Outdoor Activities ...

As we travel, we like to pursue some of our interests (such as astronomy and bird watching).

When in Arpelar, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Arpelar and the surrounding area.

• Weather ...
  • Before heading outdoors, you should check the weather:
  • The National Weather Service forecast for Arpelar

• 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 Arpelar:
  • 34.942038, -95.965554
  • 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 Arpelar

• 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 Pittsburg County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Pittsburg County
  • Since Arpelar is near Hughes County and also McIntosh County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Hughes County
  • Open the eBird sighting report for McIntosh 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 Arpelar

Curious and Interesting Names Near Arpelar ...

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.

• Brewer
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
  • Brewer is located in Pittsburg County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brewer
• Bug Tussle
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
  • Bug Tussle is located in Pittsburg County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bug Tussle
• Carson
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
  • Carson is located in Hughes County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carson
• Chambers
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
  • Chambers is located in Pittsburg County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chambers
• Cross Roads
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
  • Cross Roads is located in Hughes County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cross Roads
• Kiowa
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
  • Kiowa is located in Pittsburg County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kiowa
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 676 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Kiowa <1>
• Krebs
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
  • Krebs is located in Pittsburg County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Krebs
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,000 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Krebs <1>
• Reams
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
  • Reams is located in Pittsburg County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Reams
• Richville
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
  • Richville is located in Pittsburg County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Richville
• Rock Creek
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
  • Rock Creek is located in Hughes County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rock Creek

How Far From Arpelar 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 Arpelar to various places of note, such as the White House.

With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance<2> beginning in Arpelar and extending to:

• McAlester, which is the Seat of Pittsburg County, lies 11 miles [17.7 km]<2> to the east. If you could walk a straight line from Arpelar to McAlester, 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 94 miles [151.3 km] to the west northwest (WNW). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take less than two hours, a buggy would take most of three days and walking would take 6 days.
• The White House (Washington, DC) is 1,077 miles [1,733.3 km] to the east northeast (ENE). Driving would take over two days, a buggy would take 42 days and walking would take 62 days.
• The shortest distance<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,839 miles [11,006.3 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
• The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,577 miles [12,194 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
• The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,459 miles [8,785.4 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>'