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We found 27 communities that share the name Nichols.
Within Oklahoma, the name Nichols is unique.
Beyond Oklahoma, we know of another 27 communities that are located throughout in the United States and Canada. Of these 27 communities, 26 are located in the United States and one is in Canada.
Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
Alabama
Bibb 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 Nichols [Bibb County].
Arkansas
Polk 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 Arkansas community of Nichols [Polk County].
British Columbia
This Nichols lies 1,746 miles [2,809.9 km]<3> to the northwest of the Nichols that is located in Osage County.
California
Contra Costa County
This Nichols is located in Contra Costa County and lies 1,419 miles [2,283.7 km]<3> to the west northwest of the Nichols that is located in Osage County.
For more information, please visit our profile page for the Contra Costa County community of Nichols.
Connecticut
Fairfield County
This Nichols is located in Fairfield County and lies 1,273 miles [2,048.7 km]<3> to the east northeast of the Nichols that is located in Osage County.
For more information, please visit our profile page for the Fairfield County community of Nichols.
Florida
Polk County
This Nichols is located in Polk County and lies 1,015 miles [1,633.5 km]<3> to the east southeast of the Nichols that is located in Osage County.
For more information, please visit our profile page for the Polk County community of Nichols.
Iowa
Muscatine County
This Nichols is located in Muscatine County and lies 429 miles [690.4 km]<3> to the northeast of the Nichols that is located in Osage County.
For more information, please visit our profile page for the Muscatine County community of Nichols.
Kansas
Jefferson 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 Nichols [Jefferson County].
Kentucky
Bullitt 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 Kentucky community of Nichols [Bullitt County].
Hickman County
This Nichols is located in Hickman County and lies 402 miles [647 km]<3> to the east of the Nichols that is located in Osage County.
For more information, please visit our profile page for the Hickman County community of Nichols.
Louisiana
Caddo 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 Nichols [Caddo Parish].
Maryland
Caroline County
This Nichols is located in Caroline County and lies 1,119 miles [1,800.9 km]<3> to the east northeast of the Nichols that is located in Osage County.
For more information, please visit our profile page for the Caroline County community of Nichols.
Michigan
Antrim 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 Michigan community of Nichols [Antrim County].
Calhoun 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 Michigan community of Nichols [Calhoun County].
Keweenaw 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 Michigan community of Nichols [Keweenaw County].
Minnesota
Aitkin County
This Nichols is located in Aitkin County and lies 687 miles [1,105.6 km]<3> to the north of the Nichols that is located in Osage County.
For more information, please visit our profile page for the Aitkin County community of Nichols.
Mississippi
Leflore County
This Nichols is located in Leflore County and lies 392 miles [630.9 km]<3> to the east southeast of the Nichols that is located in Osage County.
For more information, please visit our profile page for the Leflore County community of Nichols.
Missouri
Greene County
This Nichols is located in Greene County and lies 160 miles [257.5 km]<3> to the east northeast of the Nichols that is located in Osage County.
For more information, please visit our profile page for the Greene County community of Nichols.
Montana
Rosebud County
This Nichols is located in Rosebud County and lies 869 miles [1,398.5 km]<3> to the northwest of the Nichols that is located in Osage County.
For more information, please visit our profile page for the Rosebud County community of Nichols.
Nebraska
Lincoln County
This community is historic<1> and although located in Lincoln County, we don't know where within the county.
For more information, please visit our profile page for the Lincoln County community of Nichols.
New York
Steuben County
This Nichols is located in Steuben County and lies 1,074 miles [1,728.4 km]<3> to the east northeast of the Nichols that is located in Osage County.
For more information, please visit our profile page for the Steuben County community of Nichols.
Tioga County
This Nichols is located in Tioga County and lies 1,119 miles [1,800.9 km] to the east northeast of the Nichols that is located in Osage County.
For more information, please visit our profile page for the Tioga County community of Nichols.
Oregon
Douglas 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 Oregon community of Nichols [Douglas County].
South Carolina
Marion County
This Nichols is located in Marion County and lies 968 miles [1,557.8 km]<3> to the east of the Nichols that is located in Osage County.
For more information, please visit our profile page for the Marion County community of Nichols.
Tennessee
Blount 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 Tennessee community of Nichols [Blount County].
Texas
Karnes 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 Texas community of Nichols [Karnes County].
Wisconsin
Outagamie County
This Nichols is located in Outagamie County and lies 685 miles [1,102.4 km]<3> to the north northeast of the Nichols that is located in Osage County.
For more information, please visit our profile page for the Outagamie County community of Nichols.
Curious and Interesting Names Near Nichols ...
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.
Bigheart (23 miles [37 km] to the north)
Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Bigheart have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Wild Horse. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<6>
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 Nichols to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Nichols and extending to:
Pawhuska, which is the Seat of Osage County, lies 14 miles [22.5 km]<3> to the northwest. If you could walk a straight line from Nichols to Pawhuska, with an average speed<7> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take most of a day to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take four to five hours.
Oklahoma City, which is the State Capital of Oklahoma, lies 105 miles [169 km] to the southwest (SW). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take less than two hours, a buggy would take 5 days and walking would take 6 days.
The White House (Washington, DC) is 1,054 miles [1,696.2 km] to the east northeast (ENE). Driving would take over two days, a buggy would take 42 days and walking would take 60 days.
The shortest distance<8> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,762 miles [10,882.4 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<9>
The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,505 miles [12,078.1 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<10>
The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,390 miles [8,674.4 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<11>
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 Nichols, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.
<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 Bird Creek to see Pete ... Bird 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 Nichols 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>
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- Nichols) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Nichols. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 36.5201, Longitude: -96.1381 In this case, the coordinates for Nichols have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).
<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're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<6>
An 'estimated' location is one where we have been given GPS coordinates, but are unable to verify the accuracy of those coordinates. That said, we have some confidence that we have placed the marker near the actual location. A typical reason for being unable to verify a location is that it might be on private property or maybe historic and gone without an obvious trace.
<7>
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.
<8>
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 Nichols to the Middle East to be East and South, the Great Circle Route actually lies to the North and East.
<9>
The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 319.902 degrees.
<10>
The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 316.913 degrees.
<11>
The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 313.861 degrees.