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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 Crekola, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Crekola 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 Crekola:
- 35.705655, -95.487476
- 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.
- The Heavens-Above Website, centered on Crekola
- 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:
- Waymark.com
Curious and Interesting Names Near Crekola ...
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.
- Anchor
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Anchor
- Anchor is located in Wagoner County
- Clarksville
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clarksville
- Clarksville is located in Wagoner County
- Council Hill
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Council Hill have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Council Hill
- Council Hill is located in Muskogee County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 150 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Council Hill <2>
- Jamesville
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jamesville
- Jamesville is located in Muskogee County
- Martin
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Martin have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Martin
- Martin is located in Muskogee County
- Okay
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
- Redbird
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Redbird have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Redbird
- Redbird is located in Wagoner County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 156 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Redbird <2>
- River Bottom
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for River Bottom
- River Bottom is located in Muskogee County
- Stones Corner
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stones Corner
- Stones Corner is located in Wagoner County
- Wybark
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wybark
- Wybark is located in Muskogee County
How Far From Crekola 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 Crekola to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance<3> beginning in Crekola and extending to:
- Muskogee, which is the Seat of Muskogee County, lies just to the East Northeast.
- Oklahoma City, which is the State Capital of Oklahoma, lies 114 miles [183.5 km]<3> to the west (W). If you could drive a straight line from Crekola to Oklahoma City, with an average speed<4>of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, it would take about two hours to make the trip. A comfortable walk of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour would take 7 days. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take 5 days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 1,035 miles [1,665.7 km] to the east northeast (ENE). Driving would take over two days, a buggy would take 41 days and walking would take 59 days.
- The shortest distance<5> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,782 miles [10,914.6 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,521 miles [12,103.9 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,403 miles [8,695.3 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<8>
Off-the-Road Links ...
Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Crekola. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page. The official website for State of Oklahoma: https://www.ok.gov/
Footnotes ...
<1> | The location has been supplied by the Geographic Names Information System - which is maintained by the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS). While these values should be definitive, we found that accuracy can vary and you should double-check the location if accuracy is required. |
<2> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
<3> | 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 drawn from Point A (ie- Crekola) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Crekola. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 35.7057, Longitude: -95.4875 In this case, the coordinates for Crekola have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
<4> | 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. |
<5> | 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 Crekola to the Middle East to be East and South, the Great Circle Route actually lies to the North and East. |
<6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 319.386 degrees. |
<7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 316.208 degrees. |
<8> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 313.677 degrees. |
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