Outdoor Activities ...
As we travel, we like to pursue some of our interests (such as astronomy and bird watching).
When in Blanch, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Blanch and the surrounding area.
- Weather ...
- Before heading outdoors, you should check the weather:
- The National Weather Service forecast for Blanch
- 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 Blanch:
- 35.783142, -94.666056
- 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 Blanch
- 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 Adair County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- eBird sighting report for Adair County
- Since Blanch is near Washington County and also Cherokee County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- eBird sighting report for Washington County
- eBird sighting report for Cherokee 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 Blanch ...
We found two communities that share the name Blanch.
Within Oklahoma, the name Blanch is unique.
Beyond Oklahoma, we know of another two communities that are located throughout in the United States.
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- Indiana
- North Carolina
Curious and Interesting Names Near Blanch ...
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.
- Bell
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bell
- Bell is located in Adair County
- Bunch
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bunch
- Bunch is located in Adair County
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Bunch <3>
- Cherry Tree
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cherry Tree
- Cherry Tree is located in Adair County
- England
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north) - Greasy
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south) - Lyons
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lyons
- Lyons is located in Adair County
- Lyons has also been known as:
- Lyons Switch
- Rocky Mountain
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Rocky Mountain have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rocky Mountain
- Rocky Mountain is located in Adair County
- Spade Mountain
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Spade Mountain have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spade Mountain
- Spade Mountain is located in Adair County
- Stony Point
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Stony Point have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stony Point
- Stony Point is located in Adair County
- Zion
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
How Far From Blanch 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 Blanch to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Blanch and extending to:
- Stilwell, which is the Seat of Adair County, lies just to the Northeast.
- Oklahoma City, which is the State Capital of Oklahoma, lies 161 miles [259.1 km]<2> to the west (W). If you could drive a straight line from Blanch to Oklahoma City, with an average speed<5>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 10 days. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take 7 days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 989 miles [1,591.6 km] to the east northeast (ENE). Driving would take most of two days, a buggy would take 39 days and walking would take 57 days.
- The shortest distance<6> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,748 miles [10,859.9 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,485 miles [12,045.9 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<8>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,366 miles [8,635.7 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<9>
Off-the-Road Links ...
Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Blanch. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.
The official website for State of Oklahoma: https://www.ok.gov/
Footnotes ...
| <1> | 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 Bird Creek to see Pete ... Bird Creek 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 Blanch 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. |
| <2> | 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- Blanch) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Blanch. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 35.7831, Longitude: -94.6661 In this case, the coordinates for Blanch have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <3> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <4> | 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. |
| <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 Blanch 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 318.843 degrees. |
| <8> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 315.585 degrees. |
| <9> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 313.283 degrees. |