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.
- 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:
- 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:
- eBird sighting report for Clinton County
- 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:
- Waymark.com
Communities Also Named Little Oklahoma ...
We found one communities that share the name 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.
- Washington
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)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Elk River Junction have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elk River Junction
- Elk River Junction is located in Clinton County (IA)
- Garden Plain
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Garden Plain have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Garden Plain
- Garden Plain is located in Whiteside County
- Lyons
(Less than 2 miles to the west) - Oliver
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast) - Sixmile
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sixmile
- Sixmile is located in Clinton County (IA)
- Spring Valley
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spring Valley
- Spring Valley is located in Whiteside County
- Union Grove
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Union Grove
- Union Grove is located in Whiteside County
- Unionville
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Unionville have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Unionville
- Unionville is located in Whiteside County
- Ustick
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
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<3> 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<4> 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).<5>
- 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).<6>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,906 miles [7,895.4 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>
Off-the-Road Links ...
Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Little Oklahoma. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.
The official website for Whiteside County: www.whiteside.org/
The official website for State of Illinois: https://illinois.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 from Point A (ie- Little Oklahoma) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Little Oklahoma. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 41.8578, Longitude: -90.1510 In this case, the coordinates for Little Oklahoma have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <2> | 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. |
| <3> | 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. |
| <4> | 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 Little Oklahoma to the Middle East to be East and South, the Great Circle Route actually lies to the North and East. |
| <5> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 316.121 degrees. |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 313.253 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 309.829 degrees. |