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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 Crystal Lakes, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Crystal Lakes 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 Crystal Lakes:
- 36.212536, -98.223957
- 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 Crystal Lakes
- 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 Major County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Major County
- Since Crystal Lakes is near Blaine County and also Garfield County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Blaine County
- Open the eBird sighting report for Garfield 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 Crystal Lakes
Communities Also Named Crystal Lakes ...
We found three communities that are also named Crystal Lakes.
Within Oklahoma, the name Crystal Lakes is unique.
Beyond Oklahoma, we know of three communities that are located in the United States.
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- Florida
- Hillsborough County
- This Crystal Lakes is located in Hillsborough County and lies 1,074 miles [1,728.4 km]<1> to the east southeast of the Crystal Lakes that is located in Major County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Hillsborough County community of Crystal Lakes.
- Missouri
- Ray County
- This Crystal Lakes is located in Ray County and lies 309 miles [497.3 km]<1> to the northeast of the Crystal Lakes that is located in Major County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Ray County community of Crystal Lakes.
- Ohio
- Clark County
- This Crystal Lakes is located in Clark County and lies 811 miles [1,305.2 km]<1> to the east northeast of the Crystal Lakes that is located in Major County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Clark County community of Crystal Lakes.
Curious and Interesting Names Near Crystal Lakes ...
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
(18 miles [29 km] to the east)
- Carrier
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northeast)
- Cedar Springs
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)
- Cedar Springs is located in Major County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cedar Springs
- Hennessey
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
- Homestead
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Homestead is located in Blaine County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Homestead
- Jacks
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)
- Jacks is located in Kingfisher County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jacks
- Lacey
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- Lacey is located in Kingfisher County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lacey
- Longdale
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
- Loyal
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
- Piper
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Piper is located in Major County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Piper
How Far From Crystal Lakes 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 Crystal Lakes to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Crystal Lakes and extending to:
- Fairview, which is the Seat of Major County, lies 14 miles [22.5 km]<1> to the west northwest. If you could walk a straight line from Crystal Lakes to Fairview, 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 four to five hours.
- Oklahoma City, which is the State Capital of Oklahoma, lies 65 miles [104.6 km] to the southeast (SE). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take less than an hour, a buggy would take about three full days and walking would take most of three days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 1,171 miles [1,884.5 km] to the east northeast (ENE). Driving would take about three full days, a buggy would take 46 days and walking would take 67 days.
- The shortest distance<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,852 miles [11,027.2 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,598 miles [12,227.8 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,488 miles [8,832.1 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>'
Footnotes ...
| <1> | 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- Crystal Lakes) 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 Crystal Lakes 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 Crystal Lakes. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 36.2125, Longitude: -98.2240 In this case, the coordinates for Crystal Lakes have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <5> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 321.305 degrees. |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 318.514 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 314.908 degrees. |
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