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We found twelve communities that are also named Panola.
Within Oklahoma, the name Panola is unique.
Beyond Oklahoma, we know of twelve communities that are located in the United States.
Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
Alabama
Crenshaw County
This Panola is located in Crenshaw County and lies 547 miles [880.3 km]<1> to the east southeast of the Panola that is located in Latimer County.
For more information, please visit our profile page for the Crenshaw County community of Panola.
Sumter County
This Panola is located in Sumter County and lies 420 miles [675.9 km] to the east southeast of the Panola that is located in Latimer County.
For more information, please visit our profile page for the Sumter County community of Panola.
Arkansas
Lonoke 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 Panola [Lonoke County].
Georgia
DeKalb County
This Panola is located in DeKalb County and lies 634 miles [1,020.3 km]<1> to the east of the Panola that is located in Latimer County.
For more information, please visit our profile page for the DeKalb County community of Panola.
Illinois
Woodford County
This Panola is located in Woodford County and lies 526 miles [846.5 km]<1> to the northeast of the Panola that is located in Latimer County.
For more information, please visit our profile page for the Woodford County community of Panola.
Kentucky
Madison County
This Panola is located in Madison County and lies 645 miles [1,038 km]<1> to the east northeast of the Panola that is located in Latimer County.
For more information, please visit our profile page for the Madison County community of Panola.
Louisiana
East Carroll Parish
This Panola is located in East Carroll Parish and lies 267 miles [429.7 km]<1> to the east southeast of the Panola that is located in Latimer County.
For more information, please visit our profile page for the East Carroll Parish community of Panola.
Michigan
Iron County
This Panola is located in Iron County and lies 847 miles [1,363.1 km]<1> to the north northeast of the Panola that is located in Latimer County.
For more information, please visit our profile page for the Iron County community of Panola.
Minnesota
Chisago County
This community is historic<3> and although located in Chisago County, we don't know where within the county.
For more information, please visit our profile page for the Chisago County community of Panola.
South Carolina
Clarendon County
This Panola is located in Clarendon County and lies 848 miles [1,364.7 km]<1> to the east of the Panola that is located in Latimer County.
For more information, please visit our profile page for the Clarendon County community of Panola.
Greenwood 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 South Carolina community of Panola [Greenwood County].
Texas
Panola County
This Panola is located in Panola County and lies 188 miles [302.6 km]<1> to the south southeast of the Panola that is located in Latimer County.
For more information, please visit our profile page for the Panola County community of Panola.
Curious and Interesting Names Near Panola ...
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.
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 Panola to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Panola and extending to:
Oklahoma City, which is the State Capital of Oklahoma, lies 134 miles [215.7 km]<1> to the west northwest (WNW). If you could drive a straight line from Panola to Oklahoma City, with an average speed<5>of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, it would take less than three hours to make the trip. A comfortable walk of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour would take 8 days. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take 6 days.
The White House (Washington, DC) is 1,038 miles [1,670.5 km] to the east northeast (ENE). Driving would take over two days, a buggy would take 41 days and walking would take 59 days.
The shortest distance<6> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,812 miles [10,962.9 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>
The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,548 miles [12,147.3 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<8>
The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,429 miles [8,737.1 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<9>'
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 obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Panola) 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 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 Panola 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>
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 Panola, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.
<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 Panola 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 Panola. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 34.9304, Longitude: -95.2133
<7>
The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 319.128 degrees.
<8>
The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 315.807 degrees.
<9>
The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 313.665 degrees.