Outdoor Activities ...
As we travel, we like to pursue some of our interests (such as astronomy and bird watching).
When in Utica, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Utica and the surrounding area.
- Weather ...
- Before heading outdoors, you should check the weather:
- The National Weather Service forecast for Utica
- 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 Utica:
- 33.901487, -96.221374
- 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 Utica
- 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 Bryan County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- eBird sighting report for Bryan County
- Since Utica is near Fannin County and also Grayson County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- eBird sighting report for Fannin County
- eBird sighting report for Grayson 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 Utica ...
We found 26 communities that share the name Utica.
Within Oklahoma, the name Utica is unique.
Beyond Oklahoma, we know of another 26 communities that are located throughout in the United States and Canada. Of these 26 communities, 25 are located in the United States and three are in Canada.
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- Alaska
- Illinois
- Indiana
- Iowa
- Kansas
- Kentucky
- Maryland
- Michigan
- Minnesota
- Mississippi
- Missouri
- Montana
- Fergus County
- We found mention of this community, but have little information.<1> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Montana community of Utica [Fergus County].
- Judith Basin County
- This Utica is located in Judith Basin County and lies 1,156 miles [1,860.4 km]<2> to the northwest of the Utica that is located in Bryan County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Judith Basin County community of Utica.
- Nebraska
- Seward County
- This Utica is located in Seward County and lies 486 miles [782.1 km]<2> to the north of the Utica that is located in Bryan County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Seward County community of Utica.
- York County
- We found mention of this community, but have little information.<1> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Nebraska community of Utica [York County].
- New York
- Ohio
- Knox County
- This Utica is located in Knox County and lies 874 miles [1,406.6 km]<2> to the northeast of the Utica that is located in Bryan County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Knox County community of Utica.
- Warren County
- This Utica is located in Warren County and lies 770 miles [1,239.2 km] to the east northeast of the Utica that is located in Bryan County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Warren County community of Utica.
- Ontario
- Pennsylvania
- South Carolina
- South Dakota
- Texas
- West Virginia
- Wisconsin
- Dane County
- This Utica is located in Dane County and lies 733 miles [1,179.6 km]<2> to the north northeast of the Utica that is located in Bryan County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Dane County community of Utica.
- Waukesha County
- This Utica is located in Waukesha County and lies 755 miles [1,215.1 km] to the north northeast of the Utica that is located in Bryan County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Waukesha County community of Utica.
Curious and Interesting Names Near Utica ...
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.
- Blue
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north) - Carpenters Bluff
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Carpenters Bluff have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carpenters Bluff
- Carpenters Bluff is located in Grayson County (TX)
- Ivanhoe
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ivanhoe
- Ivanhoe is located in Fannin County (TX)
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Ivanhoe <5>
- Karma
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south) - Lee Heights
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Lee Heights have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lee Heights
- Lee Heights is located in Bryan County
- Liberty
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest) - Mulberry
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mulberry
- Mulberry is located in Fannin County (TX)
- Olive
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west) - Roberta
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west) - Telephone
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Telephone
- Telephone is located in Fannin County (TX)
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Telephone <5>
- Tulip
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
How Far From Utica to ...
We spend a lot of time looking through Gazetteers that were published in the late 1800's and early 1900's. Many of the Gazetteers include the distance from a community such as Utica to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Utica and extending to:
- Durant, which is the Seat of Bryan County, lies 11 miles [17.7 km]<2> to the northwest. If you could walk a straight line from Utica to Durant, with an average speed<6> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take five to six hours to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take nearly four hours.
- Oklahoma City, which is the State Capital of Oklahoma, lies 130 miles [209.2 km] to the north northwest (NNW). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take less than three hours, a buggy would take 5 days and walking would take 8 days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 1,118 miles [1,799.2 km] to the east northeast (ENE). Driving would take over two days, a buggy would take 44 days and walking would take 64 days.
- The shortest distance<7> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,903 miles [11,109.3 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<8>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,639 miles [12,293.8 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<9>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,519 miles [8,882 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<10>
Off-the-Road Links ...
Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Utica. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.
The official website for State of Oklahoma: https://www.ok.gov/
Footnotes ...
| <1> | 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 Utica 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. |
| <2> | 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- Utica) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Utica. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 33.9015, Longitude: -96.2214 In this case, the coordinates for Utica have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <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 Utica, 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> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <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 Utica 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 319.691 degrees. |
| <9> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 316.335 degrees. |
| <10> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 314.266 degrees. |