Outdoor Activities ...
As we travel, we like to pursue some of our interests (such as astronomy and bird watching).
When in Cross, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Cross and the surrounding area.
- Weather ...
- Before heading outdoors, you should check the weather:
- The National Weather Service forecast for Cross
- 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 Cross:
- 36.724267, -97.081164
- 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 Cross
- 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 Kay County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- eBird sighting report for Kay County
- Since Cross is near Osage County and also Noble County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- eBird sighting report for Osage County
- 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:
- Waymark.com
Communities Also Named Cross ...
We found thirteen communities that share the name Cross.
Within Oklahoma, the name Cross is unique.
Beyond Oklahoma, we know of another thirteen communities that are located throughout in the United States and Canada. Of these thirteen communities, twelve are located in the United States and one is in Canada.
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- Illinois
- Kansas
- Louisiana
- Maryland
- North Carolina
- Pennsylvania
- Saskatchewan
- This Cross lies 1,096 miles [1,763.8 km]<2> to the north northwest of the Cross that is located in Kay County.
- South Carolina
- Tennessee
- Texas
- Grimes County
- This Cross is located in Grimes County and lies 412 miles [663 km]<2> to the south of the Cross that is located in Kay County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Grimes County community of Cross.
- McMullen County
- This Cross is located in McMullen County and lies 567 miles [912.5 km] to the south of the Cross that is located in Kay County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the McMullen County community of Cross.
- Utah
- Washington
Curious and Interesting Names Near Cross ...
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.
- Braman
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Braman have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Braman
- Braman is located in Kay County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 202 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Braman <4>
- Cooper
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the east) - Grainville
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Grainville have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grainville
- Grainville is located in Kay County
- Hardy
(23 miles [37 km] to the northeast) - Kildare
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north) - Old Bliss
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south) - Polk
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the west) - Red Rock
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Red Rock have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Red Rock
- Red Rock is located in Noble County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 285 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Red Rock <4>
- White Eagle
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for White Eagle
- White Eagle is located in Kay County
How Far From Cross 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 Cross to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers and using the location of where the historic<5> community of Cross once stood, the straight-line distance beginning in Cross and extending to:
- Newkirk, which is the Seat of Kay County, lies 10 miles [16.1 km]<2> to the north. If you could walk a straight line from Cross to Newkirk, with an average speed<6> 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 90 miles [144.8 km] to the south southwest (SSW). 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 6 days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 1,101 miles [1,771.9 km] to the east northeast (ENE). Driving would take over two days, a buggy would take 43 days and walking would take 63 days.
- The shortest distance<7> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,785 miles [10,919.4 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<8>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,530 miles [12,118.4 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<9>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,418 miles [8,719.4 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<10>
Off-the-Road Links ...
The official website for State of Oklahoma: https://www.ok.gov/
Footnotes ...
| <1> | If we encounter the name of what might be a community, our methodology is to add that name to our Gazetteer as a placeholder. As we find more information about that community, it will be added to our Gazetteer. Just as a reminder: Our definition of a community is rather broad and includes those places (or areas) where several families lived and had a name which identified that place. For example, you might hear somebody say that they are going over to Mile's to see Pete ... Mile's is just a gas station and a couple of homes at the crossroads. While it might not be on the map, everybody in the area knows it by that name. Places of interest include buildings at a crossroad, several families clustered in a hollow or maybe the location of a way station. It also includes places like mines, lumber camps, ferry crossings, etc. The community might still exist, is now gone or only existed for just a short period of time. Also keep in mind that Cross could have been on the original document by mistake, misspelled, the original/alternate name of a community that we've listed elsewhere or was placed in the wrong county. Sometimes a post office or train station would have a different name than the community where it's located, so two names might be referring to the same community - we're working to straighten it all out. |
| <2> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' (or 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- Cross) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Cross. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 36.7243, Longitude: -97.0812 |
| <3> | 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. |
| <4> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <5> | We use the term 'Historic' broadly and it generally means that the community no longer exists. However, it can also mean that the community might still exist, but was significantly larger or had a more 'official' existence in the past than it does now. Unfortunately our sources of data have proven to be unreliable. If you can provide us with more specific information about Cross, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <6> | 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. |
| <7> | 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 Cross to the Middle East to be East and South, the Great Circle Route actually lies to the North and East. |
| <8> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 320.566 degrees. |
| <9> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 317.713 degrees. |
| <10> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 314.284 degrees. |