Outdoor Activities ...

As we travel, we like to pursue some of our interests (such as astronomy and bird watching).

When in Blackgum, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Blackgum and the surrounding area.

• Weather ...
  • Before heading outdoors, you should check the weather:
  • The National Weather Service forecast for Blackgum

• 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 Blackgum:
  • 35.609817, -94.989676
  • 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 Blackgum

• 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 Sequoyah County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Sequoyah County
  • Since Blackgum is near Cherokee County and also Muskogee County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Cherokee County
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Muskogee 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 Blackgum

Curious and Interesting Names Near Blackgum ...

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.

• Aqua Park
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
  • Aqua Park is located in Sequoyah County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Aqua Park
• Box
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
  • Box is located in Sequoyah County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Box
• Evening Shade
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
  • Evening Shade is located in Sequoyah County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Evening Shade
• Gore
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
  • Gore is located in Sequoyah County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gore
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 946 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Gore <1>
• Gore Landing
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
  • Gore Landing is located in Sequoyah County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gore Landing
• Marble City
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
  • Marble City is located in Sequoyah County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marble City
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 250 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Marble City <1>
• Paradise Hill
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
  • Paradise Hill is located in Sequoyah County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Paradise Hill
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 80 people
• Pinhook Corners
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
  • Pinhook Corners is located in Sequoyah County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pinhook Corners
• Sour John
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
  • Sour John is located in Muskogee County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sour John

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

With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance<2> beginning in Blackgum and extending to:

• Sallisaw, which is the Seat of Sequoyah County, lies 15 miles [24.1 km]<2> to the southeast. If you could walk a straight line from Blackgum to Sallisaw, with an average speed<3> 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 142 miles [228.5 km] to the west (W). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take less than three hours, a buggy would take 6 days and walking would take 8 days.
• The White House (Washington, DC) is 1,010 miles [1,625.4 km] to the east northeast (ENE). Driving would take over two days, a buggy would take 40 days and walking would take 58 days.
• The shortest distance<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,768 miles [10,892 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
• The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,506 miles [12,079.7 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
• The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,387 miles [8,669.5 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>'