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Curious and Interesting Names Near Falls Creek Assembly ...
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 (Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
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 included the distance from a community such as Falls Creek Assembly to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance<3> beginning in Falls Creek Assembly and extending to:
Sulphur, which is the Seat of Murray County, lies 9 miles [14.5 km]<3> to the northeast. If you could walk a straight line from Falls Creek Assembly to Sulphur, with an average speed<4> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take four to five hours to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take a little over three hours.
Oklahoma City, which is the State Capital of Oklahoma, lies 75 miles [120.7 km] to the north northwest (NNW). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take less than two hours, a buggy would take most of three days and walking would take 5 days.
The White House (Washington, DC) is 1,151 miles [1,852.4 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<5> 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).<6>
The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,648 miles [12,308.3 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>
The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,530 miles [8,899.7 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<8>
Footnotes ...
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GPS Coordinates for Falls Creek Assembly: Decimal: 34.42647, -97.111129 DDMMSS: 34° 25' 35", -97° 6' 40"
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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 from Point A (ie- Falls Creek Assembly) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'.
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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.
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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 Falls Creek Assembly 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 Falls Creek Assembly. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 34.4265, Longitude: -97.1111 In this case, the coordinates for Falls Creek Assembly have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).
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The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 320.35 degrees.
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The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 317.174 degrees.
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The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 314.608 degrees.