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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 Fewell, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Fewell 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 Fewell:
    • 34.518157, -95.053846
    • 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 Fewell
  • 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 Pushmataha County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
    • Open the eBird sighting report for Pushmataha County
    • Since Fewell is near Le Flore County and also McCurtain County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
    • Open the eBird sighting report for Le Flore County
    • Open the eBird sighting report for McCurtain 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 Fewell

Communities Also Named Fewell ...

We found one communities that are also named Fewell.

Within Oklahoma, the name Fewell is unique.

Beyond Oklahoma, there is another community also named Fewell in the United States.

  • Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
    • Mississippi
      • Tallahatchie County
      • This Fewell is located in Tallahatchie County and lies 269 miles [432.9 km]<1> to the east of the Fewell that is located in Pushmataha County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Tallahatchie County community of Fewell.

Curious and Interesting Names Near Fewell ...

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.

  • Big Cedar
    (24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)
    • Big Cedar is located in Le Flore County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Big Cedar
  • Cloudy
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
    • Cloudy is located in Pushmataha County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cloudy
  • Divide
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
    • Divide is located in Pushmataha County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Divide
  • Muse
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
  • Pickens
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
  • Pine Knot Crossing
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
    • Pine Knot Crossing is located in Pushmataha County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pine Knot Crossing
  • Snow
    (22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)
  • Stanley
    (23 miles [37 km] to the west)
    • Stanley is located in Pushmataha County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stanley

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

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

  • Antlers, which is the Seat of Pushmataha County, lies 37 miles [59.5 km]<1> to the west southwest. If you could walk a straight line from Fewell to Antlers, with an average speed<3> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take over two days to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take just about two full days.
  • Oklahoma City, which is the State Capital of Oklahoma, lies 153 miles [246.2 km] to the west northwest (WNW). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take less than three hours, a buggy would take 6 days and walking would take 9 days.
  • The White House (Washington, DC) is 1,040 miles [1,673.7 km] to the east northeast (ENE). Driving would take over two days, a buggy would take 41 days and walking would take 59 days.
  • The shortest distance<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,828 miles [10,988.6 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
  • The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,562 miles [12,169.9 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
  • The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,442 miles [8,758.1 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>'

Footnotes ...

<1>Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' (or point-to-point) distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Fewell) 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 Fewell 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 Fewell. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 34.5182, Longitude: -95.0538       In this case, the coordinates for Fewell have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).
<5>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 318.98 degrees.
<6>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 315.582 degrees.
<7>The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 313.652 degrees.