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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 Baum, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Baum 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 Baum:
- 34.268149, -96.980846
- 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 Baum
- 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 Carter County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Carter County
- Since Baum is near Murray County and also Johnston County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Murray County
- Open the eBird sighting report for Johnston 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 Baum
Communities Also Named Baum ...
We found four communities that are also named Baum.
Within Oklahoma, the name Baum is unique.
Beyond Oklahoma, we know of four communities that are located in the United States.
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- Florida
- Leon County
- This Baum is located in Leon County and lies 794 miles [1,277.8 km]<1> to the east southeast of the Baum that is located in Carter County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Leon County community of Baum.
- Illinois
- Greene County
- This Baum is located in Greene County and lies 507 miles [815.9 km]<1> to the northeast of the Baum that is located in Carter County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Greene County community of Baum.
- Oregon
- Union County
- We found mention of this community, but have little information.<2> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Oregon community of Baum [Union County].
- Pennsylvania
- Venango County
- We found mention of this community, but have little information.<2> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Pennsylvania community of Baum [Venango County].
Curious and Interesting Names Near Baum ...
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 Village
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
- Cedar Village is located in Murray County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cedar Village
- Dickson
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Dickson is located in Carter County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dickson
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,256 people
- Dripping Springs
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Dripping Springs is located in Carter County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dripping Springs
- Earl
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Earl is located in Johnston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Earl
- Falls Creek Assembly
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
- Falls Creek Assembly is located in Murray County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Falls Creek Assembly
- Gene Autry
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Gene Autry is located in Carter County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gene Autry
- Population from the 2020 Census: 166 people
- Former names for Gene Autry:
- Berwyn
- Dresden
- Lou
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Gene Autry <3>
- Glenn
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
- Glenn is located in Carter County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glenn
- Mannsville
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Springer
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
How Far From Baum 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 Baum to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Baum and extending to:
- Ardmore, which is the Seat of Carter County, lies 11 miles [17.7 km]<1> to the west southwest. If you could walk a straight line from Baum to Ardmore, with an average speed<4> 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 87 miles [140 km] to the north northwest (NNW). 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 1,148 miles [1,847.5 km] to the east northeast (ENE). Driving would take over two days, a buggy would take 45 days and walking would take 66 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 7,651 miles [12,313.1 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,533 miles [8,904.5 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<8>'
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- Baum) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |
| <2> | If we encounter the name of what might be a community, our methodology is to add that name to our Gazetteer as a placeholder. As we find more information about that community, it will be added to our Gazetteer.
Just as a reminder: Our definition of a community is rather broad and includes those places (or areas) where several families lived and had a name which identified that place. For example, you might hear somebody say that they are going over to Mile's to see Pete ... Mile's is just a gas station and a couple of homes at the crossroads. While it might not be on the map, everybody in the area knows it by that name.
Places of interest include buildings at a crossroad, several families clustered in a hollow or maybe the location of a way station. It also includes places like mines, lumber camps, ferry crossings, etc. The community might still exist, is now gone or only existed for just a short period of time.
Also keep in mind that Baum could have been on the original document by mistake, misspelled, the original/alternate name of a community that we've listed elsewhere or was placed in the wrong county. Sometimes a post office or train station would have a different name than the community where it's located, so two names might be referring to the same community - we're working to straighten it all out. |
| <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 Baum 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 Baum. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 34.2681, Longitude: -96.9808 In this case, the coordinates for Baum have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 320.244 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 317.029 degrees. |
| <8> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 314.568 degrees. |
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