Outdoor Activities ...
As we travel, we like to pursue some of our interests (such as astronomy and bird watching).
When in Latham, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Latham and the surrounding area.
- Weather ...
- Before heading outdoors, you should check the weather:
- The National Weather Service forecast for Latham
- 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 Latham:
- 35.123431, -94.805507
- 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 Latham
- Bird Watching ...
- We enjoy finding new spots for bird watching and we use the eBird website for local sighting reports and to help identify hotspots.
- The eBird website is organized on a county-by-county basis. We have selected Le Flore County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- eBird sighting report for Le Flore County
- Since Latham is near Haskell County and also Latimer County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- eBird sighting report for Haskell County
- eBird sighting report for Latimer County
- 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 Latham ...
We found fourteen communities that share the name Latham.
Within Oklahoma, the name Latham is unique.
Beyond Oklahoma, we know of another fourteen communities that are located throughout in the United States.
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- Alabama
- Arkansas
- Georgia
- Illinois
- Logan County
- This Latham is located in Logan County and lies 455 miles [732.3 km]<1> to the northeast of the Latham that is located in Le Flore County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Logan County community of Latham.
- Winnebago 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 Illinois community of Latham [Winnebago County].
- Kansas
- Kentucky
- Missouri
- New York
- North Carolina
- Ohio
- Oregon
- Tennessee
- Wyoming
Curious and Interesting Names Near Latham ...
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.
- Bordeaux
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west) - Cartersville
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Cartersville have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cartersville
- Cartersville is located in Haskell County
- Coal Creek
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Coal Creek have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coal Creek
- Coal Creek is located in Le Flore County
- Dog Creek
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest) - Ironbridge
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Ironbridge have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ironbridge
- Ironbridge is located in Haskell County
- Panama
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Panama have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Panama
- Panama is located in Le Flore County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,358 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Panama <5>
- Panther
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west) - Shady Point
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Shady Point have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shady Point
- Shady Point is located in Le Flore County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 997 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Shady Point <5>
- Smacker
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast) - Stony Point
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Stony Point have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stony Point
- Stony Point is located in Le Flore County
- Sunset Corner
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Sunset Corner have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sunset Corner
- Sunset Corner is located in Le Flore County
How Far From Latham to ...
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 Latham to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Latham and extending to:
- Poteau, which is the Seat of Le Flore County, lies 11 miles [17.7 km]<1> to the east southeast. If you could walk a straight line from Latham to Poteau, with an average speed<6> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take five to six hours to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take nearly four hours.
- Oklahoma City, which is the State Capital of Oklahoma, lies 154 miles [247.8 km] to the west (W). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take less than three hours, a buggy would take 6 days and walking would take 9 days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 1,011 miles [1,627 km] to the east northeast (ENE). Driving would take over two days, a buggy would take 40 days and walking would take 58 days.
- The shortest distance<7> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,787 miles [10,922.6 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<8>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,523 miles [12,107.1 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<9>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,403 miles [8,695.3 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<10>
Off-the-Road Links ...
Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Latham. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.
The official website for State of Oklahoma: https://www.ok.gov/
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 obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Latham) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Latham. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 35.1234, Longitude: -94.8055 In this case, the coordinates for Latham have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <2> | 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 Latham, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <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 Mile's to see Pete ... Mile's 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 Latham 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> | 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 Latham 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 318.875 degrees. |
| <9> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 315.537 degrees. |
| <10> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 313.449 degrees. |