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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 Nash, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Nash 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 Nash:
- 36.666125, -98.051893
- 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 Nash
- 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 Grant County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Grant County
- Since Nash is near Garfield County and also Alfalfa County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Garfield County
- Open the eBird sighting report for Alfalfa 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 Nash
Communities Also Named Nash ...
We found fourteen communities that are also named Nash.
Within Oklahoma, the name Nash is unique.
Beyond Oklahoma, we know of fourteen communities that are located in the United States.
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- Alabama
- Etowah County
- This community is historic<1> and we have very little information. For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Alabama community of Nash [Etowah County].
- Florida
- Jefferson County
- This Nash is located in Jefferson County and lies 919 miles [1,479 km]<2> to the east southeast of the Nash that is located in Grant County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Jefferson County community of Nash.
- Indiana
- Hendricks County
- This Nash is located in Hendricks County and lies 659 miles [1,060.6 km]<2> to the east northeast of the Nash that is located in Grant County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Hendricks County community of Nash.
- Kentucky
- Edmonson County
- This Nash is located in Edmonson County and lies 642 miles [1,033.2 km]<2> to the east of the Nash that is located in Grant County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Edmonson County community of Nash.
- Louisiana
- Jackson Parish
- This community is historic<1> and we have very little information. For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Louisiana community of Nash [Jackson Parish].
- Missouri
- Cape Girardeau County
- This Nash is located in Cape Girardeau County and lies 466 miles [750 km]<2> to the east of the Nash that is located in Grant County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Cape Girardeau County community of Nash.
- North Dakota
- Walsh County
- This Nash is located in Walsh County and lies 815 miles [1,311.6 km]<2> to the north of the Nash that is located in Grant County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Walsh County community of Nash.
- Tennessee
- Putnam County
- This Nash is located in Putnam County and lies 690 miles [1,110.4 km]<2> to the east of the Nash that is located in Grant County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Putnam County community of Nash.
- Texas
- Bowie County
- This Nash is located in Bowie County and lies 314 miles [505.3 km]<2> to the southeast of the Nash that is located in Grant County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Bowie County community of Nash.
- Ellis County
- This Nash is located in Ellis County and lies 311 miles [500.5 km] to the south southeast of the Nash that is located in Grant County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Ellis County community of Nash.
- Utah
- Salt Lake County
- This Nash is located in Salt Lake County and lies 792 miles [1,274.6 km]<2> to the west northwest of the Nash that is located in Grant County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Salt Lake County community of Nash.
- Virginia
- Chesterfield 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 Virginia community of Nash [Chesterfield County].
- Nelson County
- This Nash is located in Nelson County and lies 1,045 miles [1,681.8 km]<2> to the east of the Nash that is located in Grant County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Nelson County community of Nash.
- Wisconsin
- Bayfield 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 Wisconsin community of Nash [Bayfield County].
Curious and Interesting Names Near Nash ...
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.
- Carrier
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
- Cherokee
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
- Clyde
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
- Clyde is located in Grant County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clyde
- Gilbert
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- Gilbert is located in Grant County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gilbert
- Helena
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
- Jet
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Jonah
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
- Jonah is located in Garfield County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jonah
- Pond Creek
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
- Sand Creek
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
How Far From Nash to ...
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 town such as Nash to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Nash and extending to:
- Medford, which is the Seat of Grant County, lies 20 miles [32.2 km]<2> to the east northeast. If you could walk a straight line from Nash to Medford, with an average speed<5> 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 88 miles [141.6 km] to the south southeast (SSE). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take less than two hours, a buggy would take most of three days and walking would take 5 days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 1,154 miles [1,857.2 km] to the east northeast (ENE). Driving would take over two days, a buggy would take 45 days and walking would take 66 days.
- The shortest distance<6> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,822 miles [10,978.9 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,569 miles [12,181.1 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<8>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,459 miles [8,785.4 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<9>'
Footnotes ...
| <1> | 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 Nash, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <2> | 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- Nash) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |
| <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 Nash 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 Nash 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 Nash. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 36.6661, Longitude: -98.0519 |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 321.231 degrees. |
| <8> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 318.482 degrees. |
| <9> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 314.764 degrees. |
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