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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 Barnsdall, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Barnsdall and the surrounding area.

  • Weather ...
  • 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 Barnsdall:
    • 36.560658, -96.162653
    • 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 Barnsdall
  • 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 Barnsdall ...

We found one communities that share the name Barnsdall.

Within Oklahoma, the name Barnsdall is unique.

Beyond Oklahoma, there is another community also named Barnsdall in the United States.

  • Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
    • Louisiana
      • Jefferson Davis Parish
      • This Barnsdall is located in Jefferson Davis Parish and lies 465 miles [748.3 km]<1> to the south southeast of the Barnsdall that is located in Osage County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Jefferson Davis Parish community of Barnsdall.

Curious and Interesting Names Near Barnsdall ...

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.

  • Bigheart
    (20 miles [32.2 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Bigheart have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bigheart
    • Bigheart is located in Osage County
  • Dewey
    (20 miles [32.2 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Dewey have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dewey
    • Dewey is located in Washington County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,411 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Dewey <3>
  • Herd
    (21 miles [33.8 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Herd have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Herd
    • Herd is located in Osage County
  • Hogshooter
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hogshooter
    • Hogshooter is located in Washington County
  • Hominy
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Hominy have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hominy
    • Hominy is located in Osage County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,352 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Hominy <3>
  • Indian Village
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Indian Village have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Indian Village
    • Indian Village is located in Osage County
  • Prue
    (22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)
  • Torpedo
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Torpedo have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Torpedo
    • Torpedo is located in Osage County
  • Wild Horse
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
    • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Wild Horse. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<4>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wild Horse
    • Wild Horse is located in Osage County

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

With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Barnsdall and extending to:

  • Pawhuska, which is the Seat of Osage County, lies 12 miles [19.3 km]<1> to the northwest. If you could walk a straight line from Barnsdall to Pawhuska, with an average speed<5> 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 106 miles [170.6 km] to the southwest (SW). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take less than two hours, a buggy would take 5 days and walking would take 6 days.
  • The White House (Washington, DC) is 1,054 miles [1,696.2 km] to the east northeast (ENE). Driving would take over two days, a buggy would take 42 days and walking would take 60 days.
  • The shortest distance<6> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,761 miles [10,880.8 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>
  • The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,504 miles [12,076.5 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<8>
  • The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,389 miles [8,672.8 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<9>

Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Barnsdall. 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 'straight-line' (or point-to-point) distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Barnsdall) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Barnsdall. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 36.5607, Longitude: -96.1627       In this case, the coordinates for Barnsdall 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>An 'estimated' location is one where we have been given GPS coordinates, but are unable to verify the accuracy of those coordinates. That said, we have some confidence that we have placed the marker near the actual location. A typical reason for being unable to verify a location is that it might be on private property or maybe historic and gone without an obvious trace.
<5>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.
<6>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 Barnsdall to the Middle East to be East and South, the Great Circle Route actually lies to the North and East.
<7>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 319.922 degrees.
<8>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 316.941 degrees.
<9>The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 313.867 degrees.









 

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