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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 Grandview Heights, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Grandview Heights 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 Grandview Heights:
    • 35.714266, -95.366358
    • 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 Grandview Heights
  • 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 Grandview Heights ...

We found eleven communities that share the name Grandview Heights.

Within Oklahoma, the name Grandview Heights is unique.

Beyond Oklahoma, we know of another eleven communities that are located throughout in the United States.

  • Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
    • Kentucky
      • Franklin 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 Kentucky community of Grandview Heights [Franklin County].
    • Mississippi
      • Rankin County
      • This Grandview Heights is located in Rankin County and lies 382 miles [614.8 km]<2> to the southeast of the Grandview Heights that is located in Muskogee County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Rankin County community of Grandview Heights.
    • North Carolina
      • Watauga County
      • This Grandview Heights is located in Watauga County and lies 764 miles [1,229.5 km]<2> to the east of the Grandview Heights that is located in Muskogee County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Watauga County community of Grandview Heights.
    • Ohio
      • Champaign County
      • This Grandview Heights is located in Champaign County and lies 692 miles [1,113.7 km]<2> to the east northeast of the Grandview Heights that is located in Muskogee County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Champaign County community of Grandview Heights.
      • Franklin County
      • This Grandview Heights is located in Franklin County and lies 732 miles [1,178 km] to the east northeast of the Grandview Heights that is located in Muskogee County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Franklin County community of Grandview Heights.
      • Jefferson County
      • This Grandview Heights is located in Jefferson County and lies 854 miles [1,374.4 km] to the east northeast of the Grandview Heights that is located in Muskogee County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Jefferson County community of Grandview Heights.
    • Pennsylvania
      • Lancaster County
      • This Grandview Heights is located in Lancaster County and lies 1,079 miles [1,736.5 km]<2> to the east northeast of the Grandview Heights that is located in Muskogee County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Lancaster County community of Grandview Heights.
      • York County
      • This Grandview Heights is located in York County and lies 1,058 miles [1,702.7 km] to the east northeast of the Grandview Heights that is located in Muskogee County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the York County community of Grandview Heights.
    • Tennessee
      • Blount County
      • This Grandview Heights is located in Blount County and lies 640 miles [1,030 km]<2> to the east of the Grandview Heights that is located in Muskogee County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Blount County community of Grandview Heights.
    • Virginia
      • Radford City
      • This Grandview Heights is located in Radford City and lies 828 miles [1,332.5 km]<2> to the east of the Grandview Heights that is located in Muskogee County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Radford City community of Grandview Heights.
    • West Virginia
      • Cabell County
      • This Grandview Heights is located in Cabell County and lies 738 miles [1,187.7 km]<2> to the east northeast of the Grandview Heights that is located in Muskogee County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Cabell County community of Grandview Heights.

Curious and Interesting Names Near Grandview Heights ...

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.

  • Anchor
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Anchor
    • Anchor is located in Wagoner County
  • Braggs
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Braggs have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Braggs
    • Braggs is located in Muskogee County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 252 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Braggs <4>
  • Clarksville
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clarksville
    • Clarksville is located in Wagoner County
  • Mallard Bay
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mallard Bay
    • Mallard Bay is located in Wagoner County
  • Martin
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Martin have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Martin
    • Martin is located in Muskogee County
  • Okay
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Okay
    • Okay is located in Wagoner County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 712 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Okay <4>
  • River Bottom
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for River Bottom
    • River Bottom is located in Muskogee County
  • Wybark
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wybark
    • Wybark is located in Muskogee County

How Far From Grandview Heights to ...

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 community such as Grandview Heights to various places of note, such as the White House.

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

  • Muskogee, which is the Seat of Muskogee County, lies just to the North.
  • Oklahoma City, which is the State Capital of Oklahoma, lies 121 miles [194.7 km]<2> to the west (W). If you could drive a straight line from Grandview Heights to Oklahoma City, with an average speed<5>of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, it would take about two hours to make the trip. A comfortable walk of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour would take 7 days. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take 5 days.
  • The White House (Washington, DC) is 1,028 miles [1,654.4 km] to the east northeast (ENE). Driving would take over two days, a buggy would take 41 days and walking would take 59 days.
  • The shortest distance<6> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,777 miles [10,906.5 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>
  • The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,515 miles [12,094.2 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<8>
  • The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,397 miles [8,685.6 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<9>

Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Grandview Heights. 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 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 Grandview Heights 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- Grandview Heights) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Grandview Heights. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 35.7143, Longitude: -95.3664       In this case, the coordinates for Grandview Heights 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 Grandview Heights 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 319.306 degrees.
<8>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 316.116 degrees.
<9>The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 313.619 degrees.









 

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