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Outdoor Activities ...
As we travel, we like to pursue some of our interests (such as astronomy and bird watching).
When in Midlothian, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Midlothian and the surrounding area.
- 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 Midlothian:
- 35.637287, -96.922525
- 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.
- Open the Heavens-Above website centered on Midlothian
- 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 Lincoln County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Lincoln County
- Since Midlothian is near Pottawatomie County and also Oklahoma County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Pottawatomie County
- Open the eBird sighting report for Oklahoma 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:
- Open the Waymark.com report for Midlothian
Communities Also Named Midlothian ...
We found seven communities that are also named Midlothian.
Within Oklahoma, the name Midlothian is unique.
Beyond Oklahoma, we know of seven communities that are located in the United States and Canada. Of these seven communities, six are located in the United States and one is in Canada.
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- Illinois
- Cook County
- This Midlothian is located in Cook County and lies 645 miles [1,038 km]<1> to the northeast of the Midlothian that is located in Lincoln County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Cook County community of Midlothian.
- Kansas
- Clark County
- We found mention of this community, but have little information.<2> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Kansas community of Midlothian [Clark County].
- Harper 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 Kansas community of Midlothian [Harper County].
- Maryland
- Allegany County
- This Midlothian is located in Allegany County and lies 1,018 miles [1,638.3 km]<1> to the east northeast of the Midlothian that is located in Lincoln County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Allegany County community of Midlothian.
- Ontario
- This Midlothian lies 1,136 miles [1,828.2 km]<1> to the northeast of the Midlothian that is located in Lincoln County.
- Texas
- Ellis County
- This Midlothian is located in Ellis County and lies 218 miles [350.8 km]<1> to the south of the Midlothian that is located in Lincoln County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Ellis County community of Midlothian.
- Virginia
- Chesterfield County
- This Midlothian is located in Chesterfield County and lies 1,074 miles [1,728.4 km]<1> to the east northeast of the Midlothian that is located in Lincoln County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Chesterfield County community of Midlothian.
Curious and Interesting Names Near Midlothian ...
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.
- Dale
(18 miles [29 km] to the south)
- Dale is located in Pottawatomie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dale
- Fowler
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- Fowler is located in Lincoln County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fowler
- Garden Grove
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
- Garden Grove is located in Pottawatomie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Garden Grove
- Hazel Dell
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
- Hazel Dell is located in Pottawatomie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hazel Dell
- Jacktown
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Jacktown is located in Lincoln County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jacktown
- Luther
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
- Meeker
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Sparks
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Tryon
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
How Far From Midlothian to ...
We spend a lot of time looking through Gazetteers, Almanacs & Directories that were published in the late 1800's and early 1900's. Many of the Gazetteers include the distance from a community such as Midlothian to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Midlothian and extending to:
- Chandler, which is the Seat of Lincoln County, lies just to the North Northeast.
- Oklahoma City, which is the State Capital of Oklahoma, lies 35 miles [56.3 km]<1> to the west southwest (WSW). If you could walk a straight line from Midlothian to Oklahoma City, with an average speed<4> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take most of two days to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take just about two full days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 1,113 miles [1,791.2 km] to the east northeast (ENE). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take over two days, a buggy would take 44 days and walking would take 64 days.
- The shortest distance<5> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,837 miles [11,003.1 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,579 miles [12,197.2 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,464 miles [8,793.5 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<8>'
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- Midlothian) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |
| <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 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 Midlothian 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> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <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 Midlothian 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 Midlothian. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 35.6373, Longitude: -96.9225 In this case, the coordinates for Midlothian have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 320.352 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 317.327 degrees. |
| <8> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 314.362 degrees. |
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