Outdoor Activities ...
As we travel, we like to pursue some of our interests (such as astronomy and bird watching).
When in Dunjee Park, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Dunjee Park and the surrounding area.
- Weather ...
- Before heading outdoors, you should check the weather:
- The National Weather Service forecast for Dunjee Park
- 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 Dunjee Park:
- 35.513395, -97.300589
- 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 Dunjee Park
- 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 Oklahoma County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- eBird sighting report for Oklahoma County
- Since Dunjee Park is near Lincoln County and also Pottawatomie County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- eBird sighting report for Lincoln County
- eBird sighting report for Pottawatomie 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
Curious and Interesting Names Near Dunjee Park ...
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.
- Choctaw
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Choctaw have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Choctaw
- Choctaw is located in Oklahoma County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 12,768 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Choctaw <2>
- Clothier
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest) - Edmond
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Edmond
- Edmond is located in Oklahoma County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 95,346 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Edmond <2>
- Forest Park
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Forest Park have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Forest Park
- Forest Park is located in Oklahoma County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,071 people
- Fowler
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the east) - Green Pastures
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Green Pastures have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Green Pastures
- Green Pastures is located in Oklahoma County
- Jones
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Jones have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jones
- Jones is located in Oklahoma County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 3,223 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Jones <2>
- Luther
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Luther have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Luther
- Luther is located in Oklahoma County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,778 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Luther <2>
- Valley Brook
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Valley Brook have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Valley Brook
- Valley Brook is located in Oklahoma County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 768 people
How Far From Dunjee Park 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 Dunjee Park to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance<3> beginning in Dunjee Park and extending to:
- Oklahoma City, which is the Seat of Oklahoma County, lies 12 miles [19.3 km]<3> to the west southwest. If you could walk a straight line from Dunjee Park to Oklahoma City, with an average speed<4> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take five to six hours to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take nearly four hours.
- Oklahoma City, which is the State Capital of Oklahoma, lies 12 miles [19.3 km] to the west southwest (WSW). The buggy would take nearly four hours and walking would take five to six hours.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 1,136 miles [1,828.2 km] to the east northeast (ENE). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take over two days, a buggy would take 45 days and walking would take 65 days.
- The shortest distance<5> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,857 miles [11,035.3 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,600 miles [12,231 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,485 miles [8,827.3 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<8>
Off-the-Road Links ...
Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Dunjee Park. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.
The official website for Oklahoma County: www.oklahomacounty.org/
The official website for State of Oklahoma: https://www.ok.gov/
Footnotes ...
| <1> | 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. |
| <2> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <3> | 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 from Point A (ie- Dunjee Park) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Dunjee Park. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 35.5134, Longitude: -97.3006 In this case, the coordinates for Dunjee Park have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <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 Dunjee Park to the Middle East to be East and South, the Great Circle Route actually lies to the North and East. |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 320.597 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 317.599 degrees. |
| <8> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 314.558 degrees. |