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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 Agawam, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Agawam 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 Agawam:
- 34.873297, -97.946109
- 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 Agawam
- 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 Grady County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Grady County
- Since Agawam is near Caddo County and also Comanche County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Caddo County
- Open the eBird sighting report for Comanche 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 Agawam
Communities Also Named Agawam ...
We found three communities that are also named Agawam.
Within Oklahoma, the name Agawam is unique.
Beyond Oklahoma, we know of three communities that are located in the United States.
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- Kentucky
- Clark County
- This Agawam is located in Clark County and lies 797 miles [1,282.6 km]<1> to the east northeast of the Agawam that is located in Grady County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Clark County community of Agawam.
- Massachusetts
- Hampden County
- This Agawam is located in Hampden County and lies 1,450 miles [2,333.5 km]<1> to the east northeast of the Agawam that is located in Grady County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Hampden County community of Agawam.
- Montana
- Teton County
- This Agawam is located in Teton County and lies 1,163 miles [1,871.7 km]<1> to the northwest of the Agawam that is located in Grady County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Teton County community of Agawam.
Curious and Interesting Names Near Agawam ...
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.
- Acme
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Acme is located in Grady County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Acme
- Amber
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the north)
- Cement
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- Cyril
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
- Erin Springs
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
- Farwell
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Farwell is located in Grady County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Farwell
- Indian City
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
- Indian City is located in Caddo County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Indian City
- Rocky Ford
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Rocky Ford is located in Grady County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rocky Ford
- Rush Springs
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
How Far From Agawam 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 community such as Agawam to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Agawam and extending to:
- Chickasha, which is the Seat of Grady County, lies 11 miles [17.7 km]<1> to the north. If you could walk a straight line from Agawam to Chickasha, with an average speed<3> 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.
- Oklahoma City, which is the State Capital of Oklahoma, lies 47 miles [75.6 km] to the north northeast (NNE). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take less than an hour, a buggy would take most of two days and walking would take about three full days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 1,184 miles [1,905.5 km] to the east northeast (ENE). Driving would take about three full days, a buggy would take 47 days and walking would take 68 days.
- The shortest distance<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,915 miles [11,128.6 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,657 miles [12,322.7 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,542 miles [8,919 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>'
Footnotes ...
| <1> | 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 from Point A (ie- Agawam) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |
| <2> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <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 Agawam 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 Agawam. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 34.8733, Longitude: -97.9461 In this case, the coordinates for Agawam have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <5> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 320.97 degrees. |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 317.956 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 314.945 degrees. |
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