Outdoor Activities ...
As we travel, we like to pursue some of our interests (such as astronomy and bird watching).
When in Big Rocks, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Big Rocks and the surrounding area.
- Weather ...
- Before heading outdoors, you should check the weather:
- The National Weather Service forecast for Big Rocks
- 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 Big Rocks:
- 34.229546, -95.573024
- 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 Big Rocks
- 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 Pushmataha County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- eBird sighting report for Pushmataha County
- Since Big Rocks is near Choctaw County and also Atoka County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- eBird sighting report for Choctaw County
- eBird sighting report for Atoka 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
Curious and Interesting Names Near Big Rocks ...
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.
- Antlers
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Antlers
- Antlers is located in Pushmataha County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 2,300 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Antlers <1>
- Apple
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Apple
- Apple is located in Choctaw County
- Darwin
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west) - Ethel
(Less than 2 miles to the east)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ethel
- Ethel is located in Pushmataha County
- Greenwood
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south) - Hugo
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hugo
- Hugo is located in Choctaw County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 5,070 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Hugo <1>
- Kent
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south) - Lone Pine
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lone Pine
- Lone Pine is located in Atoka County
- Nelson
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest) - Sand Bluff
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Sand Bluff have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sand Bluff
- Sand Bluff is located in Choctaw County
- Snow
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Snow
- Snow is located in Pushmataha County
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Snow <1>
How Far From Big Rocks 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 Big Rocks to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance<3> beginning in Big Rocks and extending to:
- Antlers, which is the Seat of Pushmataha County, lies just to the West.
- Oklahoma City, which is the State Capital of Oklahoma, lies 139 miles [223.7 km]<3> to the northwest (NW). If you could drive a straight line from Big Rocks to Oklahoma City, with an average speed<4>of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, it would take less than three hours to make the trip. A comfortable walk of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour would take 8 days. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take 6 days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 1,075 miles [1,730 km] to the east northeast (ENE). Driving would take over two days, a buggy would take 42 days and walking would take 61 days.
- The shortest distance<5> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,862 miles [11,043.3 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,597 miles [12,226.2 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,477 miles [8,814.4 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<8>
Off-the-Road Links ...
Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Big Rocks. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.
The official website for State of Oklahoma: https://www.ok.gov/
Footnotes ...
| <1> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <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> | 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- Big Rocks) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Big Rocks. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 34.2295, Longitude: -95.5730 In this case, the coordinates for Big Rocks have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <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 Big Rocks 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 319.295 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 315.913 degrees. |
| <8> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 313.928 degrees. |