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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 Cookson, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Cookson 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 Cookson:
- 35.710001, -94.919368
- 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 Cookson
- 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 Cherokee County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Cherokee County
- Since Cookson is near Sequoyah County and also Adair County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Sequoyah County
- Open the eBird sighting report for Adair 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 Cookson
Communities Also Named Cookson ...
We found one communities that are also named Cookson.
Within Oklahoma, the name Cookson is unique.
Beyond Oklahoma, there is another community also named Cookson in Canada.
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- Saskatchewan
- This Cookson lies 1,348 miles [2,169.4 km]<1> to the north northwest of the Cookson that is located in Cherokee County.
Curious and Interesting Names Near Cookson ...
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.
- Aqua Park
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Aqua Park is located in Sequoyah County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Aqua Park
- Barber
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Blackgum
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Blackgum is located in Sequoyah County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blackgum
- Box
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Bunch
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Dry Creek
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Dry Creek is located in Cherokee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dry Creek
- Evening Shade
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Flute Springs
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Flute Springs is located in Sequoyah County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Flute Springs
- Marble City
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- Park Hill
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- Rocky Mountain
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- Rocky Mountain is located in Adair County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rocky Mountain
- Tenkiller
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Tenkiller is located in Cherokee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tenkiller
- Wildcat Point
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Wildcat Point is located in Cherokee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wildcat Point
How Far From Cookson 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 Cookson to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Cookson and extending to:
- Tahlequah, which is the Seat of Cherokee County, lies 14 miles [22.5 km]<1> to the north. If you could walk a straight line from Cookson to Tahlequah, with an average speed<3> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take most of a day to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take four to five hours.
- Oklahoma City, which is the State Capital of Oklahoma, lies 146 miles [235 km] to the west (W). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take less than three hours, a buggy would take 6 days and walking would take 9 days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 1,004 miles [1,615.8 km] to the east northeast (ENE). Driving would take most of two days, a buggy would take 40 days and walking would take 57 days.
- The shortest distance<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,761 miles [10,880.8 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,498 miles [12,066.9 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,380 miles [8,658.3 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 obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Cookson) 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 Cookson 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 Cookson. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 35.7100, Longitude: -94.9194 |
| <5> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 319.006 degrees. |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 315.765 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 313.412 degrees. |
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