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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 Eastside, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Eastside 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 Eastside:
    • 36.871457, -94.716616
    • 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 Eastside
  • 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 Eastside ...

We found eleven communities that share the name Eastside.

Within Oklahoma, the name Eastside is unique.

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

  • Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
    • Idaho
      • Ada 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 Idaho community of Eastside [Ada County].
    • Minnesota
      • Hennepin 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 Minnesota community of Eastside [Hennepin County].
    • Mississippi
      • Forrest County
      • This Eastside is located in Forrest County and lies 498 miles [801.5 km]<2> to the southeast of the Eastside that is located in Ottawa County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Forrest County community of Eastside.
      • Jackson County
      • This Eastside is located in Jackson County and lies 573 miles [922.2 km] to the southeast of the Eastside that is located in Ottawa County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Jackson County community of Eastside.
    • New York
      • Suffolk County
      • This Eastside is located in Suffolk County and lies 1,242 miles [1,998.8 km]<2> to the east northeast of the Eastside that is located in Ottawa County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Suffolk County community of Eastside.
    • North Carolina
      • Iredell County
      • This Eastside is located in Iredell County and lies 773 miles [1,244 km]<2> to the east of the Eastside that is located in Ottawa County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Iredell County community of Eastside.
    • Ontario
      • This Eastside lies 855 miles [1,376 km]<2> to the northeast of the Eastside that is located in Ottawa County.
    • Oregon
      • Coos County
      • This Eastside is located in Coos County and lies 1,610 miles [2,591 km]<2> to the west northwest of the Eastside that is located in Ottawa County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Coos County community of Eastside.
    • Tennessee
      • Cannon 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 Tennessee community of Eastside [Cannon County].
      • Sullivan 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 Tennessee community of Eastside [Sullivan County].
    • West Virginia
      • Marion 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 West Virginia community of Eastside [Marion County].

Curious and Interesting Names Near Eastside ...

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.

  • Commerce
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Commerce have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Commerce
    • Commerce is located in Ottawa County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,491 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Commerce <4>
  • Dotyville
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Dotyville have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dotyville
    • Dotyville is located in Ottawa County
  • Five Mile
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Five Mile have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Five Mile
    • Five Mile is located in Ottawa County
  • Hart
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Hart have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hart
    • Hart is located in McDonald County (MO)
  • Hockerville ‑ Historic
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hockerville
    • Hockerville is located in Ottawa County
  • Hornet
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Hornet have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hornet
    • Hornet is located in Newton County (MO)
  • Kellyville
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kellyville
    • Kellyville is located in Ottawa County
  • Lincolnville
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lincolnville
    • Lincolnville is located in Ottawa County
  • Oak Grove
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Oak Grove have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oak Grove
    • Oak Grove is located in Ottawa County
  • Potter
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Potter have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Potter
    • Potter is located in Ottawa County
  • Zincville
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Zincville have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Zincville
    • Zincville is located in Ottawa County

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

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

  • Miami, which is the Seat of Ottawa County, lies just to the West.
  • Oklahoma City, which is the State Capital of Oklahoma, lies 183 miles [294.5 km]<2> to the west southwest (WSW). If you could drive a straight line from Eastside to Oklahoma City, with an average speed<5>of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, it would take a little over three hours to make the trip. A comfortable walk of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour would take 11 days. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take 8 days.
  • The White House (Washington, DC) is 972 miles [1,564.3 km] to the east northeast (ENE). Driving would take most of two days, a buggy would take 38 days and walking would take 56 days.
  • The shortest distance<6> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,693 miles [10,771.3 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>
  • The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,433 miles [11,962.3 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<8>
  • The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,316 miles [8,555.3 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<9>

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

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

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 Eastside 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' distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Eastside) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Eastside. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 36.8715, Longitude: -94.7166       In this case, the coordinates for Eastside have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).
<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 Eastside 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 318.969 degrees.
<8>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 315.872 degrees.
<9>The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 313.129 degrees.









 

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