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As we travel, we like to pursue some of our interests (such as astronomy and bird watching).

When in Westville, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Westville and the surrounding area.

  • Weather ...
  • 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 Westville:
    • 35.991401, -94.568893
    • 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 Westville
  • 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 Westville ...

We found 28 communities that share the name Westville.

Within Oklahoma, the name Westville is unique.

Beyond Oklahoma, we know of another 28 communities that are located throughout in the United States and Canada. Of these 28 communities, 26 are located in the United States and two are in Canada.

  • Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
    • Arkansas
      • Crawford County
      • This Westville is located in Crawford County and lies 43 miles [69.2 km]<1> to the south southeast of the Westville that is located in Adair County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Crawford County community of Westville.
    • California
      • Placer County
      • This Westville is located in Placer County and lies 1,438 miles [2,314.2 km]<1> to the west northwest of the Westville that is located in Adair County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Placer County community of Westville.
    • Connecticut
      • New Haven County
      • This Westville is located in New Haven County and lies 1,217 miles [1,958.6 km]<1> to the east northeast of the Westville that is located in Adair County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the New Haven County community of Westville.
    • Florida
      • Holmes County
      • This Westville is located in Holmes County and lies 617 miles [993 km]<1> to the southeast of the Westville that is located in Adair County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Holmes County community of Westville.
    • Georgia
      • Stewart County
      • This Westville is located in Stewart County and lies 622 miles [1,001 km]<1> to the east southeast of the Westville that is located in Adair County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Stewart County community of Westville.
    • Illinois
      • Vermilion County
      • This Westville is located in Vermilion County and lies 469 miles [754.8 km]<1> to the northeast of the Westville that is located in Adair County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Vermilion County community of Westville.
    • Indiana
      • LaPorte County
      • This Westville is located in LaPorte County and lies 562 miles [904.5 km]<1> to the northeast of the Westville that is located in Adair County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the LaPorte County community of Westville.
    • Maine
      • Franklin 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 Maine community of Westville [Franklin County].
    • Massachusetts
      • Bristol County
      • This Westville is located in Bristol County and lies 1,317 miles [2,119.5 km]<1> to the east northeast of the Westville that is located in Adair County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Bristol County community of Westville.
      • Worcester County
      • This Westville is located in Worcester County and lies 1,273 miles [2,048.7 km] to the east northeast of the Westville that is located in Adair County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Worcester County community of Westville.
    • Michigan
      • Montcalm County
      • This Westville is located in Montcalm County and lies 715 miles [1,150.7 km]<1> to the northeast of the Westville that is located in Adair County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Montcalm County community of Westville.
    • Mississippi
      • Monroe County
      • This Westville is located in Monroe County and lies 379 miles [609.9 km]<1> to the east southeast of the Westville that is located in Adair County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Monroe County community of Westville.
      • Simpson County
      • This Westville is located in Simpson County and lies 389 miles [626 km] to the southeast of the Westville that is located in Adair County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Simpson County community of Westville.
    • Missouri
      • Chariton County
      • This Westville is located in Chariton County and lies 267 miles [429.7 km]<1> to the north northeast of the Westville that is located in Adair County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Chariton County community of Westville.
    • New Hampshire
      • Rockingham County
      • This Westville is located in Rockingham County and lies 1,331 miles [2,142 km]<1> to the east northeast of the Westville that is located in Adair County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Rockingham County community of Westville.
    • New Jersey
      • Essex County
      • This Westville is located in Essex County and lies 1,143 miles [1,839.5 km]<1> to the east northeast of the Westville that is located in Adair County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Essex County community of Westville.
      • Gloucester 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 New Jersey community of Westville [Gloucester County].
    • New York
      • Franklin County
      • This Westville is located in Franklin County and lies 1,221 miles [1,965 km]<1> to the northeast of the Westville that is located in Adair County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Franklin County community of Westville.
      • Otsego County
      • This Westville is located in Otsego County and lies 1,143 miles [1,839.5 km] to the east northeast of the Westville that is located in Adair County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Otsego County community of Westville.
    • North Carolina
      • Harnett 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 North Carolina community of Westville [Harnett County].
    • Nova Scotia
      • This Westville lies 1,777 miles [2,859.8 km]<1> to the east northeast of the Westville that is located in Adair County.
    • Ohio
      • Champaign County
      • This Westville is located in Champaign County and lies 648 miles [1,042.9 km]<1> to the east northeast of the Westville that is located in Adair County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Champaign County community of Westville.
      • Mahoning County
      • This Westville is located in Mahoning County and lies 807 miles [1,298.7 km] to the east northeast of the Westville that is located in Adair County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Mahoning County community of Westville.
    • Ontario
      • 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 Ontario community of Westville.
    • Pennsylvania
      • Jefferson County
      • This Westville is located in Jefferson County and lies 920 miles [1,480.6 km]<1> to the east northeast of the Westville that is located in Adair County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Jefferson County community of Westville.
    • South Carolina
      • Greenville County
      • This Westville is located in Greenville County and lies 686 miles [1,104 km]<1> to the east of the Westville that is located in Adair County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Greenville County community of Westville.
      • Kershaw County
      • This Westville is located in Kershaw County and lies 794 miles [1,277.8 km] to the east of the Westville that is located in Adair County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Kershaw County community of Westville.
    • Texas
      • Trinity County
      • This Westville is located in Trinity County and lies 341 miles [548.8 km]<1> to the south of the Westville that is located in Adair County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Trinity County community of Westville.

Curious and Interesting Names Near Westville ...

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.

  • Baron
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Baron have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Baron
    • Baron is located in Adair County
  • Chance
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chance
    • Chance is located in Adair County
  • Christie
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Christie
    • Christie is located in Adair County
  • Dutch Mills
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dutch Mills
    • Dutch Mills is located in Washington County (AR)
  • England
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for England have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for England
    • England is located in Adair County
  • Going Snake
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Going Snake have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Going Snake
    • Going Snake is located in Adair County
  • Green
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Green have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Green
    • Green is located in Adair County
  • Lake Frances
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Lake Frances have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lake Frances
    • Lake Frances is located in Benton County (AR)
  • Lincoln
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lincoln
    • Lincoln is located in Washington County (AR)
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,473 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Lincoln <4>
  • Strawberry Spring
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Strawberry Spring have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Strawberry Spring
    • Strawberry Spring is located in Adair County
  • Trident
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Trident have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Trident
    • Trident is located in Benton County (AR)

How Far From Westville to ...

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 Westville to various places of note, such as the White House.

With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Westville and extending to:

  • Stilwell, which is the Seat of Adair County, lies 12 miles [19.3 km]<1> to the south southwest. If you could walk a straight line from Westville to Stilwell, with an average speed<5> 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 169 miles [272 km] to the west (W). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take about three hours, a buggy would take 7 days and walking would take 10 days.
  • The White House (Washington, DC) is 980 miles [1,577.2 km] to the east northeast (ENE). Driving would take most of two days, a buggy would take 39 days and walking would take 56 days.
  • The shortest distance<6> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,733 miles [10,835.7 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>
  • The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,471 miles [12,023.4 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<8>
  • The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,352 miles [8,613.2 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<9>

Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Westville. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.

The official website for State of Oklahoma: https://www.ok.gov/

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 things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Westville) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Westville. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 35.9914, Longitude: -94.5689    
<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 Westville 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>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 Westville 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 318.796 degrees.
<8>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 315.558 degrees.
<9>The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 313.204 degrees.









 

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