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we pass this GPS location for Westport:
36.194414, -96.335635
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We found 25 communities that share the name Westport.
Within Oklahoma, the name Westport is unique.
Beyond Oklahoma, we know of another 25 communities that are located throughout in the United States and Canada. Of these 25 communities, 22 are located in the United States and three are in Canada.
Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
California
Mendocino County
This Westport is located in Mendocino County and lies 1,508 miles [2,426.9 km]<1> to the west northwest of the Westport that is located in Pawnee County.
For more information, please visit our profile page for the Mendocino County community of Westport.
Connecticut
Fairfield County
This Westport is located in Fairfield County and lies 1,280 miles [2,060 km]<1> to the east northeast of the Westport that is located in Pawnee County.
For more information, please visit our profile page for the Fairfield County community of Westport.
Georgia
Columbia County
This Westport is located in Columbia County and lies 827 miles [1,330.9 km]<1> to the east of the Westport that is located in Pawnee County.
For more information, please visit our profile page for the Columbia County community of Westport.
Illinois
Lawrence County
This Westport is located in Lawrence County and lies 503 miles [809.5 km]<1> to the east northeast of the Westport that is located in Pawnee County.
For more information, please visit our profile page for the Lawrence County community of Westport.
Indiana
Decatur County
This Westport is located in Decatur County and lies 622 miles [1,001 km]<1> to the east northeast of the Westport that is located in Pawnee County.
For more information, please visit our profile page for the Decatur County community of Westport.
Porter 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 Indiana community of Westport [Porter County].
Kansas
Sedgwick 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 Westport [Sedgwick County].
Kentucky
Oldham County
This Westport is located in Oldham County and lies 616 miles [991.4 km]<1> to the east northeast of the Westport that is located in Pawnee County.
For more information, please visit our profile page for the Oldham County community of Westport.
Louisiana
Rapides Parish
This Westport is located in Rapides Parish and lies 414 miles [666.3 km]<1> to the south southeast of the Westport that is located in Pawnee County.
For more information, please visit our profile page for the Rapides Parish community of Westport.
Maryland
Baltimore City
This Westport is located in Baltimore City and lies 1,094 miles [1,760.6 km]<1> to the east northeast of the Westport that is located in Pawnee County.
For more information, please visit our profile page for the Baltimore City community of Westport.
Massachusetts
Bristol County
This Westport is located in Bristol County and lies 1,401 miles [2,254.7 km]<1> to the east northeast of the Westport that is located in Pawnee County.
For more information, please visit our profile page for the Bristol County community of Westport.
Minnesota
Pope County
This Westport is located in Pope County and lies 660 miles [1,062.2 km]<1> to the north of the Westport that is located in Pawnee County.
For more information, please visit our profile page for the Pope County community of Westport.
Missouri
Jackson County
This Westport is located in Jackson County and lies 219 miles [352.4 km]<1> to the north northeast of the Westport that is located in Pawnee County.
For more information, please visit our profile page for the Jackson County community of Westport.
New Hampshire
Cheshire County
This Westport is located in Cheshire County and lies 1,352 miles [2,175.8 km]<1> to the east northeast of the Westport that is located in Pawnee County.
For more information, please visit our profile page for the Cheshire County community of Westport.
New York
Essex County
This Westport is located in Essex County and lies 1,322 miles [2,127.6 km]<1> to the east northeast of the Westport that is located in Pawnee County.
For more information, please visit our profile page for the Essex County community of Westport.
Newfoundland and Labrador
This Westport lies 2,181 miles [3,510 km]<1> to the northeast of the Westport that is located in Pawnee County.
North Carolina
Lincoln County
This Westport is located in Lincoln County and lies 859 miles [1,382.4 km]<1> to the east of the Westport that is located in Pawnee County.
For more information, please visit our profile page for the Lincoln County community of Westport.
Nova Scotia
This Westport lies 1,664 miles [2,677.9 km]<1> to the east northeast of the Westport that is located in Pawnee County.
Ontario
This Westport lies 1,195 miles [1,923.2 km]<1> to the northeast of the Westport that is located in Pawnee County.
Oregon
Clatsop County
This Westport is located in Clatsop County and lies 1,553 miles [2,499.3 km]<1> to the northwest of the Westport that is located in Pawnee County.
For more information, please visit our profile page for the Clatsop County community of Westport.
Pennsylvania
Clinton County
This Westport is located in Clinton County and lies 1,054 miles [1,696.2 km]<1> to the east northeast of the Westport that is located in Pawnee County.
For more information, please visit our profile page for the Clinton County community of Westport.
South Dakota
Brown County
This Westport is located in Brown County and lies 662 miles [1,065.4 km]<1> to the north of the Westport that is located in Pawnee County.
For more information, please visit our profile page for the Brown County community of Westport.
Tennessee
Carroll County
This Westport is located in Carroll County and lies 448 miles [721 km]<1> to the east of the Westport that is located in Pawnee County.
For more information, please visit our profile page for the Carroll County community of Westport.
Washington
Grays Harbor County
This Westport is located in Grays Harbor County and lies 1,602 miles [2,578.2 km]<1> to the northwest of the Westport that is located in Pawnee County.
For more information, please visit our profile page for the Grays Harbor County community of Westport.
Wisconsin
Richland County
This Westport is located in Richland County and lies 570 miles [917.3 km]<1> to the north northeast of the Westport that is located in Pawnee County.
For more information, please visit our profile page for the Richland County community of Westport.
Curious and Interesting Names Near Westport ...
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.
Cedar Ridge (3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Cedar Ridge have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Wild Horse. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<4>
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 Westport to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Westport and extending to:
Pawnee, which is the Seat of Pawnee County, lies 27 miles [43.5 km]<1> to the west northwest. If you could walk a straight line from Westport to Pawnee, with an average speed<6> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take just about two full days to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take just over a day.
Oklahoma City, which is the State Capital of Oklahoma, lies 83 miles [133.6 km] to the southwest (SW). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take less than two hours, a buggy would take most of three days and walking would take 5 days.
The White House (Washington, DC) is 1,070 miles [1,722 km] to the east northeast (ENE). Driving would take over two days, a buggy would take 42 days and walking would take 61 days.
The shortest distance<7> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,787 miles [10,922.6 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<8>
The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,529 miles [12,116.8 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<9>
The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,414 miles [8,713 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<10>
Footnotes ...
<1>
Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'point-to-point' distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Westport) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Westport. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 36.1944, Longitude: -96.3356 In this case, the coordinates for Westport 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 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 Westport 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>
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>
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'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 Westport 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 320.006 degrees.
<9>
The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 316.994 degrees.
<10>
The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 314.004 degrees.