Outdoor Activities ...
As we travel, we like to pursue some of our interests (such as astronomy and bird watching).
When in Box, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Box and the surrounding area.
- Weather ...
- Before heading outdoors, you should check the weather:
- The National Weather Service forecast for Box
- 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 Box:
- 34.971465, -97.150024
- 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 Box
- 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 Cleveland County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- eBird sighting report for Cleveland County
- Since Box is near Pottawatomie County and also McClain County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- eBird sighting report for Pottawatomie County
- eBird sighting report for McClain 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 Box ...
We found five communities that share the name Box.
There is one other community in Oklahoma which is also named Box.
Beyond Oklahoma, we know of another four communities that are located throughout in the United States.
- Communities Located In Oklahoma ...
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- Alabama
- Kansas
- Missouri
- Tennessee
Curious and Interesting Names Near Box ...
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.
- Little Axe
(18 miles [29 km] to the north)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Little Axe
- Little Axe is located in Cleveland County
- Maxwell
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the east) - Maysville
(18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maysville
- Maysville is located in Garvin County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,200 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Maysville <5>
- Needmore
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north) - Noble
(18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Noble
- Noble is located in Cleveland County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 7,250 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Noble <5>
- Pauls Valley
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pauls Valley
- Pauls Valley is located in Garvin County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 6,100 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Pauls Valley <5>
- Pink
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the north) - Rosedale
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest) - Slaughterville
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Slaughterville
- Slaughterville is located in Cleveland County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 4,359 people
- Whitebead
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Whitebead
- Whitebead is located in Garvin County
- Whitebead has also been known as:
- White Bead
- Willow View
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Willow View have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Willow View
- Willow View is located in Cleveland County
How Far From Box 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 Box to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Box and extending to:
- Norman, which is the Seat of Cleveland County, lies 23 miles [37 km]<1> to the northwest. If you could walk a straight line from Box to Norman, with an average speed<6> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take just about two full days to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take most of a day.
- Oklahoma City, which is the State Capital of Oklahoma, lies 39 miles [62.8 km] to the north northwest (NNW). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take less than an hour, a buggy would take just about two full days and walking would take over two days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 1,140 miles [1,834.7 km] to the east northeast (ENE). Driving would take over two days, a buggy would take 45 days and walking would take 65 days.
- The shortest distance<7> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,881 miles [11,073.9 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<8>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,622 miles [12,266.4 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<9>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,505 miles [8,859.4 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<10>
Off-the-Road Links ...
Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Box. 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 things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Box) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Box. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 34.9715, Longitude: -97.1500 In this case, the coordinates for Box have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <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 Rock Creek to see Pete ... Rock 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 Box 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> | We use the term 'Historic' broadly and it generally means that the community no longer exists. However, it can also mean that the community might still exist, but was significantly larger or had a more 'official' existence in the past than it does now. Unfortunately our sources of data have proven to be unreliable. If you can provide us with more specific information about Box, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <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're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <6> | 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. |
| <7> | 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 Box to the Middle East to be East and South, the Great Circle Route actually lies to the North and East. |
| <8> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 320.437 degrees. |
| <9> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 317.344 degrees. |
| <10> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 314.558 degrees. |