Outdoor Activities ...
As we travel, we like to pursue some of our interests (such as astronomy and bird watching).
When in Callahan, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Callahan and the surrounding area.
- Weather ...
- Before heading outdoors, you should check the weather:
- The National Weather Service forecast for Callahan
- 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 Callahan:
- 36.295869, -97.568937
- 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 Callahan
- 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 Garfield County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- eBird sighting report for Garfield County
- Since Callahan is near Noble County and also Logan County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- eBird sighting report for Noble County
- eBird sighting report for Logan 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 Callahan ...
We found seven communities that share the name Callahan.
Within Oklahoma, the name Callahan is unique.
Beyond Oklahoma, we know of another seven communities that are located throughout in the United States.
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- Alabama
- California
- Florida
- Kansas
- Oregon
- South Dakota
- Texas
Curious and Interesting Names Near Callahan ...
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.
- Bison
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bison
- Bison is located in Garfield County
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Bison <4>
- Black Bear
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Black Bear have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Black Bear
- Black Bear is located in Noble County
- Crescent
(23 miles [37 km] to the south)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crescent
- Crescent is located in Logan County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,579 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Crescent <4>
- Hennessey
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hennessey
- Hennessey is located in Kingfisher County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 2,225 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Hennessey <4>
- Hunter
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Hunter have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hunter
- Hunter is located in Garfield County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 166 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Hunter <4>
- Jonah
(23 miles [37 km] to the northwest) - Marshall
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Marshall have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marshall
- Marshall is located in Logan County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 305 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Marshall <4>
- Orlando
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Orlando
- Orlando is located in Logan County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 170 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Orlando <4>
- Polk
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the north) - Salt Fork
(23 miles [37 km] to the north)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Salt Fork
- Salt Fork is located in Grant County
- Union
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest) - Zion ‑ Historic
(23 miles [37 km] to the south)
How Far From Callahan to ...
We spend a lot of time looking through Gazetteers that were published in the late 1800's and early 1900's. Many of the Gazetteers include the distance from a community such as Callahan to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Callahan and extending to:
- Enid, which is the Seat of Garfield County, lies 18 miles [29 km]<2> to the west northwest. If you could walk a straight line from Callahan to Enid, with an average speed<6> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take just over a day to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take five to six hours.
- Oklahoma City, which is the State Capital of Oklahoma, lies 57 miles [91.7 km] to the south (S). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take less than an hour, a buggy would take over two days and walking would take most of three days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 1,135 miles [1,826.6 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 6,825 miles [10,983.8 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<8>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,570 miles [12,182.7 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<9>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,458 miles [8,783.8 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<10>
Off-the-Road Links ...
Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Callahan. 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 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 Callahan 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 things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Callahan) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Callahan. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 36.2959, Longitude: -97.5689 In this case, the coordinates for Callahan have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <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 Callahan, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <4> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <5> | 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. |
| <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 Callahan 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 320.861 degrees. |
| <9> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 318.004 degrees. |
| <10> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 314.58 degrees. |