Outdoor Activities ...
As we travel, we like to pursue some of our interests (such as astronomy and bird watching).
When in Bado, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Bado and the surrounding area.
- Weather ...
- Before heading outdoors, you should check the weather:
- The National Weather Service forecast for Bado
- 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 Bado:
- 36.216982, -98.742866
- 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 Bado
- 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 Major County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- eBird sighting report for Major County
- Since Bado is near Dewey County and also Blaine County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- eBird sighting report for Dewey County
- eBird sighting report for Blaine 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 Bado ...
We found two communities that share the name Bado.
Within Oklahoma, the name Bado is unique.
Beyond Oklahoma, there is another community also named Bado in the United States.
In addition to the above occurrences of Bado, we know of another community located outside of the United States and Canada.
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- Communities Beyond North America ...
- Niger
- - Dosso
- Distance: 6,357 miles [10,230.6 km]<1> to the east northeast
- Niger
Curious and Interesting Names Near Bado ...
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.
- Cedar Springs
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Cedar Springs have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cedar Springs
- Cedar Springs is located in Major County
- Chester
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chester
- Chester is located in Major County
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Chester <3>
- Cheyenne Valley
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Cheyenne Valley have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cheyenne Valley
- Cheyenne Valley is located in Major County
- Dane
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east) - Eagle City
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Eagle City have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eagle City
- Eagle City is located in Blaine County
- Homestead
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the east) - Longdale
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Longdale
- Longdale is located in Blaine County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 263 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Longdale <3>
- Orion
(Less than 2 miles to the west) - Parallel
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)
How Far From Bado 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 community such as Bado to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Bado and extending to:
- Fairview, which is the Seat of Major County, lies 15 miles [24.1 km]<1> to the east northeast. If you could walk a straight line from Bado to Fairview, with an average speed<4> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take most of a day to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take four to five hours.
- Oklahoma City, which is the State Capital of Oklahoma, lies 86 miles [138.4 km] to the southeast (SE). 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 5 days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 1,199 miles [1,929.6 km] to the east northeast (ENE). Driving would take about three full days, a buggy would take 47 days and walking would take 69 days.
- The shortest distance<5> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,870 miles [11,056.2 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,617 miles [12,258.4 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,508 miles [8,864.3 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<8>
Off-the-Road Links ...
Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Bado. 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 from Point A (ie- Bado) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Bado. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 36.2170, Longitude: -98.7429 In this case, the coordinates for Bado have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <2> | 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. |
| <3> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <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 Bado 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 321.666 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 318.937 degrees. |
| <8> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 315.16 degrees. |