Outdoor Activities ...

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

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

• Weather ...
  • Before heading outdoors, you should check the weather:
  • The National Weather Service forecast for Little Oklahoma

• 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 Little Oklahoma:
  • 41.857807, -90.150959
  • 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.
  • Open the Heavens-Above website centered on Little Oklahoma

• Bird Watching ...
  • 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 Whiteside County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Whiteside County
  • Since Little Oklahoma is near Clinton County and also Carroll County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Clinton County
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Carroll County

• 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:
  • Open the Waymark.com report for Little Oklahoma

Communities Also Named Little Oklahoma ...

We found one communities that are also named Little Oklahoma.

Within Illinois, the name Little Oklahoma is unique.

Beyond Illinois, there is another community also named Little Oklahoma in the United States.

• Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
  • Washington
    • Clallam County
    • This Little Oklahoma is located in Clallam County and lies 1,661 miles [2,673.1 km]<1> to the west northwest of the Little Oklahoma that is located in Whiteside County.
    • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Clallam County community of Little Oklahoma.

Curious and Interesting Names Near Little Oklahoma ...

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.

• Elk River Junction
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
  • Elk River Junction is located in Clinton County (IA)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elk River Junction
• Garden Plain
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
  • Garden Plain is located in Whiteside County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Garden Plain
• Lyons
  (Less than 2 miles to the west)
  • Lyons is located in Clinton County (IA)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lyons
• Oliver
  (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
  • Oliver is located in Whiteside County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oliver
• Sixmile
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
  • Sixmile is located in Clinton County (IA)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sixmile
• Spring Valley
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
  • Spring Valley is located in Whiteside County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spring Valley
• Union Grove
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
  • Union Grove is located in Whiteside County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Union Grove
• Unionville
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
  • Unionville is located in Whiteside County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Unionville
• Ustick
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
  • Ustick is located in Whiteside County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ustick

How Far From Little Oklahoma to ...

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

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

• Morrison, which is the Seat of Whiteside County, lies 10 miles [16.1 km]<1> to the east southeast. If you could walk a straight line from Little Oklahoma to Morrison, with an average speed<2> 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.
• Springfield, which is the State Capital of Illinois, lies 145 miles [233.4 km] to the south (S). 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 718 miles [1,155.5 km] to the east southeast (ESE). Driving would take just about two full days, a buggy would take 28 days and walking would take 41 days.
• The shortest distance<3> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,274 miles [10,097 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<4>
• The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,018 miles [11,294.4 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
• The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,906 miles [7,895.4 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>'