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35.311207, -94.864951
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There is one other community in Oklahoma which is also named Star.
Beyond Oklahoma, we know of another 28 communities that are located throughout in the United States and Canada. Of these 28 communities, 27 are located in the United States and two are in Canada.
Communities Located In Oklahoma ...
Pittsburg County
This Star is located in Pittsburg County and lies 58 miles [93.3 km]<1> to the southwest of the Star that is located in Haskell County.
For more information, please visit our profile page for the Pittsburg County community of Star.
Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
Alabama
Lamar County
This Star is located in Lamar County and lies 397 miles [638.9 km]<1> to the east southeast of the Star that is located in Haskell County.
For more information, please visit our profile page for the Lamar County community of Star.
Alberta
This Star lies 1,542 miles [2,481.6 km]<1> to the north northwest of the Star that is located in Haskell County.
Florida
Jackson County
This Star is located in Jackson County and lies 645 miles [1,038 km]<1> to the east southeast of the Star that is located in Haskell County.
For more information, please visit our profile page for the Jackson County community of Star.
Idaho
Ada County
This Star is located in Ada County and lies 1,284 miles [2,066.4 km]<1> to the northwest of the Star that is located in Haskell County.
For more information, please visit our profile page for the Ada County community of Star.
Illinois
Hancock 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 Illinois community of Star [Hancock County].
Iowa
Marion 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 Iowa community of Star [Marion County].
Kansas
Graham 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 Star [Graham County].
Greenwood 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 Kansas community of Star [Greenwood County].
Stevens County
This community is historic<3> and although located in Stevens County, we don't know where within the county.
For more information, please visit our profile page for the Stevens County community of Star.
Louisiana
Assumption Parish
This Star is located in Assumption Parish and lies 426 miles [685.6 km]<1> to the south southeast of the Star that is located in Haskell County.
For more information, please visit our profile page for the Assumption Parish community of Star.
Avoyelles Parish
This community is historic<3> and we have very little information. For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Louisiana community of Star [Avoyelles Parish].
Plaquemines Parish
This Star is located in Plaquemines Parish and lies 477 miles [767.7 km] to the southeast of the Star that is located in Haskell County.
For more information, please visit our profile page for the Plaquemines Parish community of Star.
Michigan
Alger County
This Star is located in Alger County and lies 880 miles [1,416.2 km]<1> to the north northeast of the Star that is located in Haskell County.
For more information, please visit our profile page for the Alger County community of Star.
Mississippi
Rankin County
This Star is located in Rankin County and lies 354 miles [569.7 km]<1> to the southeast of the Star that is located in Haskell County.
For more information, please visit our profile page for the Rankin County community of Star.
Missouri
Barry 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 Missouri community of Star [Barry County].
Stoddard County
This Star is located in Stoddard County and lies 280 miles [450.6 km]<1> to the east northeast of the Star that is located in Haskell County.
For more information, please visit our profile page for the Stoddard County community of Star.
Montana
Glacier County
This Star is located in Glacier County and lies 1,306 miles [2,101.8 km]<1> to the northwest of the Star that is located in Haskell County.
For more information, please visit our profile page for the Glacier County community of Star.
Nebraska
Holt County
This Star is located in Holt County and lies 537 miles [864.2 km]<1> to the north northwest of the Star that is located in Haskell County.
For more information, please visit our profile page for the Holt County community of Star.
New Mexico
Guadalupe County
This community is historic<3> and although located in Guadalupe County, we don't know where within the county.
For more information, please visit our profile page for the Guadalupe County community of Star.
North Carolina
Montgomery County
This Star is located in Montgomery County and lies 848 miles [1,364.7 km]<1> to the east of the Star that is located in Haskell County.
For more information, please visit our profile page for the Montgomery County community of Star.
Ontario
This Star lies 987 miles [1,588.4 km]<1> to the northeast of the Star that is located in Haskell County.
Tennessee
Wayne County
This community is historic<3> and we have very little information. For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Tennessee community of Star [Wayne County].
Texas
Hamilton 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 Star [Hamilton County].
Mills County
This Star is located in Mills County and lies 331 miles [532.7 km]<1> to the southwest of the Star that is located in Haskell County.
For more information, please visit our profile page for the Mills County community of Star.
Virginia
Carroll County
This Star is located in Carroll County and lies 795 miles [1,279.4 km]<1> to the east of the Star that is located in Haskell County.
For more information, please visit our profile page for the Carroll County community of Star.
West Virginia
Randolph 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 West Virginia community of Star [Randolph County].
Upshur 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 West Virginia community of Star [Upshur County].
Wisconsin
Vernon 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 Wisconsin community of Star [Vernon County].
Curious and Interesting Names Near Star ...
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.
Bordeaux (13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Bordeaux 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 Seven Oaks. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<5>
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 Star to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Star and extending to:
Stigler, which is the Seat of Haskell County, lies 14 miles [22.5 km]<1> to the west southwest. If you could walk a straight line from Star to Stigler, with an average speed<6> 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 149 miles [239.8 km] to the west (W). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take less than three hours, a buggy would take 6 days and walking would take 9 days.
The White House (Washington, DC) is 1,010 miles [1,625.4 km] to the east northeast (ENE). Driving would take over two days, a buggy would take 40 days and walking would take 58 days.
The shortest distance<7> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,779 miles [10,909.7 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<8>
The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,516 miles [12,095.8 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<9>
The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,396 miles [8,684 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<10>
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 from Point A (ie- Star) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Star. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 35.3112, Longitude: -94.8650 In this case, the coordinates for Star have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).
<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 Star 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 Star, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.
<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>
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.
<6>
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.
<7>
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 Star to the Middle East to be East and South, the Great Circle Route actually lies to the North and East.
<8>
The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 318.932 degrees.
<9>
The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 315.628 degrees.
<10>
The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 313.448 degrees.