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We found fourteen communities that are also named Latham.
Within Oklahoma, the name Latham is unique.
Beyond Oklahoma, we know of fourteen communities that are located in the United States.
Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
Alabama
Baldwin County
This Latham is located in Baldwin County and lies 490 miles [788.6 km]<1> to the east southeast of the Latham that is located in Le Flore County.
For more information, please visit our profile page for the Baldwin County community of Latham.
Arkansas
Van Buren County
This Latham is located in Van Buren County and lies 122 miles [196.3 km]<1> to the east northeast of the Latham that is located in Le Flore County.
For more information, please visit our profile page for the Van Buren County community of Latham.
Georgia
Haralson County
This community is historic<2> and we have very little information. For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Georgia community of Latham [Haralson County].
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
Butler County
This Latham is located in Butler County and lies 195 miles [313.8 km]<1> to the north northwest of the Latham that is located in Le Flore County.
For more information, please visit our profile page for the Butler County community of Latham.
Kentucky
Christian 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 Kentucky community of Latham [Christian County].
Missouri
Moniteau County
This Latham is located in Moniteau County and lies 264 miles [424.9 km]<1> to the north northeast of the Latham that is located in Le Flore County.
For more information, please visit our profile page for the Moniteau County community of Latham.
New York
Albany County
This Latham is located in Albany County and lies 1,242 miles [1,998.8 km]<1> to the east northeast of the Latham that is located in Le Flore County.
For more information, please visit our profile page for the Albany County community of Latham.
North Carolina
Beaufort County
This Latham is located in Beaufort County and lies 994 miles [1,599.7 km]<1> to the east of the Latham that is located in Le Flore County.
For more information, please visit our profile page for the Beaufort County community of Latham.
Ohio
Pike County
This Latham is located in Pike County and lies 692 miles [1,113.7 km]<1> to the east northeast of the Latham that is located in Le Flore County.
For more information, please visit our profile page for the Pike County community of Latham.
Oregon
Lane County
This Latham is located in Lane County and lies 1,610 miles [2,591 km]<1> to the west northwest of the Latham that is located in Le Flore County.
For more information, please visit our profile page for the Lane County community of Latham.
Tennessee
Weakley County
This Latham is located in Weakley County and lies 352 miles [566.5 km]<1> to the east northeast of the Latham that is located in Le Flore County.
For more information, please visit our profile page for the Weakley County community of Latham.
Wyoming
Sweetwater County
This Latham is located in Sweetwater County and lies 836 miles [1,345.4 km]<1> to the northwest of the Latham that is located in Le Flore County.
For more information, please visit our profile page for the Sweetwater County community of Latham.
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.
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<5> 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<6> 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).<7>
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).<8>
The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,403 miles [8,695.3 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<9>'
Footnotes ...
<1>
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- Latham) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'.
<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>
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 Latham 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 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).
<7>
The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 318.875 degrees.
<8>
The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 315.537 degrees.
<9>
The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 313.449 degrees.