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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 Cooperton, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Cooperton 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 Cooperton:
- 34.866492, -98.868336
- 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 Cooperton
- 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 Kiowa County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Kiowa County
- Since Cooperton is near Comanche County and also Caddo County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Comanche County
- Open the eBird sighting report for Caddo 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 Cooperton
Communities Also Named Cooperton ...
We found one communities that are also named Cooperton.
Within Oklahoma, the name Cooperton is unique.
Beyond Oklahoma, there is another community also named Cooperton in the United States.
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- Michigan
- Clare County
- This Cooperton is located in Clare County and lies 984 miles [1,583.6 km]<1> to the northeast of the Cooperton that is located in Kiowa County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Clare County community of Cooperton.
Curious and Interesting Names Near Cooperton ...
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.
- Cache
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)
- Cache Wye
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
- Cache Wye is located in Comanche County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cache Wye
- Centerville
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
- Centerville is located in Kiowa County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Centerville
- Cold Springs
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Cold Springs is located in Kiowa County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cold Springs
- Headrick
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)
- Hobart
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
- Mountain Park
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
- Mountain View
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
- Rainy ‑ Historic
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
- Rainy is located in Washita County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rainy
- Rocky
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northwest)
How Far From Cooperton 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 town such as Cooperton to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Cooperton and extending to:
- Hobart, which is the Seat of Kiowa County, lies 17 miles [27.4 km]<1> to the northwest. If you could walk a straight line from Cooperton to Hobart, 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 five to six hours.
- Oklahoma City, which is the State Capital of Oklahoma, lies 86 miles [138.4 km] to the east northeast (ENE). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take less than two hours, a buggy would take most of three days and walking would take 5 days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 1,234 miles [1,985.9 km] to the east northeast (ENE). Driving would take about three full days, a buggy would take 49 days and walking would take 71 days.
- The shortest distance<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,948 miles [11,181.7 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,692 miles [12,379.1 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,579 miles [8,978.5 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 from Point A (ie- Cooperton) 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 Cooperton 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 Cooperton. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 34.8665, Longitude: -98.8683 |
| <5> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 321.605 degrees. |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 318.70 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 315.383 degrees. |
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