Outdoor Activities ...
As we travel, we like to pursue some of our interests (such as astronomy and bird watching).
When in Apple, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Apple and the surrounding area.
- Weather ...
- Before heading outdoors, you should check the weather:
- The National Weather Service forecast for Apple
- 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 Apple:
- 34.127819, -95.417377
- 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 Apple
- 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 Choctaw County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- eBird sighting report for Choctaw County
- Since Apple is near Pushmataha County and also McCurtain County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- eBird sighting report for Pushmataha County
- eBird sighting report for McCurtain 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 Apple ...
We found one communities that share the name Apple.
Within Oklahoma, the name Apple is unique.
Beyond Oklahoma, there is another community also named Apple in the United States.
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
Curious and Interesting Names Near Apple ...
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.
- Antlers
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Antlers
- Antlers is located in Pushmataha County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 2,300 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Antlers <2>
- Big Rocks
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest) - Cloudy
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cloudy
- Cloudy is located in Pushmataha County
- Ethel
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ethel
- Ethel is located in Pushmataha County
- Goodland
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest) - Grant
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grant
- Grant is located in Choctaw County
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Grant <2>
- Greenwood
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest) - High Hill
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east) - Hugo
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hugo
- Hugo is located in Choctaw County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 5,070 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Hugo <2>
- Huskey
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast) - Kent
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west) - Swink
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Swink
- Swink is located in Choctaw County
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Swink <2>
How Far From Apple 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 Apple to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Apple and extending to:
- Hugo, which is the Seat of Choctaw County, lies 9 miles [14.5 km]<1> to the southwest. If you could walk a straight line from Apple to Hugo, with an average speed<4> 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.
- Oklahoma City, which is the State Capital of Oklahoma, lies 150 miles [241.4 km] to the northwest (NW). 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 1,069 miles [1,720.4 km] to the east northeast (ENE). Driving would take over two days, a buggy would take 42 days and walking would take 61 days.
- The shortest distance<5> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,862 miles [11,043.3 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,596 miles [12,224.6 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,475 miles [8,811.2 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<8>
Off-the-Road Links ...
Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Apple. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.
The official website for State of Oklahoma: https://www.ok.gov/
Footnotes ...
| <1> | 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 drawn from Point A (ie- Apple) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Apple. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 34.1278, Longitude: -95.4174 |
| <2> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <3> | 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. |
| <4> | 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. |
| <5> | 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 Apple to the Middle East to be East and South, the Great Circle Route actually lies to the North and East. |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 319.18 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 315.766 degrees. |
| <8> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 313.871 degrees. |