Outdoor Activities ...
As we travel, we like to pursue some of our interests (such as astronomy and bird watching).
When in Devol, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Devol and the surrounding area.
- Weather ...
- Before heading outdoors, you should check the weather:
- The National Weather Service forecast for Devol
- 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 Devol:
- 34.195416, -98.588123
- 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 Devol
- 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 Cotton County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- eBird sighting report for Cotton County
- Since Devol is near Wichita County and also Tillman County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- eBird sighting report for Wichita County
- eBird sighting report for Tillman 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 Devol ...
We found one communities that share the name Devol.
Within Oklahoma, the name Devol is unique.
Beyond Oklahoma, there is another community also named Devol in the United States.
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
Curious and Interesting Names Near Devol ...
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.
- Bacon
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the south) - Charlie
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast) - Clara
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clara
- Clara is located in Wichita County (TX)
- Cookietown
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cookietown
- Cookietown is located in Cotton County
- Iowa Park
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Iowa Park have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Iowa Park
- Iowa Park is located in Wichita County (TX)
- Population from the 2020 Census: 6,431 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Iowa Park <3>
- Loveland
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Loveland have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Loveland
- Loveland is located in Tillman County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 12 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Loveland <3>
- Thornberry
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Thornberry have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Thornberry
- Thornberry is located in Clay County (TX)
- Thrift
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
How Far From Devol 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 town such as Devol to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance<4> beginning in Devol and extending to:
- Walters, which is the Seat of Cotton County, lies 19 miles [30.6 km]<4> to the northeast. If you could walk a straight line from Devol to Walters, with an average speed<5> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take just over a day to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take 6 hours.
- Oklahoma City, which is the State Capital of Oklahoma, lies 106 miles [170.6 km] to the north northeast (NNE). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take less than two hours, a buggy would take 5 days and walking would take 6 days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 1,235 miles [1,987.5 km] to the east northeast (ENE). Driving would take about three full days, a buggy would take 49 days and walking would take 71 days.
- The shortest distance<6> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,974 miles [11,223.6 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,716 miles [12,417.7 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<8>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,601 miles [9,013.9 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<9>
Off-the-Road Links ...
Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Devol. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.
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 Devol 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> | 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. |
| <3> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <4> | 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 from Point A (ie- Devol) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Devol. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 34.1954, Longitude: -98.5881 In this case, the coordinates for Devol have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <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 Devol 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 321.331 degrees. |
| <8> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 318.297 degrees. |
| <9> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 315.326 degrees. |