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Outdoor Activities ...

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

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

  • 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 Arcadia:
    • 35.665453, -97.325568
    • 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 Arcadia
  • 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 Arcadia ...

We found 43 communities that share the name Arcadia.

Within Oklahoma, the name Arcadia is unique.

Beyond Oklahoma, we know of another 43 communities that are located throughout in the United States and Canada. Of these 43 communities, 41 are located in the United States and two are in Canada.

  • Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
    • Alabama
      • Tuscaloosa County
      • This Arcadia is located in Tuscaloosa County and lies 584 miles [939.9 km]<1> to the east southeast of the Arcadia that is located in Oklahoma County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Tuscaloosa County community of Arcadia.
    • Alberta
      • This Arcadia lies 1,626 miles [2,616.8 km]<1> to the north northwest of the Arcadia that is located in Oklahoma County.
    • Arizona
      • Maricopa 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 Arizona community of Arcadia [Maricopa County].
    • Arkansas
      • Hempstead County
      • This Arcadia is located in Hempstead County and lies 252 miles [405.6 km]<1> to the east southeast of the Arcadia that is located in Oklahoma County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Hempstead County community of Arcadia.
    • California
      • Los Angeles County
      • This Arcadia is located in Los Angeles County and lies 1,175 miles [1,891 km]<1> to the west of the Arcadia that is located in Oklahoma County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Los Angeles County community of Arcadia.
      • San Bernardino 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 California community of Arcadia [San Bernardino County].
    • Florida
      • DeSoto County
      • This Arcadia is located in DeSoto County and lies 1,079 miles [1,736.5 km]<1> to the east southeast of the Arcadia that is located in Oklahoma County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the DeSoto County community of Arcadia.
    • Georgia
      • Hall County
      • This community is historic<3> and although located in Hall County, we don't know where within the county.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Hall County community of Arcadia.
      • Liberty 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 Georgia community of Arcadia [Liberty County].
    • Illinois
      • Cook 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 Illinois community of Arcadia [Cook County].
      • Morgan County
      • This Arcadia is located in Morgan County and lies 481 miles [774.1 km]<1> to the northeast of the Arcadia that is located in Oklahoma County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Morgan County community of Arcadia.
    • Indiana
      • Hamilton County
      • This Arcadia is located in Hamilton County and lies 689 miles [1,108.8 km]<1> to the east northeast of the Arcadia that is located in Oklahoma County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Hamilton County community of Arcadia.
    • Iowa
      • Carroll County
      • This Arcadia is located in Carroll County and lies 459 miles [738.7 km]<1> to the north northeast of the Arcadia that is located in Oklahoma County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Carroll County community of Arcadia.
    • Kansas
      • Crawford County
      • This Arcadia is located in Crawford County and lies 202 miles [325.1 km]<1> to the northeast of the Arcadia that is located in Oklahoma County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Crawford County community of Arcadia.
    • Louisiana
      • Bienville Parish
      • This Arcadia is located in Bienville Parish and lies 330 miles [531.1 km]<1> to the southeast of the Arcadia that is located in Oklahoma County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Bienville Parish community of Arcadia.
    • Maryland
      • Anne Arundel County
      • This Arcadia is located in Anne Arundel County and lies 1,168 miles [1,879.7 km]<1> to the east northeast of the Arcadia that is located in Oklahoma County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Anne Arundel County community of Arcadia.
      • Baltimore 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 Maryland community of Arcadia [Baltimore County].
    • Michigan
      • Manistee County
      • This Arcadia is located in Manistee County and lies 844 miles [1,358.3 km]<1> to the northeast of the Arcadia that is located in Oklahoma County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Manistee County community of Arcadia.
      • Wexford 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 Michigan community of Arcadia [Wexford County].
    • Mississippi
      • Issaquena 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 Mississippi community of Arcadia [Issaquena County].
    • Missouri
      • Iron County
      • This Arcadia is located in Iron County and lies 393 miles [632.5 km]<1> to the east northeast of the Arcadia that is located in Oklahoma County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Iron County community of Arcadia.
    • Nebraska
      • Valley County
      • This Arcadia is located in Valley County and lies 409 miles [658.2 km]<1> to the north northwest of the Arcadia that is located in Oklahoma County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Valley County community of Arcadia.
    • New York
      • Wayne 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 York community of Arcadia [Wayne County].
    • North Carolina
      • Davidson County
      • This Arcadia is located in Davidson County and lies 951 miles [1,530.5 km]<1> to the east of the Arcadia that is located in Oklahoma County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Davidson County community of Arcadia.
      • Forsyth County
      • This Arcadia is located in Forsyth County and lies 954 miles [1,535.3 km] to the east of the Arcadia that is located in Oklahoma County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Forsyth County community of Arcadia.
    • Nova Scotia
      • This Arcadia lies 1,744 miles [2,806.7 km]<1> to the east northeast of the Arcadia that is located in Oklahoma County.
    • Ohio
      • Hancock County
      • This Arcadia is located in Hancock County and lies 835 miles [1,343.8 km]<1> to the east northeast of the Arcadia that is located in Oklahoma County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Hancock County community of Arcadia.
    • Oregon
      • Malheur County
      • This Arcadia is located in Malheur County and lies 1,184 miles [1,905.5 km]<1> to the northwest of the Arcadia that is located in Oklahoma County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Malheur County community of Arcadia.
      • Wallowa 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 Oregon community of Arcadia [Wallowa County].
    • Pennsylvania
      • Indiana County
      • This Arcadia is located in Indiana County and lies 1,060 miles [1,705.9 km]<1> to the east northeast of the Arcadia that is located in Oklahoma County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Indiana County community of Arcadia.
      • Lancaster 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 Pennsylvania community of Arcadia [Lancaster County].
    • Rhode Island
      • Washington County
      • This Arcadia is located in Washington County and lies 1,435 miles [2,309.4 km]<1> to the east northeast of the Arcadia that is located in Oklahoma County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Washington County community of Arcadia.
    • South Carolina
      • Spartanburg County
      • This Arcadia is located in Spartanburg County and lies 864 miles [1,390.5 km]<1> to the east of the Arcadia that is located in Oklahoma County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Spartanburg County community of Arcadia.
    • Tennessee
      • Sullivan County
      • This Arcadia is located in Sullivan County and lies 830 miles [1,335.8 km]<1> to the east of the Arcadia that is located in Oklahoma County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Sullivan County community of Arcadia.
    • Texas
      • Galveston County
      • This Arcadia is located in Galveston County and lies 452 miles [727.4 km]<1> to the south southeast of the Arcadia that is located in Oklahoma County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Galveston County community of Arcadia.
      • Shelby County
      • This Arcadia is located in Shelby County and lies 319 miles [513.4 km] to the south southeast of the Arcadia that is located in Oklahoma County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Shelby County community of Arcadia.
    • Utah
      • Davis County
      • This Arcadia is located in Davis County and lies 866 miles [1,393.7 km]<1> to the west northwest of the Arcadia that is located in Oklahoma County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Davis County community of Arcadia.
      • Duchesne County
      • This Arcadia is located in Duchesne County and lies 769 miles [1,237.6 km] to the west northwest of the Arcadia that is located in Oklahoma County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Duchesne County community of Arcadia.
    • Virginia
      • Botetourt County
      • This Arcadia is located in Botetourt County and lies 988 miles [1,590 km]<1> to the east northeast of the Arcadia that is located in Oklahoma County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Botetourt County community of Arcadia.
      • Spotsylvania County
      • This Arcadia is located in Spotsylvania County and lies 1,104 miles [1,776.7 km] to the east northeast of the Arcadia that is located in Oklahoma County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Spotsylvania County community of Arcadia.
    • Washington
      • King County
      • This Arcadia is located in King County and lies 1,500 miles [2,414 km]<1> to the northwest of the Arcadia that is located in Oklahoma County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the King County community of Arcadia.
      • Mason County
      • This Arcadia is located in Mason County and lies 1,536 miles [2,472 km] to the northwest of the Arcadia that is located in Oklahoma County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Mason County community of Arcadia.
    • Wisconsin
      • Trempealeau County
      • This Arcadia is located in Trempealeau County and lies 668 miles [1,075 km]<1> to the north northeast of the Arcadia that is located in Oklahoma County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Trempealeau County community of Arcadia.

