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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 Cropper, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Cropper 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 Cropper:
- 36.441144, -97.690053
- 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 Cropper
- 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 Garfield County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Garfield County
- Since Cropper is near Grant County and also Noble County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Grant County
- Open the eBird sighting report for Noble 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 Cropper
Communities Also Named Cropper ...
We found one communities that are also named Cropper.
Within Oklahoma, the name Cropper is unique.
Beyond Oklahoma, there is another community also named Cropper in the United States.
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- Kentucky
- Shelby County
- This Cropper is located in Shelby County and lies 701 miles [1,128.2 km]<1> to the east northeast of the Cropper that is located in Garfield County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Shelby County community of Cropper.
Curious and Interesting Names Near Cropper ...
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.
- Bison
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)
- Carrier
(18 miles [29 km] to the west)
- Hunter
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Jonah
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
- Jonah is located in Garfield County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jonah
- Marshall
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)
- Polk
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
- Polk is located in Kay County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Polk
- Pond Creek
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
- Salt Fork
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
- Salt Fork is located in Grant County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Salt Fork
How Far From Cropper to ...
We spend a lot of time looking through Gazetteers that were published in the late 1800's and early 1900's. Many of the Gazetteers include the distance from a community such as Cropper to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Cropper and extending to:
- Enid, which is the Seat of Garfield County, lies 10 miles [16.1 km]<1> to the west southwest. If you could walk a straight line from Cropper to Enid, with an average speed<3> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take four to five hours to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take a little over three hours.
- Oklahoma City, which is the State Capital of Oklahoma, lies 68 miles [109.4 km] to the south (S). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take less than two hours, a buggy would take about three full days and walking would take three full days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 1,139 miles [1,833 km] to the east northeast (ENE). Driving would take over two days, a buggy would take 45 days and walking would take 65 days.
- The shortest distance<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,821 miles [10,977.3 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,567 miles [12,177.9 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,456 miles [8,780.6 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- Cropper) 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 Cropper 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 Cropper. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 36.4411, Longitude: -97.6901 In this case, the coordinates for Cropper have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <5> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 320.958 degrees. |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 318.136 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 314.619 degrees. |
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