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35.566481, -96.352486
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We found 38 communities that share the name Mason.
Within Oklahoma, the name Mason is unique.
Beyond Oklahoma, we know of another 38 communities that are located throughout in the United States.
Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
Alabama
Escambia 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 Alabama community of Mason [Escambia County].
Arkansas
Chicot 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 Arkansas community of Mason [Chicot County].
California
Lassen 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 California community of Mason [Lassen County].
San Francisco County
We found mention of this community, but have little information. For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the California community of Mason [San Francisco County].
Florida
Columbia County
This Mason is located in Columbia County and lies 883 miles [1,421.1 km]<3> to the east southeast of the Mason that is located in Okfuskee County.
For more information, please visit our profile page for the Columbia County community of Mason.
Georgia
Heard County
This Mason is located in Heard County and lies 651 miles [1,047.7 km]<3> to the east of the Mason that is located in Okfuskee County.
For more information, please visit our profile page for the Heard County community of Mason.
Idaho
Nez Perce 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 Idaho community of Mason [Nez Perce County].
Illinois
Effingham County
This Mason is located in Effingham County and lies 484 miles [778.9 km]<3> to the east northeast of the Mason that is located in Okfuskee County.
For more information, please visit our profile page for the Effingham County community of Mason.
Union County
This Mason is located in Union County and lies 416 miles [669.5 km] to the east northeast of the Mason that is located in Okfuskee County.
For more information, please visit our profile page for the Union County community of Mason.
Indiana
Wabash 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 Indiana community of Mason [Wabash County].
Kansas
Gray 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 Kansas community of Mason [Gray County].
Kentucky
Grant County
This Mason is located in Grant County and lies 680 miles [1,094.4 km]<3> to the east northeast of the Mason that is located in Okfuskee County.
For more information, please visit our profile page for the Grant County community of Mason.
Magoffin County
This Mason is located in Magoffin County and lies 751 miles [1,208.6 km] to the east northeast of the Mason that is located in Okfuskee County.
For more information, please visit our profile page for the Magoffin County community of Mason.
Louisiana
Franklin Parish
This Mason is located in Franklin Parish and lies 351 miles [564.9 km]<3> to the southeast of the Mason that is located in Okfuskee County.
For more information, please visit our profile page for the Franklin Parish community of Mason.
Tangipahoa Parish
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 Louisiana community of Mason [Tangipahoa Parish].
Michigan
Delta 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 Michigan community of Mason [Delta County].
Houghton County
This Mason is located in Houghton County and lies 896 miles [1,442 km]<3> to the north northeast of the Mason that is located in Okfuskee County.
For more information, please visit our profile page for the Houghton County community of Mason.
Ingham County
This Mason is located in Ingham County and lies 800 miles [1,287.5 km] to the northeast of the Mason that is located in Okfuskee County.
For more information, please visit our profile page for the Ingham County community of Mason.
Minnesota
Murray 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 Minnesota community of Mason [Murray County].
Missouri
Newton 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 Missouri community of Mason [Newton County].
Montana
Carbon 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 Montana community of Mason [Carbon County].
Custer County
We found mention of this community, but have little information. For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Montana community of Mason [Custer County].
Nebraska
Custer 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 Nebraska community of Mason [Custer County].
Nevada
Lyon County
This Mason is located in Lyon County and lies 1,273 miles [2,048.7 km]<3> to the west northwest of the Mason that is located in Okfuskee County.
For more information, please visit our profile page for the Lyon County community of Mason.
New Hampshire
Hillsborough County
This Mason is located in Hillsborough County and lies 1,400 miles [2,253.1 km]<3> to the east northeast of the Mason that is located in Okfuskee County.
For more information, please visit our profile page for the Hillsborough County community of Mason.
North Dakota
Cass County
This Mason is located in Cass County and lies 796 miles [1,281 km]<3> to the north of the Mason that is located in Okfuskee County.
For more information, please visit our profile page for the Cass County community of Mason.
Ohio
Warren County
This Mason is located in Warren County and lies 709 miles [1,141 km]<3> to the east northeast of the Mason that is located in Okfuskee County.
For more information, please visit our profile page for the Warren County community of Mason.
Oregon
Malheur 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 Oregon community of Mason [Malheur County].
Pennsylvania
Venango County
This Mason is located in Venango County and lies 978 miles [1,573.9 km]<3> to the east northeast of the Mason that is located in Okfuskee County.
For more information, please visit our profile page for the Venango County community of Mason.
Tennessee
Tipton County
This Mason is located in Tipton County and lies 382 miles [614.8 km]<3> to the east of the Mason that is located in Okfuskee County.
For more information, please visit our profile page for the Tipton County community of Mason.
Texas
Mason County
This Mason is located in Mason County and lies 372 miles [598.7 km]<3> to the south southwest of the Mason that is located in Okfuskee County.
For more information, please visit our profile page for the Mason County community of Mason.
Sabine County
This Mason is located in Sabine County and lies 333 miles [535.9 km] to the south southeast of the Mason that is located in Okfuskee County.
For more information, please visit our profile page for the Sabine County community of Mason.
Virginia
Fairfax 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 Virginia community of Mason [Fairfax County].
Sussex County
This Mason is located in Sussex County and lies 1,058 miles [1,702.7 km]<3> to the east of the Mason that is located in Okfuskee County.
For more information, please visit our profile page for the Sussex County community of Mason.
Washington
Mason 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 Washington community of Mason [Mason County].
Spokane County
This Mason is located in Spokane County and lies 1,368 miles [2,201.6 km]<3> to the northwest of the Mason that is located in Okfuskee County.
For more information, please visit our profile page for the Spokane County community of Mason.
West Virginia
Mason County
This Mason is located in Mason County and lies 820 miles [1,319.7 km]<3> to the east northeast of the Mason that is located in Okfuskee County.
For more information, please visit our profile page for the Mason County community of Mason.
Wisconsin
Bayfield County
This Mason is located in Bayfield County and lies 799 miles [1,285.9 km]<3> to the north northeast of the Mason that is located in Okfuskee County.
For more information, please visit our profile page for the Bayfield County community of Mason.
Curious and Interesting Names Near Mason ...
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 & 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 Mason to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Mason and extending to:
Okemah, which is the Seat of Okfuskee County, lies 9 miles [14.5 km]<3> to the south southeast. If you could walk a straight line from Mason to Okemah, with an average speed<5> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take four to five hours to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take a little over three hours.
Oklahoma City, which is the State Capital of Oklahoma, lies 65 miles [104.6 km] to the west (W). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take less than an hour, a buggy would take about three full days and walking would take most of three days.
The White House (Washington, DC) is 1,084 miles [1,744.5 km] to the east northeast (ENE). Driving would take over two days, a buggy would take 43 days and walking would take 62 days.
The shortest distance<6> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,820 miles [10,975.7 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>
The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,561 miles [12,168.2 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<8>
The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,444 miles [8,761.3 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<9>
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 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 Mason 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>
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 Mason, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.
<3>
Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Mason) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Mason. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 35.5665, Longitude: -96.3525
<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 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 Mason 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 319.957 degrees.
<8>
The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 316.857 degrees.
<9>
The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 314.103 degrees.