Outdoor Activities ...
As we travel, we like to pursue some of our interests (such as astronomy and bird watching).
When in Freedom, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Freedom and the surrounding area.
- Weather ...
- Before heading outdoors, you should check the weather:
- The National Weather Service forecast for Freedom
- 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 Freedom:
- 36.768192, -99.113117
- 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 Freedom
- 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 Woods County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- eBird sighting report for Woods County
- Since Freedom is near Harper County and also Woodward County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- eBird sighting report for Harper County
- eBird sighting report for Woodward 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
Communities Also Named Freedom ...
We found 34 communities that share the name Freedom.
Within Oklahoma, the name Freedom is unique.
Beyond Oklahoma, we know of another 34 communities that are located throughout in the United States and Canada. Of these 34 communities, 33 are located in the United States and one is in Canada.
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- Alberta
- This Freedom lies 1,399 miles [2,251.5 km]<1> to the north northwest of the Freedom that is located in Woods County.
- California
- Idaho
- Illinois
- Indiana
- Kansas
- Anderson 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 Freedom [Anderson County].
- Butler County
- We found mention of this community, but have little information. For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Kansas community of Freedom [Butler County].
- Kentucky
- Barren 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 Kentucky community of Freedom [Barren County].
- Russell County
- This Freedom is located in Russell County and lies 773 miles [1,244 km]<1> to the east of the Freedom that is located in Woods County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Russell County community of Freedom.
- Maine
- Maryland
- Michigan
- Minnesota
- Lac qui Parle 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 Minnesota community of Freedom [Lac qui Parle County].
- Waseca County
- We found mention of this community, but have little information. For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Minnesota community of Freedom [Waseca County].
- Missouri
- Camden County
- This Freedom is located in Camden County and lies 368 miles [592.2 km]<1> to the east northeast of the Freedom that is located in Woods County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Camden County community of Freedom.
- Lafayette County
- Although located in Lafayette County, we don't know the location within the county.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Lafayette County community of Freedom.
- Osage County
- This Freedom is located in Osage County and lies 422 miles [679.1 km] to the east northeast of the Freedom that is located in Woods County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Osage County community of Freedom.
- Montana
- Nebraska
- New Hampshire
- New York
- North Carolina
- Ohio
- Hancock County
- This community is historic<3> and although located in Hancock County, we don't know where within the county.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Hancock County community of Freedom.
- Noble 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 Ohio community of Freedom [Noble County].
- Portage County
- This Freedom is located in Portage County and lies 1,009 miles [1,623.8 km]<1> to the east northeast of the Freedom that is located in Woods County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Portage County community of Freedom.
- Williams County
- This community is historic and we have very little information. For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Ohio community of Freedom [Williams County].
- Pennsylvania
- Beaver County
- This Freedom is located in Beaver County and lies 1,049 miles [1,688.2 km]<1> to the east northeast of the Freedom that is located in Woods County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Beaver County community of Freedom.
- Venango 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 Pennsylvania community of Freedom [Venango County].
- Texas
- McLennan 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 Texas community of Freedom [McLennan County].
- Rains County
- Although located in Rains County, we don't know the location within the county.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Rains County community of Freedom.
- Utah
- Washington
- Wisconsin
- Wyoming
- Alberta
Curious and Interesting Names Near Freedom ...
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.
- Brink
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the east) - Buffalo
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Buffalo
- Buffalo is located in Harper County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,265 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Buffalo <5>
- Buttermilk
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Buttermilk
- Buttermilk is located in Comanche County (KS)
- Edith
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest) - Fairvalley
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Fairvalley have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fairvalley
- Fairvalley is located in Woods County
- Fort Supply
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fort Supply
- Fort Supply is located in Woodward County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 309 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Fort Supply <5>
- Mooreland
(23 miles [37 km] to the south)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mooreland
- Mooreland is located in Woodward County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,141 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Mooreland <5>
- Plainview
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
How Far From Freedom 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 town such as Freedom to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Freedom and extending to:
- Alva, which is the Seat of Woods County, lies 24 miles [38.6 km]<1> to the east. If you could walk a straight line from Freedom to Alva, with an average speed<6> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take just about two full days to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take most of a day.
- Oklahoma City, which is the State Capital of Oklahoma, lies 126 miles [202.8 km] to the southeast (SE). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take less than three hours, a buggy would take 5 days and walking would take 8 days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 1,209 miles [1,945.7 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<7> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,853 miles [11,028.8 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<8>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,602 miles [12,234.2 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<9>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,496 miles [8,845 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<10>
Off-the-Road Links ...
Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Freedom. 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 '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- Freedom) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Freedom. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 36.7682, Longitude: -99.1131 In this case, the coordinates for Freedom have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <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 Mile's to see Pete ... Mile's 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 Freedom 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> | We use the term 'Historic' broadly and it generally means that the community no longer exists. However, it can also mean that the community might still exist, but was significantly larger or had a more 'official' existence in the past than it does now. Unfortunately our sources of data have proven to be unreliable. If you can provide us with more specific information about Freedom, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <4> | 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. |
| <5> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <6> | 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. |
| <7> | 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 Freedom to the Middle East to be East and South, the Great Circle Route actually lies to the North and East. |
| <8> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 321.981 degrees. |
| <9> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 319.373 degrees. |
| <10> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 315.271 degrees. |