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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 Babbs, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Babbs 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 Babbs:
- 34.948392, -99.059520
- 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 Babbs
- 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 Kiowa County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Kiowa County
- Since Babbs is near Washita County and also Jackson County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Washita County
- Open the eBird sighting report for Jackson 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 Babbs
Communities Also Named Babbs ...
We found one communities that are also named Babbs.
Within Oklahoma, the name Babbs is unique.
Beyond Oklahoma.
While we haven't found any other communities named Babbs in either the United States or Canada, we know of another community located outside of the United States and Canada.
- Communities Beyond North America ...
- Barbados
- Distance: 2,871 miles [4,620.4 km]<1> to the east southeast
- Open a Google Map centered on Babbs
Curious and Interesting Names Near Babbs ...
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.
- Blair
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
- Centerville
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
- Centerville is located in Kiowa County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Centerville
- City View
(18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
- City View is located in Greer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for City View
- Cold Springs
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Cold Springs is located in Kiowa County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cold Springs
- Friendship
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
- Friendship is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Friendship
- Population from the 2020 Census: 22 people
- Granite
(18 miles [29 km] to the west)
- Hobart
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Lone Wolf
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- Mountain Park
(18 miles [29 km] to the south)
- Rainy ‑ Historic
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
- Rainy is located in Washita County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rainy
- Rocky
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
- Sentinel
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
How Far From Babbs 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 Babbs to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Babbs and extending to:
- Hobart, which is the Seat of Kiowa County, lies just to the North Northwest.
- Oklahoma City, which is the State Capital of Oklahoma, lies 94 miles [151.3 km]<1> to the east northeast (ENE). If you could drive a straight line from Babbs to Oklahoma City, with an average speed<3>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 6 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 1,242 miles [1,998.8 km] to the east northeast (ENE). Driving would take about three full days, a buggy would take 49 days and walking would take 71 days.
- The shortest distance<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,950 miles [11,184.9 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,695 miles [12,383.9 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,583 miles [8,985 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>'
Footnotes ...
| <1> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Babbs) 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 Babbs 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 Babbs. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 34.9484, Longitude: -99.0595 In this case, the coordinates for Babbs have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <5> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 321.747 degrees. |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 318.877 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 315.465 degrees. |
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