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we pass this GPS location for Walls:
35.037042, -94.909122
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We found six communities that share the name Walls.
Within Oklahoma, the name Walls is unique.
Beyond Oklahoma, we know of another six communities that are located throughout in the United States and Canada. Of these six communities, five are located in the United States and one is in Canada.
Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
Kentucky
Letcher 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 Kentucky community of Walls [Letcher County].
Louisiana
West Baton Rouge Parish
This Walls is located in West Baton Rouge Parish and lies 370 miles [595.5 km]<2> to the southeast of the Walls that is located in Le Flore County.
For more information, please visit our profile page for the West Baton Rouge Parish community of Walls.
Winn Parish
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 Louisiana community of Walls [Winn Parish].
Michigan
Wexford 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 Michigan community of Walls [Wexford County].
Mississippi
DeSoto County
This Walls is located in DeSoto County and lies 269 miles [432.9 km]<2> to the east of the Walls that is located in Le Flore County.
For more information, please visit our profile page for the DeSoto County community of Walls.
Ontario
This Walls lies 1,088 miles [1,751 km]<2> to the northeast of the Walls that is located in Le Flore County.
Curious and Interesting Names Near Walls ...
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 (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Bordeaux have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
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 Walls to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Walls and extending to:
Poteau, which is the Seat of Le Flore County, lies 16 miles [25.7 km]<2> to the east. If you could walk a straight line from Walls to Poteau, with an average speed<5> 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 five to six hours.
Oklahoma City, which is the State Capital of Oklahoma, lies 149 miles [239.8 km] to the west northwest (WNW). 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 1,019 miles [1,639.9 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<6> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,795 miles [10,935.5 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>
The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,531 miles [12,120 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<8>
The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,411 miles [8,708.2 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<9>
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 Walls 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 '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- Walls) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Walls. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 35.0370, Longitude: -94.9091 In this case, the coordinates for Walls have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).
<3>
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.
<4>
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<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 Walls 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 318.935 degrees.
<8>
The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 315.597 degrees.
<9>
The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 313.51 degrees.