Outdoor Activities ...
As we travel, we like to pursue some of our interests (such as astronomy and bird watching).
When in Arapaho, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Arapaho and the surrounding area.
- Weather ...
- Before heading outdoors, you should check the weather:
- The National Weather Service forecast for Arapaho
- 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 Arapaho:
- 35.577619, -98.964035
- 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 Arapaho
- 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 Custer County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- eBird sighting report for Custer County
- Since Arapaho is near Washita County and also Dewey County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- eBird sighting report for Washita County
- eBird sighting report for Dewey 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
Curious and Interesting Names Near Arapaho ...
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.
- Butler
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Butler have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Butler
- Butler is located in Custer County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 289 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Butler <2>
- Cody
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northeast) - Colony
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Colony have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Colony
- Colony is located in Washita County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 129 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Colony <2>
- Corn
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Corn have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Corn
- Corn is located in Washita County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 467 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Corn <2>
- Dead Women Crossing
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Dead Women Crossing have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dead Women Crossing
- Dead Women Crossing is located in Custer County
- Dill City
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Dill City have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dill City
- Dill City is located in Washita County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 527 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Dill City <2>
- Hydro
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Hydro have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hydro
- Hydro is located in Caddo County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 937 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Hydro <2>
- Independence
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Independence have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Independence
- Independence is located in Custer County
- Indianapolis
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Indianapolis have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Indianapolis
- Indianapolis is located in Custer County
- Ralph
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest) - Sunset
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
How Far From Arapaho 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 town such as Arapaho to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance<3> beginning in Arapaho and extending to:
- Oklahoma City, which is the State Capital of Oklahoma, lies 81 miles [130.4 km]<3> to the east (E). If you could drive a straight line from Arapaho to Oklahoma City, with an average speed<4>of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, it would take less than two hours to make the trip. A comfortable walk of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour would take 5 days. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take most of three days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 1,223 miles [1,968.2 km] to the east northeast (ENE). Driving would take about three full days, a buggy would take 48 days and walking would take 70 days.
- The shortest distance<5> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,912 miles [11,123.8 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,659 miles [12,326 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,548 miles [8,928.6 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<8>
Off-the-Road Links ...
Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Arapaho. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.
The official website for State of Oklahoma: https://www.ok.gov/
Footnotes ...
| <1> | 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. |
| <2> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <3> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Arapaho) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Arapaho. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 35.5776, Longitude: -98.9640 |
| <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 Arapaho 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 321.752 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 318.96 degrees. |
| <8> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 315.346 degrees. |