Outdoor Activities ...
As we travel, we like to pursue some of our interests (such as astronomy and bird watching).
When in Oklahoma, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Oklahoma and the surrounding area.
- Weather ...
- Before heading outdoors, you should check the weather:
- The National Weather Service forecast for 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 Oklahoma:
- 39.413715, -76.922756
- 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 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 Carroll County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- eBird sighting report for Carroll County
- Since Oklahoma is near Baltimore County and also Howard County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- eBird sighting report for Baltimore County
- eBird sighting report for Howard 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 Oklahoma ...
We found twelve communities that share the name Oklahoma.
Within Maryland, the name Oklahoma is unique.
Beyond Maryland, we know of another twelve communities that are located throughout in the United States.
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- Illinois
- Kansas
- Kentucky
- Louisiana
- Mississippi
- New Mexico
- New York
- Ohio
- Pennsylvania
- Clearfield County
- This Oklahoma is located in Clearfield County and lies 151 miles [243 km]<3> to the northwest of the Oklahoma that is located in Carroll County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Clearfield County community of Oklahoma.
- Westmoreland County
- This Oklahoma is located in Westmoreland County and lies 161 miles [259.1 km] to the west northwest of the Oklahoma that is located in Carroll County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Westmoreland County community of Oklahoma.
- Texas
- Virginia
Curious and Interesting Names Near 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.
- Almond Valley
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Almond Valley have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Almond Valley
- Almond Valley is located in Carroll County
- Bonnie Brae
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Bonnie Brae have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bonnie Brae
- Bonnie Brae is located in Carroll County
- Cherry Corner
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Cherry Corner have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cherry Corner
- Cherry Corner is located in Carroll County
- Cherry Tree Hills
(Less than 2 miles to the north)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Cherry Tree Hills have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cherry Tree Hills
- Cherry Tree Hills is located in Carroll County
- Eldersburg
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Eldersburg have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eldersburg
- Eldersburg is located in Carroll County
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Eldersburg <5>
- Emerald Valley
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Emerald Valley have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Emerald Valley
- Emerald Valley is located in Carroll County
- Folly Farms
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Folly Farms have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Folly Farms
- Folly Farms is located in Baltimore County
- Forest Oaks
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Forest Oaks have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Forest Oaks
- Forest Oaks is located in Carroll County
- Freedom
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west) - Freedom Forest
(Less than 2 miles to the south)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Freedom Forest have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Freedom Forest
- Freedom Forest is located in Carroll County
- Freedom Village
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Freedom Village have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Freedom Village
- Freedom Village is located in Carroll County
- Grand View
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Grand View have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grand View
- Grand View is located in Carroll County
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- Harvest Farms
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Harvest Farms have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harvest Farms
- Harvest Farms is located in Carroll County
- Hilltop
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south) - Irongate
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest) - Johnsville
(Less than 2 miles to the west)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Johnsville have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Johnsville
- Johnsville is located in Carroll County
- Lakeview
(Less than 2 miles to the east) - Lakeview Village
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Lakeview Village have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lakeview Village
- Lakeview Village is located in Carroll County
- Liberty Lake Hills
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Liberty Lake Hills have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Liberty Lake Hills
- Liberty Lake Hills is located in Carroll County
- Liberty Manor
(Less than 2 miles to the east)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Liberty Manor have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Liberty Manor
- Liberty Manor is located in Carroll County
- Long Meadows
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Long Meadows have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Long Meadows
- Long Meadows is located in Carroll County
- Longview Heights
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Longview Heights have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Longview Heights
- Longview Heights is located in Carroll County
- Louisville
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Louisville have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Louisville
- Louisville is located in Carroll County
- Miners Ridge
(Less than 2 miles to the north)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Miners Ridge have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Miners Ridge
- Miners Ridge is located in Carroll County
- Patriots Choice
(Less than 2 miles to the west)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Patriots Choice have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Patriots Choice
- Patriots Choice is located in Carroll County
- Piney Ridge Village
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Piney Ridge Village have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Piney Ridge Village
- Piney Ridge Village is located in Carroll County
- Squires
(Less than 2 miles to the south) - Sweet Air
(Less than 2 miles to the south) - Waters Edge
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Waters Edge have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Waters Edge
- Waters Edge is located in Carroll County
- Harvest Farms
How Far From Oklahoma to ...
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 Oklahoma to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Oklahoma and extending to:
- Westminster, which is the Seat of Carroll County, lies 12 miles [19.3 km]<3> to the north northwest. If you could walk a straight line from Oklahoma to Westminster, with an average speed<6> 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.
- Annapolis, which is the State Capital of Maryland, lies 37 miles [59.5 km] to the southeast (SE). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take less than an hour, a buggy would take just about two full days and walking would take over two days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 36 miles [57.9 km] to the south (S). Driving would take less than an hour, a buggy would take just about two full days and walking would take over two days.
- The shortest distance<7> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 5,871 miles [9,448.5 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<8>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,578 miles [10,586.3 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<9>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,454 miles [7,168 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<10>
Off-the-Road Links ...
Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Oklahoma. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.
The official website for Carroll County: www.ccgov.carr.org/
The official website for State of Maryland: www.maryland.gov/
Footnotes ...
| <1> | 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 Oklahoma, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <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 Oklahoma 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> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'point-to-point' distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Oklahoma) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Oklahoma. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 39.4137, Longitude: -76.9228 In this case, the coordinates for Oklahoma have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <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 Oklahoma 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 307.788 degrees. |
| <9> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 303.403 degrees. |
| <10> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 304.465 degrees. |