Outdoor Activities ...
As we travel, we like to pursue some of our interests (such as astronomy and bird watching).
When in Dane, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Dane and the surrounding area.
- Weather ...
- Before heading outdoors, you should check the weather:
- The National Weather Service forecast for Dane
- 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 Dane:
- 36.216982, -98.619528
- 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 Dane
- 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:
- eBird sighting report for Major County
- Since Dane is near Blaine County and also Dewey County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- eBird sighting report for Blaine County
- eBird sighting report for Dewey 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 Dane ...
We found three communities that share the name Dane.
Within Oklahoma, the name Dane is unique.
Beyond Oklahoma, we know of another three communities that are located throughout in the United States and Canada. Of these three communities, .
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- Mississippi
- Ontario
- This Dane lies 1,249 miles [2,010.1 km]<2> to the northeast of the Dane that is located in Major County.
- Wisconsin
Curious and Interesting Names Near Dane ...
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.
- Cedar Springs
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Cedar Springs have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cedar Springs
- Cedar Springs is located in Major County
- Chester
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chester
- Chester is located in Major County
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Chester <4>
- Cheyenne Valley
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Cheyenne Valley have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cheyenne Valley
- Cheyenne Valley is located in Major County
- Eagle City
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Eagle City have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eagle City
- Eagle City is located in Blaine County
- Homestead
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the east) - Longdale
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Longdale
- Longdale is located in Blaine County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 263 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Longdale <4>
- Orion
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west) - Piper
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
How Far From Dane 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 Dane to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Dane and extending to:
- Fairview, which is the Seat of Major County, lies just to the East Northeast.
- Oklahoma City, which is the State Capital of Oklahoma, lies 80 miles [128.7 km]<2> to the southeast (SE). If you could drive a straight line from Dane to Oklahoma City, with an average speed<5>of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, it would take less than two hours to make the trip. A comfortable walk of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour would take 5 days. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take most of three days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 1,192 miles [1,918.3 km] to the east northeast (ENE). Driving would take about three full days, a buggy would take 47 days and walking would take 68 days.
- The shortest distance<6> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,866 miles [11,049.8 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,613 miles [12,251.9 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<8>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,503 miles [8,856.2 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<9>
Off-the-Road Links ...
Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Dane. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.
The official website for State of Oklahoma: https://www.ok.gov/
Footnotes ...
| <1> | 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 Dane, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <2> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'point-to-point' distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Dane) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Dane. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 36.2170, Longitude: -98.6195 In this case, the coordinates for Dane have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <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> | 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. |
| <6> | 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 Dane to the Middle East to be East and South, the Great Circle Route actually lies to the North and East. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 321.58 degrees. |
| <8> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 318.836 degrees. |
| <9> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 315.10 degrees. |