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36.422140, -96.392952
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We found one communities that are also named Hominy.
Within Oklahoma, the name Hominy is unique.
Beyond Oklahoma, there is another community also named Hominy in the United States.
Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
North Carolina
Buncombe County
This Hominy is located in Buncombe County and lies 768 miles [1,236 km]<1> to the east of the Hominy that is located in Osage County.
For more information, please visit our profile page for the Buncombe County community of Hominy.
Curious and Interesting Names Near Hominy ...
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 city such as Hominy to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Hominy and extending to:
Pawhuska, which is the Seat of Osage County, lies 17 miles [27.4 km]<1> to the north. If you could walk a straight line from Hominy to Pawhuska, with an average speed<3> 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 five to six hours.
Oklahoma City, which is the State Capital of Oklahoma, lies 91 miles [146.5 km] to the southwest (SW). 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 6 days.
The White House (Washington, DC) is 1,069 miles [1,720.4 km] to the east northeast (ENE). Driving would take over two days, a buggy would take 42 days and walking would take 61 days.
The shortest distance<4> 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).<5>
The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,519 miles [12,100.7 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,405 miles [8,698.5 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>'
Footnotes ...
<1>
Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' (or 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- Hominy) 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 Hominy 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 Hominy. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 36.4221, Longitude: -96.3930 In this case, the coordinates for Hominy have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).
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The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 320.066 degrees.
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The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 317.092 degrees.
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The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 313.997 degrees.