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We found twelve communities that are also named Hiawatha.
Within Oklahoma, the name Hiawatha is unique.
Beyond Oklahoma, we know of twelve communities that are located in the United States and Canada. Of these twelve communities, eleven are located in the United States and one is in Canada.
Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
Colorado
Moffat County
This community is historic<1> and we have very little information. For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Colorado community of Hiawatha [Moffat County].
Iowa
Linn County
This Hiawatha is located in Linn County and lies 516 miles [830.4 km]<2> to the north northeast of the Hiawatha that is located in Le Flore County.
For more information, please visit our profile page for the Linn County community of Hiawatha.
Kansas
Brown County
This Hiawatha is located in Brown County and lies 347 miles [558.4 km]<2> to the north of the Hiawatha that is located in Le Flore County.
For more information, please visit our profile page for the Brown County community of Hiawatha.
Michigan
Iron County
We found mention of this community, but have little information.<3> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Michigan community of Hiawatha [Iron County].
Schoolcraft County
This Hiawatha is located in Schoolcraft County and lies 885 miles [1,424.3 km]<2> to the north northeast of the Hiawatha that is located in Le Flore County.
For more information, please visit our profile page for the Schoolcraft County community of Hiawatha.
Nebraska
Dundy County
This community is historic<1> and although located in Dundy County, we don't know where within the county.
For more information, please visit our profile page for the Dundy County community of Hiawatha.
Washington County
This community is historic and although located in Washington County, we don't know where within the county.
For more information, please visit our profile page for the Washington County community of Hiawatha.
New York
Tioga County
We found mention of this community, but have little information.<3> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the New York community of Hiawatha [Tioga County].
Ontario
This Hiawatha lies 1,074 miles [1,728.4 km]<2> to the northeast of the Hiawatha that is located in Le Flore County.
Pennsylvania
Wayne County
We found mention of this community, but have little information.<3> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Pennsylvania community of Hiawatha [Wayne County].
Utah
Carbon County
This Hiawatha is located in Carbon County and lies 962 miles [1,548.2 km]<2> to the west northwest of the Hiawatha that is located in Le Flore County.
For more information, please visit our profile page for the Carbon County community of Hiawatha.
West Virginia
Mercer County
This Hiawatha is located in Mercer County and lies 757 miles [1,218.3 km]<2> to the east northeast of the Hiawatha that is located in Le Flore County.
For more information, please visit our profile page for the Mercer County community of Hiawatha.
Curious and Interesting Names Near Hiawatha ...
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.
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 Hiawatha to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Hiawatha and extending to:
Poteau, which is the Seat of Le Flore County, lies 14 miles [22.5 km]<2> to the northwest. If you could walk a straight line from Hiawatha to Poteau, with an average speed<5> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take most of a day to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take four to five hours.
Oklahoma City, which is the State Capital of Oklahoma, lies 176 miles [283.2 km] to the west northwest (WNW). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take about three hours, a buggy would take 7 days and walking would take 10 days.
The White House (Washington, DC) is 999 miles [1,607.7 km] to the east northeast (ENE). Driving would take most of two days, a buggy would take 39 days and walking would take 57 days.
The shortest distance<6> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,786 miles [10,921 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>
The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,521 miles [12,103.9 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<8>
The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,400 miles [8,690.5 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<9>'
Footnotes ...
<1>
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 Hiawatha, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.
<2>
Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'point-to-point' distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Hiawatha) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'.
<3>
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 Rock Creek to see Pete ... Rock 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 Hiawatha 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.
<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 Hiawatha 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 Hiawatha. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 34.8926, Longitude: -94.4672 In this case, the coordinates for Hiawatha have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).
<7>
The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 318.628 degrees.
<8>
The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 315.22 degrees.
<9>
The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 313.33 degrees.