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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 Fivemile Corner, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Fivemile Corner and the surrounding area.

  • Weather ...
  • 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 Fivemile Corner:
    • 34.362308, -98.226433
    • 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 Fivemile Corner
  • 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 Fivemile Corner ...

We found one communities that share the name Fivemile Corner.

Within Oklahoma, the name Fivemile Corner is unique.

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

  • Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
    • Michigan
      • Grand Traverse County
      • This Fivemile Corner is located in Grand Traverse County and lies 983 miles [1,582 km]<1> to the northeast of the Fivemile Corner that is located in Cotton County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Grand Traverse County community of Fivemile Corner.

Curious and Interesting Names Near Fivemile Corner ...

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.

  • Comanche
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Comanche have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Comanche
    • Comanche is located in Stephens County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,551 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Comanche <3>
  • Cookietown
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cookietown
    • Cookietown is located in Cotton County
  • Empire City
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Empire City have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Empire City
    • Empire City is located in Stephens County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 889 people
  • Gas City
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Gas City have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gas City
    • Gas City is located in Stephens County
  • Geronimo
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Geronimo have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Geronimo
    • Geronimo is located in Comanche County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,225 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Geronimo <3>
  • Meridian
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Meridian have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Meridian
    • Meridian is located in Stephens County
  • Oil City
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Oil City have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oil City
    • Oil City is located in Stephens County
  • Sunray
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Sunray have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sunray
    • Sunray is located in Stephens County
  • Temple
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)

How Far From Fivemile Corner to ...

We spend a lot of time looking through Gazetteers, Almanacs & Directories that were published in the late 1800's and early 1900's. Many of the Gazetteers include the distance from a community such as Fivemile Corner to various places of note, such as the White House.

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

  • Walters, which is the Seat of Cotton County, lies just to the West.
  • Oklahoma City, which is the State Capital of Oklahoma, lies 86 miles [138.4 km]<1> to the north northeast (NNE). If you could drive a straight line from Fivemile Corner to Oklahoma City, with an average speed<4>of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, it would take less than two hours to make the trip. A comfortable walk of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour would take 5 days. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take most of three days.
  • The White House (Washington, DC) is 1,212 miles [1,950.5 km] to the east northeast (ENE). Driving would take about three full days, a buggy would take 48 days and walking would take 69 days.
  • The shortest distance<5> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,952 miles [11,188.2 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
  • The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,694 miles [12,382.3 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>
  • The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,578 miles [8,976.9 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<8>

Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Fivemile Corner. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.

The official website for State of Oklahoma: https://www.ok.gov/

Footnotes ...

<1>Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a '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- Fivemile Corner) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Fivemile Corner. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 34.3623, Longitude: -98.2264       In this case, the coordinates for Fivemile Corner have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).
<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>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 Fivemile Corner 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 321.103 degrees.
<7>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 318.049 degrees.
<8>The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 315.137 degrees.









 

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