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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 Driftwood, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Driftwood 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 Driftwood:
- 36.879195, -98.359517
- 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 Driftwood
- 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 Alfalfa County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Alfalfa County
- Since Driftwood is near Barber County and also Harper County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Barber County
- Open the eBird sighting report for Harper 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 Driftwood
Communities Also Named Driftwood ...
We found twelve communities that are also named Driftwood.
Within Oklahoma, the name Driftwood is unique.
Beyond Oklahoma, we know of twelve communities that are located in the United States and Canada. Of these twelve communities, eleven are located in the United States and one is in Canada.
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- Alabama
- Jefferson County
- This Driftwood is located in Jefferson County and lies 668 miles [1,075 km]<1> to the east southeast of the Driftwood that is located in Alfalfa County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Jefferson County community of Driftwood.
- Arkansas
- Lawrence County
- This Driftwood is located in Lawrence County and lies 399 miles [642.1 km]<1> to the east of the Driftwood that is located in Alfalfa County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Lawrence County community of Driftwood.
- Florida
- Broward County
- We found mention of this community, but have little information.<2> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Florida community of Driftwood [Broward County].
- Illinois
- Cook County
- This Driftwood is located in Cook County and lies 668 miles [1,075 km]<1> to the northeast of the Driftwood that is located in Alfalfa County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Cook County community of Driftwood.
- Kansas
- Rawlins County
- We found mention of this community, but have little information.<2> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Kansas community of Driftwood [Rawlins County].
- New York
- Chautauqua County
- This Driftwood is located in Chautauqua County and lies 1,073 miles [1,726.8 km]<1> to the east northeast of the Driftwood that is located in Alfalfa County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Chautauqua County community of Driftwood.
- Ohio
- Ashtabula County
- This Driftwood is located in Ashtabula County and lies 986 miles [1,586.8 km]<1> to the east northeast of the Driftwood that is located in Alfalfa County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Ashtabula County community of Driftwood.
- Ontario
- This Driftwood lies 1,199 miles [1,929.6 km]<1> to the northeast of the Driftwood that is located in Alfalfa County.
- Pennsylvania
- Cameron County
- This Driftwood is located in Cameron County and lies 1,123 miles [1,807.3 km]<1> to the east northeast of the Driftwood that is located in Alfalfa County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Cameron County community of Driftwood.
- Tennessee
- Sullivan County
- This Driftwood is located in Sullivan County and lies 892 miles [1,435.5 km]<1> to the east of the Driftwood that is located in Alfalfa County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Sullivan County community of Driftwood.
- Texas
- Hays County
- This Driftwood is located in Hays County and lies 466 miles [750 km]<1> to the south of the Driftwood that is located in Alfalfa County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Hays County community of Driftwood.
- West Virginia
- Pocahontas County
- We found mention of this community, but have little information.<2> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the West Virginia community of Driftwood [Pocahontas County].
Curious and Interesting Names Near Driftwood ...
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.
- Anthony
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
- Brink
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
- Brink is located in Woods County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brink
- Cherokee
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Gilbert
(23 miles [37 km] to the east)
- Gilbert is located in Grant County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gilbert
- Hawk
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
- Hawk is located in Harper County (KS)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hawk
- Helena
(23 miles [37 km] to the south)
- Jet
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
- Kiowa
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- Kiowa is located in Barber County (KS)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kiowa
- Population from the 2020 Census: 917 people
- Kiowa has also been known as:
- Kiowa
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Kiowa <3>
- Pixley
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
- Pixley is located in Barber County (KS)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pixley
- Sand Creek
(18 miles [29 km] to the east)
- Sand Creek is located in Grant County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sand Creek
How Far From Driftwood 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 Driftwood to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Driftwood and extending to:
- Cherokee, which is the Seat of Alfalfa County, lies just to the South.
- Oklahoma City, which is the State Capital of Oklahoma, lies 108 miles [173.8 km]<1> to the south southeast (SSE). If you could drive a straight line from Driftwood to Oklahoma City, with an average speed<4>of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, it would take about two hours to make the trip. A comfortable walk of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour would take 7 days. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take 5 days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 1,167 miles [1,878.1 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<5> 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).<6>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,569 miles [12,181.1 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,461 miles [8,788.6 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<8>'
Footnotes ...
| <1> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' (or 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- Driftwood) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |
| <2> | 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 Bird Creek to see Pete ... Bird Creek 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 Driftwood 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. |
| <3> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <4> | 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. |
| <5> | 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 Driftwood 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 Driftwood. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 36.8792, Longitude: -98.3595 In this case, the coordinates for Driftwood have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 321.465 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 318.783 degrees. |
| <8> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 314.885 degrees. |
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