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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 Enid, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Enid 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 Enid:
    • 36.398959, -97.878352
    • 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 Enid
  • 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 Garfield County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
    • Open the eBird sighting report for Garfield County
    • Since Enid is near Major County and also Alfalfa County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
    • Open the eBird sighting report for Major County
    • Open the eBird sighting report for Alfalfa 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 Enid

Communities Also Named Enid ...

We found five communities that are also named Enid.

Within Oklahoma, the name Enid is unique.

Beyond Oklahoma, we know of five communities that are located in the United States.

  • Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
    • Arizona
      • Pinal County
      • This Enid is located in Pinal County and lies 843 miles [1,356.7 km]<1> to the west of the Enid that is located in Garfield County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Pinal County community of Enid.
    • Mississippi
      • Tallahatchie County
      • This Enid is located in Tallahatchie County and lies 474 miles [762.8 km]<1> to the east southeast of the Enid that is located in Garfield County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Tallahatchie County community of Enid.
    • Montana
      • Richland County
      • This Enid is located in Richland County and lies 855 miles [1,376 km]<1> to the north northwest of the Enid that is located in Garfield County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Richland County community of Enid.
    • Oregon
      • Lane County
      • This Enid is located in Lane County and lies 1,428 miles [2,298.1 km]<1> to the west northwest of the Enid that is located in Garfield County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Lane County community of Enid.
    • Pennsylvania
      • Fulton County
      • This Enid is located in Fulton County and lies 1,099 miles [1,768.7 km]<1> to the east northeast of the Enid that is located in Garfield County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Fulton County community of Enid.

Curious and Interesting Names Near Enid ...

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.

How Far From Enid 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 city such as Enid to various places of note, such as the White House.

With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Enid and extending to:

  • Oklahoma City, which is the State Capital of Oklahoma, lies 67 miles [107.8 km]<1> to the south southeast (SSE). If you could walk a straight line from Enid to Oklahoma City, with an average speed<3> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take three full days to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take about three full days.
  • The White House (Washington, DC) is 1,149 miles [1,849.1 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 66 days.
  • The shortest distance<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,830 miles [10,991.8 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
  • The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,576 miles [12,192.4 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
  • The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,465 miles [8,795.1 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>'

Footnotes ...

<1>Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Enid) 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 Enid 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 Enid. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 36.3990, Longitude: -97.8784    
<5>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 321.085 degrees.
<6>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 318.278 degrees.
<7>The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 314.716 degrees.