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As we travel, we like to pursue some of our interests (such as astronomy and bird watching).

When in North Miami, we use the following websites to find information relevant to North Miami and the surrounding area.

  • Weather ...
  • 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 North Miami:
    • 36.920153, -94.879753
    • 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 North Miami
  • 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 North Miami ...

We found one communities that share the name North Miami.

Within Oklahoma, the name North Miami is unique.

Beyond Oklahoma, there is another community also named North Miami in the United States.

  • Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
    • Florida
      • Miami-Dade County
      • This North Miami is located in Miami-Dade County and lies 1,150 miles [1,850.7 km]<1> to the southeast of the North Miami that is located in Ottawa County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Miami-Dade County community of North Miami.

Curious and Interesting Names Near North Miami ...

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.

  • Commerce
    (Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Commerce have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Commerce
    • Commerce is located in Ottawa County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,491 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Commerce <3>
  • Dotyville
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Dotyville have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dotyville
    • Dotyville is located in Ottawa County
  • Hockerville ‑ Historic
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hockerville
    • Hockerville is located in Ottawa County
  • Keelville
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
    • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Keelville. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<4>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Keelville
    • Keelville is located in Cherokee County (KS)
  • Lincolnville
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lincolnville
    • Lincolnville is located in Ottawa County
  • Oak Grove
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Oak Grove have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oak Grove
    • Oak Grove is located in Ottawa County
  • Potter
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Potter have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Potter
    • Potter is located in Ottawa County
  • Zincville
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Zincville have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Zincville
    • Zincville is located in Ottawa County

How Far From North Miami 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 North Miami to various places of note, such as the White House.

With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in North Miami and extending to:

  • Miami, which is the Seat of Ottawa County, lies just to the South.
  • Oklahoma City, which is the State Capital of Oklahoma, lies 177 miles [284.9 km]<1> to the west southwest (WSW). If you could drive a straight line from North Miami to Oklahoma City, with an average speed<5>of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, it would take a little over three hours to make the trip. A comfortable walk of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour would take 10 days. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take 7 days.
  • The White House (Washington, DC) is 980 miles [1,577.2 km] to the east northeast (ENE). Driving would take most of two days, a buggy would take 39 days and walking would take 56 days.
  • The shortest distance<6> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,696 miles [10,776.2 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>
  • The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,437 miles [11,968.7 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<8>
  • The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,321 miles [8,563.3 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<9>

Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for North Miami. 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' distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- North Miami) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in North Miami. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 36.9202, Longitude: -94.8798       In this case, the coordinates for North Miami have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).
<2>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.
<3>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<4>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.
<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 North Miami 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 319.083 degrees.
<8>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 316.01 degrees.
<9>The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 313.198 degrees.









 

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