Outdoor Activities ...

As we travel, we like to pursue some of our interests (such as astronomy and bird watching).

When in Copic Slab, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Copic Slab and the surrounding area.

• Weather ...
  • Before heading outdoors, you should check the weather:
  • The National Weather Service forecast for Copic Slab

• 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 Copic Slab:
  • 35.609810, -94.559107
  • 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 Copic Slab

• 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 Sequoyah County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Sequoyah County
  • Since Copic Slab is near Crawford County and also Adair County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Crawford 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 Copic Slab

Curious and Interesting Names Near Copic Slab ...

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.

• Bell
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
  • Bell is located in Adair County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bell
• Brushy
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
  • Brushy is located in Sequoyah County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brushy
• Cherry Tree
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
  • Cherry Tree is located in Adair County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cherry Tree
• Dripping Springs
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
  • Dripping Springs is located in Crawford County (AR)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dripping Springs
• Greasy
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
  • Greasy is located in Adair County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greasy
• Liberty
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
  • Liberty is located in Sequoyah County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Liberty
• Long
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
  • Long is located in Sequoyah County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Long
• Maple
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
  • Maple is located in Sequoyah County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maple
• Natural Dam
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
  • Natural Dam is located in Crawford County (AR)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Natural Dam
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Natural Dam <1>
• Reeder Ford
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
  • Reeder Ford is located in Sequoyah County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Reeder Ford
• Short
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
  • Short is located in Sequoyah County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Short
• Stoney Point
  (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
  • Stoney Point is located in Sequoyah County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stoney Point
• Uniontown
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
  • Uniontown is located in Crawford County (AR)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Uniontown

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

With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance<2> beginning in Copic Slab and extending to:

• Sallisaw, which is the Seat of Sequoyah County, lies 16 miles [25.7 km]<2> to the southwest. If you could walk a straight line from Copic Slab to Sallisaw, 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 166 miles [267.2 km] to the west (W). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take about three hours, a buggy would take 7 days and walking would take 10 days.
• The White House (Washington, DC) is 987 miles [1,588.4 km] to the east northeast (ENE). Driving would take most of two days, a buggy would take 39 days and walking would take 56 days.
• The shortest distance<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,753 miles [10,867.9 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
• The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,489 miles [12,052.4 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
• The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,370 miles [8,642.2 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>'