take 45 days and walking would take 65 days.
The shortest distance<5> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,904 miles [11,110.9 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,643 miles [12,300.2 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>
The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,525 miles [8,891.6 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<8>'
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 obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Drake) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'.
<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 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 Drake 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>
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 Drake 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 Drake. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 34.3979, Longitude: -96.9508 In this case, the coordinates for Drake have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).
<6>
The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 320.238 degrees.
<7>
The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 317.039 degrees.
<8>
The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 314.538 degrees.