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 Fitzhugh:
34.658051, -96.766545
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.
We found five communities that share the name Fitzhugh.
Within Oklahoma, the name Fitzhugh is unique.
Beyond Oklahoma, we know of another five communities that are located throughout in the United States.
Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
Arkansas
Woodruff County
This Fitzhugh is located in Woodruff County and lies 311 miles [500.5 km]<1> to the east of the Fitzhugh that is located in Pontotoc County.
For more information, please visit our profile page for the Woodruff County community of Fitzhugh.
Mississippi
Sunflower County
This Fitzhugh is located in Sunflower County and lies 360 miles [579.4 km]<1> to the east of the Fitzhugh that is located in Pontotoc County.
For more information, please visit our profile page for the Sunflower County community of Fitzhugh.
Texas
Hays County
This Fitzhugh is located in Hays County and lies 313 miles [503.7 km]<1> to the south southwest of the Fitzhugh that is located in Pontotoc County.
For more information, please visit our profile page for the Hays County community of Fitzhugh.
Virginia
Brunswick County
This Fitzhugh is located in Brunswick County and lies 1,073 miles [1,726.8 km]<1> to the east northeast of the Fitzhugh that is located in Pontotoc County.
For more information, please visit our profile page for the Brunswick County community of Fitzhugh.
Stafford County
This Fitzhugh is located in Stafford County and lies 1,102 miles [1,773.5 km] to the east northeast of the Fitzhugh that is located in Pontotoc County.
For more information, please visit our profile page for the Stafford County community of Fitzhugh.
Curious and Interesting Names Near Fitzhugh ...
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.
Center (10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Center have been provided by the GNIS.<2> 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 Fitzhugh to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Fitzhugh and extending to:
Ada, which is the Seat of Pontotoc County, lies 9 miles [14.5 km]<1> to the north northeast. If you could walk a straight line from Fitzhugh to Ada, 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 69 miles [111 km] to the northwest (NW). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take less than two hours, a buggy would take about three full days and walking would take three full days.
The White House (Washington, DC) is 1,127 miles [1,813.7 km] to the east northeast (ENE). Driving would take over two days, a buggy would take 44 days and walking would take 64 days.
The shortest distance<5> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,884 miles [11,078.7 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,623 miles [12,268 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>
The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,505 miles [8,859.4 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<8>
Footnotes ...
<1>
Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Fitzhugh) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Fitzhugh. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 34.6581, Longitude: -96.7665 In this case, the coordinates for Fitzhugh have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).
<2>
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.
<3>
An 'estimated' location is one where we have been given GPS coordinates, but are unable to verify the accuracy of those coordinates. That said, we have some confidence that we have placed the marker near the actual location. A typical reason for being unable to verify a location is that it might be on private property or maybe historic and gone without an obvious trace.
<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 Fitzhugh to the Middle East to be East and South, the Great Circle Route actually lies to the North and East.
<6>
The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 320.143 degrees.
<7>
The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 316.96 degrees.
<8>
The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 314.419 degrees.