Outdoor Activities ...
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 ...
- Before heading outdoors, you should check the weather:
- The National Weather Service forecast for North Miami
- 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
- 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 Ottawa County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- eBird sighting report for Ottawa County
- Since North Miami is near Cherokee County and also Craig County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- eBird sighting report for Cherokee County
- eBird sighting report for Craig 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 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.
- Florida
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) - 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) - 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) - Potter
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north) - Zincville
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
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>
Off-the-Road Links ...
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' (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- 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. |