Outdoor Activities ...
As we travel, we like to pursue some of our interests (such as astronomy and bird watching).
When in Mayhew, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Mayhew and the surrounding area.
- Weather ...
- Before heading outdoors, you should check the weather:
- The National Weather Service forecast for Mayhew
- 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 Mayhew:
- 34.060932, -95.886088
- 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 Mayhew
- 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 Choctaw County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- eBird sighting report for Choctaw County
- Since Mayhew is near Bryan County and also Atoka County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- eBird sighting report for Bryan County
- eBird sighting report for Atoka 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 Mayhew ...
We found six communities that share the name Mayhew.
Within Oklahoma, the name Mayhew is unique.
Beyond Oklahoma, we know of another six communities that are located throughout in the United States and Canada. Of these six communities, five are located in the United States and one is in Canada.
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- California
- Kentucky
- Minnesota
- Mississippi
- North Carolina
- Ontario
- This Mayhew lies 1,285 miles [2,068 km]<1> to the northeast of the Mayhew that is located in Choctaw County.
Curious and Interesting Names Near Mayhew ...
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.
- Bluff
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast) - Crystal
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north) - Darwin
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast) - Jasper
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east) - Kent
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the east) - Lone Pine
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lone Pine
- Lone Pine is located in Atoka County
- Nelson
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east) - Sand Bluff
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Sand Bluff have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sand Bluff
- Sand Bluff is located in Choctaw County
- Sevenmile Corner
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Sevenmile Corner have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sevenmile Corner
- Sevenmile Corner is located in Bryan County
- Sunkist
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
How Far From Mayhew 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 Mayhew to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Mayhew and extending to:
- Hugo, which is the Seat of Choctaw County, lies 21 miles [33.8 km]<1> to the east. If you could walk a straight line from Mayhew to Hugo, with an average speed<4> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take just over a day to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take most of a day.
- Oklahoma City, which is the State Capital of Oklahoma, lies 133 miles [214 km] to the northwest (NW). 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 8 days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 1,096 miles [1,763.8 km] to the east northeast (ENE). Driving would take over two days, a buggy would take 43 days and walking would take 63 days.
- The shortest distance<5> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,883 miles [11,077.1 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,618 miles [12,260 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,498 miles [8,848.2 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<8>
Off-the-Road Links ...
Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Mayhew. 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 drawn from Point A (ie- Mayhew) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Mayhew. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 34.0609, Longitude: -95.8861 In this case, the coordinates for Mayhew have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <2> | 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 Mayhew 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. |
| <3> | 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. |
| <4> | 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. |
| <5> | 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 Mayhew to the Middle East to be East and South, the Great Circle Route actually lies to the North and East. |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 319.485 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 316.114 degrees. |
| <8> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 314.092 degrees. |