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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 Concho, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Concho 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 Concho:
    • 35.614692, -97.992536
    • 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 Concho
  • 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 Canadian County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
    • Open the eBird sighting report for Canadian County
    • Since Concho is near Kingfisher County and also Blaine County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
    • Open the eBird sighting report for Kingfisher County
    • Open the eBird sighting report for Blaine 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 Concho

Communities Also Named Concho ...

We found three communities that are also named Concho.

Within Oklahoma, the name Concho is unique.

Beyond Oklahoma, we know of three communities that are located in the United States.

  • Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
    • Arizona
      • Apache County
      • This Concho is located in Apache County and lies 660 miles [1,062.2 km]<1> to the west of the Concho that is located in Canadian County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Apache County community of Concho.
    • Texas
      • Concho County
      • This Concho is located in Concho County and lies 300 miles [482.8 km]<1> to the south southwest of the Concho that is located in Canadian County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Concho County community of Concho.
    • West Virginia
      • Fayette County
      • This Concho is located in Fayette County and lies 947 miles [1,524 km]<1> to the east northeast of the Concho that is located in Canadian County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Fayette County community of Concho.

Curious and Interesting Names Near Concho ...

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.

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

With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Concho and extending to:

  • El Reno, which is the Seat of Canadian County, lies just to the South Southeast.
  • Oklahoma City, which is the State Capital of Oklahoma, lies 28 miles [45.1 km]<1> to the east southeast (ESE). If you could walk a straight line from Concho to Oklahoma City, with an average speed<3> 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 just over a day.
  • The White House (Washington, DC) is 1,171 miles [1,884.5 km] to the east northeast (ENE). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take about three full days, a buggy would take 46 days and walking would take 67 days.
  • The shortest distance<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,876 miles [11,065.8 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
  • The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,621 miles [12,264.8 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
  • The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,508 miles [8,864.3 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>'

Footnotes ...

<1>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 drawn from Point A (ie- Concho) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'.
<2>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<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 Concho 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 Concho. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 35.6147, Longitude: -97.9925    
<5>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 321.083 degrees.
<6>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 318.18 degrees.
<7>The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 314.874 degrees.