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Outdoor Activities ...
As we travel, we like to pursue some of our interests (such as astronomy and bird watching).
When in Chisney, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Chisney and the surrounding area.
- 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 Chisney:
- 35.146464, -96.926411
- 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 Chisney
- 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 Pottawatomie County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Pottawatomie County
- Since Chisney is near Seminole County and also Cleveland County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Seminole County
- Open the eBird sighting report for Cleveland 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 Chisney
Curious and Interesting Names Near Chisney ...
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.
- Bowlegs
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
- Box
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
- Box is located in Cleveland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Box
- Little Axe
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
- Little Axe is located in Cleveland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Little Axe
- Maud
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Maud is located in Pottawatomie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maud
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,059 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Maud <1>
- Maxwell
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
- Maxwell is located in Pontotoc County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maxwell
- Neal
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
- Neal is located in Pottawatomie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Neal
- Needmore
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
- Needmore is located in Cleveland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Needmore
- Pink
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- Pink is located in Pottawatomie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pink
- Population from the 2020 Census: 2,187 people
- Pleasant Grove
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- Pleasant Grove is located in Seminole County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pleasant Grove
- Sacred Heart
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
- Sacred Heart is located in Pottawatomie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sacred Heart
- Wolf
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
- Wolf is located in Seminole County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wolf
How Far From Chisney to ...
We spend a lot of time looking through Gazetteers & Almanacs that were published in the late 1800's and early 1900's. Many of the Gazetteers include the distance from a community such as Chisney to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance<2> beginning in Chisney and extending to:
- Shawnee, which is the Seat of Pottawatomie County, lies 12 miles [19.3 km]<2> to the north. If you could walk a straight line from Chisney to Shawnee, with an average speed<3> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take five to six hours to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take nearly four hours.
- Oklahoma City, which is the State Capital of Oklahoma, lies 39 miles [62.8 km] to the northwest (NW). 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 1,124 miles [1,808.9 km] to the east northeast (ENE). Driving would take over two days, a buggy would take 44 days and walking would take 64 days.
- The shortest distance<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,863 miles [11,044.9 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,604 miles [12,237.5 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,488 miles [8,832.1 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>'
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> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'point-to-point' distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Chisney) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |
| <3> | 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. |
| <4> | 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 Chisney to the Middle East to be East and South, the Great Circle Route actually lies to the North and East.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Chisney. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 35.1465, Longitude: -96.9264 In this case, the coordinates for Chisney have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <5> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 320.304 degrees. |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 317.209 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 314.43 degrees. |
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