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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 Lawton:
41.785909, -76.070759
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.
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 Susquehanna County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
We found nineteen communities that are also named Lawton.
There is one other community in Pennsylvania that is also named Lawton.
Beyond Pennsylvania, we know of eighteen communities that are located in the United States.
Communities Located In Pennsylvania ...
Philadelphia 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 Pennsylvania community of Lawton [Philadelphia County].
Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
Georgia
Burke 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 Georgia community of Lawton [Burke County].
Jenkins County
This Lawton is located in Jenkins County and lies 694 miles [1,116.9 km]<2> to the south southwest of the Lawton that is located in Susquehanna County.
For more information, please visit our profile page for the Jenkins County community of Lawton.
Lowndes County
This Lawton is located in Lowndes County and lies 857 miles [1,379.2 km] to the south southwest of the Lawton that is located in Susquehanna County.
For more information, please visit our profile page for the Lowndes County community of Lawton.
Indiana
Pulaski County
This Lawton is located in Pulaski County and lies 542 miles [872.3 km]<2> to the west of the Lawton that is located in Susquehanna County.
For more information, please visit our profile page for the Pulaski County community of Lawton.
Iowa
Woodbury County
This Lawton is located in Woodbury County and lies 1,028 miles [1,654.4 km]<2> to the west of the Lawton that is located in Susquehanna County.
For more information, please visit our profile page for the Woodbury County community of Lawton.
Kansas
Cherokee County
This Lawton is located in Cherokee County and lies 1,035 miles [1,665.7 km]<2> to the west of the Lawton that is located in Susquehanna County.
For more information, please visit our profile page for the Cherokee County community of Lawton.
Kentucky
Carter County
This Lawton is located in Carter County and lies 449 miles [722.6 km]<2> to the west southwest of the Lawton that is located in Susquehanna County.
For more information, please visit our profile page for the Carter County community of Lawton.
Michigan
Van Buren County
This Lawton is located in Van Buren County and lies 502 miles [807.9 km]<2> to the west of the Lawton that is located in Susquehanna County.
For more information, please visit our profile page for the Van Buren County community of Lawton.
Nevada
Washoe County
This Lawton is located in Washoe County and lies 2,276 miles [3,662.9 km]<2> to the west of the Lawton that is located in Susquehanna County.
For more information, please visit our profile page for the Washoe County community of Lawton.
New York
Orange 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 New York community of Lawton [Orange County].
North Dakota
Ramsey County
This Lawton is located in Ramsey County and lies 1,171 miles [1,884.5 km]<2> to the west northwest of the Lawton that is located in Susquehanna County.
For more information, please visit our profile page for the Ramsey County community of Lawton.
Ohio
Muskingum 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 Ohio community of Lawton [Muskingum County].
Oklahoma
Comanche County
This Lawton is located in Comanche County and lies 1,305 miles [2,100.2 km]<2> to the west southwest of the Lawton that is located in Susquehanna County.
For more information, please visit our profile page for the Comanche County community of Lawton.
South Carolina
Beaufort County
This Lawton is located in Beaufort County and lies 714 miles [1,149.1 km]<2> to the south southwest of the Lawton that is located in Susquehanna County.
For more information, please visit our profile page for the Beaufort County community of Lawton.
Tennessee
McNairy 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 Tennessee community of Lawton [McNairy County].
Washington
King County
This Lawton is located in King County and lies 2,273 miles [3,658 km]<2> to the west northwest of the Lawton that is located in Susquehanna County.
For more information, please visit our profile page for the King County community of Lawton.
West Virginia
Fayette County
This Lawton is located in Fayette County and lies 375 miles [603.5 km]<2> to the southwest of the Lawton that is located in Susquehanna County.
For more information, please visit our profile page for the Fayette County community of Lawton.
Wisconsin
Pierce County
This Lawton is located in Pierce County and lies 845 miles [1,359.9 km]<2> to the west northwest of the Lawton that is located in Susquehanna County.
For more information, please visit our profile page for the Pierce County community of Lawton.
Curious and Interesting Names Near Lawton ...
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.
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 Lawton to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Lawton and extending to:
Montrose, which is the Seat of Susquehanna County, lies 10 miles [16.1 km]<2> to the east northeast. If you could walk a straight line from Lawton to Montrose, with an average speed<5> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take four to five hours to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take a little over three hours.
Harrisburg, which is the State Capital of Pennsylvania, lies 112 miles [180.2 km] to the south southwest (SSW). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take about two hours, a buggy would take 5 days and walking would take 7 days.
The White House (Washington, DC) is 205 miles [329.9 km] to the south southwest (SSW). Driving would take a little over three hours, a buggy would take 8 days and walking would take 12 days.
The shortest distance<6> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 5,736 miles [9,231.2 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>
The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,451 miles [10,381.9 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<8>
The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,326 miles [6,962 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<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 Lawton 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- Lawton) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'.
<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 Lawton, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.
<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 Lawton to the Middle East to be East and South, the Great Circle Route actually lies to the North and East.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Lawton. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 41.7859, Longitude: -76.0708 In this case, the coordinates for Lawton have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).
<7>
The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 307.078 degrees.
<8>
The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 302.973 degrees.
<9>
The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 303.11 degrees.