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 Francis:
34.873723, -96.593522
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 23 communities that share the name Francis.
Within Oklahoma, the name Francis is unique.
Beyond Oklahoma, we know of another 23 communities that are located throughout in the United States and Canada. Of these 23 communities, 22 are located in the United States and one is in Canada.
Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
Alabama
Calhoun County
This Francis is located in Calhoun County and lies 606 miles [975.3 km]<1> to the east of the Francis that is located in Pontotoc County.
For more information, please visit our profile page for the Calhoun County community of Francis.
Saint Clair 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 Alabama community of Francis [Saint Clair County].
Arkansas
Boone County
This Francis is located in Boone County and lies 215 miles [346 km]<1> to the east northeast of the Francis that is located in Pontotoc County.
For more information, please visit our profile page for the Boone County community of Francis.
California
Trinity 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 California community of Francis [Trinity County].
Florida
Hillsborough County
This Francis is located in Hillsborough County and lies 958 miles [1,541.8 km]<1> to the east southeast of the Francis that is located in Pontotoc County.
For more information, please visit our profile page for the Hillsborough County community of Francis.
Putnam County
This Francis is located in Putnam County and lies 940 miles [1,512.8 km] to the east southeast of the Francis that is located in Pontotoc County.
For more information, please visit our profile page for the Putnam County community of Francis.
Illinois
Saline County
This Francis is located in Saline County and lies 498 miles [801.5 km]<1> to the east northeast of the Francis that is located in Pontotoc County.
For more information, please visit our profile page for the Saline County community of Francis.
Kansas
Ness 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 Francis [Ness County].
Michigan
Montmorency 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 Francis [Montmorency County].
Mississippi
Bolivar County
This Francis is located in Bolivar County and lies 331 miles [532.7 km]<1> to the east of the Francis that is located in Pontotoc County.
For more information, please visit our profile page for the Bolivar County community of Francis.
Missouri
Audrain 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 Francis [Audrain County].
Pulaski 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 Missouri community of Francis [Pulaski County].
Montana
Gallatin County
This Francis is located in Gallatin County and lies 1,085 miles [1,746.1 km]<1> to the northwest of the Francis that is located in Pontotoc County.
For more information, please visit our profile page for the Gallatin County community of Francis.
Nebraska
Wheeler County
This community is historic<3> and although located in Wheeler County, we don't know where within the county.
For more information, please visit our profile page for the Wheeler County community of Francis.
Nevada
Washoe County
This community is historic<3> and although located in Washoe County, we don't know where within the county.
For more information, please visit our profile page for the Washoe County community of Francis.
New Mexico
Eddy County
Although located in Eddy County, we don't know the location within the county.
For more information, please visit our profile page for the Eddy County community of Francis.
Pennsylvania
Erie County
This Francis is located in Erie County and lies 1,007 miles [1,620.6 km]<1> to the east northeast of the Francis that is located in Pontotoc County.
For more information, please visit our profile page for the Erie County community of Francis.
Saskatchewan
This Francis lies 1,113 miles [1,791.2 km]<1> to the north northwest of the Francis that is located in Pontotoc County.
Texas
Orange County
This Francis is located in Orange County and lies 368 miles [592.2 km]<1> to the south southeast of the Francis that is located in Pontotoc County.
For more information, please visit our profile page for the Orange County community of Francis.
Utah
Summit County
This Francis is located in Summit County and lies 892 miles [1,435.5 km]<1> to the west northwest of the Francis that is located in Pontotoc County.
For more information, please visit our profile page for the Summit County community of Francis.
West Virginia
Harrison County
This Francis is located in Harrison County and lies 951 miles [1,530.5 km]<1> to the east northeast of the Francis that is located in Pontotoc County.
For more information, please visit our profile page for the Harrison County community of Francis.
Raleigh 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 West Virginia community of Francis [Raleigh County].
Wyoming
Weston 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 Wyoming community of Francis [Weston County].
Curious and Interesting Names Near Francis ...
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.
Allen (10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Allen have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
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 town such as Francis to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Francis and extending to:
Oklahoma City, which is the State Capital of Oklahoma, lies 65 miles [104.6 km]<1> to the northwest (NW). If you could walk a straight line from Francis to Oklahoma City, with an average speed<6> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take most of three days to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take about three full days.
The White House (Washington, DC) is 1,112 miles [1,789.6 km] to the east northeast (ENE). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take over two days, a buggy would take 44 days and walking would take 64 days.
The shortest distance<7> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,866 miles [11,049.8 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<8>
The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,605 miles [12,239.1 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<9>
The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,488 miles [8,832.1 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<10>
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 from Point A (ie- Francis) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Francis. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 34.8737, Longitude: -96.5935
<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 Francis 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>
We use the term 'Historic' broadly and it generally means that the community no longer exists. However, it can also mean that the community might still exist, but was significantly larger or had a more 'official' existence in the past than it does now. Unfortunately our sources of data have proven to be unreliable. If you can provide us with more specific information about Francis, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.
<4>
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.
<5>
While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<6>
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.
<7>
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 Francis to the Middle East to be East and South, the Great Circle Route actually lies to the North and East.
<8>
The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 320.049 degrees.
<9>
The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 316.877 degrees.
<10>
The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 314.31 degrees.