Curious and Interesting Names Near Arcadia ...

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.

  • Choctaw
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Choctaw have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Choctaw
    • Choctaw is located in Oklahoma County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 12,768 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Choctaw <5>
  • Edmond
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Edmond
    • Edmond is located in Oklahoma County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 95,346 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Edmond <5>
  • Forest Park
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Forest Park have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Forest Park
    • Forest Park is located in Oklahoma County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,071 people
  • Green Pastures
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Green Pastures have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Green Pastures
    • Green Pastures is located in Oklahoma County
  • Jones
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Jones have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jones
    • Jones is located in Oklahoma County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,223 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Jones <5>
  • Lakeview
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Lakeview have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lakeview
    • Lakeview is located in Logan County
  • Luther
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Luther have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Luther
    • Luther is located in Oklahoma County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,778 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Luther <5>
  • Meridian
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Meridian have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Meridian
    • Meridian is located in Logan County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 45 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Meridian <5>

How Far From Arcadia 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 Arcadia to various places of note, such as the White House.

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

  • Oklahoma City, which is the Seat of Oklahoma County, lies 17 miles [27.4 km]<1> to the southwest. If you could walk a straight line from Arcadia to Oklahoma City, with an average speed<6> 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 17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest (SW). The buggy would take five to six hours and walking would take most of a day.
  • The White House (Washington, DC) is 1,134 miles [1,825 km] to the east northeast (ENE). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take over two days, a buggy would take 45 days and walking would take 65 days.
  • The shortest distance<7> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,850 miles [11,024 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<8>
  • The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,593 miles [12,219.7 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<9>
  • The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,479 miles [8,817.6 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<10>

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

The official website for Oklahoma County: www.oklahomacounty.org/

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 obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Arcadia) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Arcadia. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 35.6655, Longitude: -97.3256       In this case, the coordinates for Arcadia 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 Arcadia 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>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 Arcadia, 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 Arcadia 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 320.63 degrees.
<9>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 317.656 degrees.
<10>The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 314.549 degrees.









 

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