Outdoor Activities ...
As we travel, we like to pursue some of our interests (such as astronomy and bird watching).
When in Frey, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Frey and the surrounding area.
- Weather ...
- Before heading outdoors, you should check the weather:
- The National Weather Service forecast for Frey
- 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 Frey:
- 36.019790, -96.610297
- 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 Frey
- 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 Creek County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- eBird sighting report for Creek County
- Since Frey is near Payne County and also Lincoln County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- eBird sighting report for Payne County
- eBird sighting report for Lincoln 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 Frey ...
We found one communities that share the name Frey.
Within Oklahoma, the name Frey is unique.
Beyond Oklahoma, there is another community also named Frey in the United States.
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
Curious and Interesting Names Near Frey ...
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.
- Drumright
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Drumright have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Drumright
- Drumright is located in Creek County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 2,814 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Drumright <3>
- Jennings
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jennings
- Jennings is located in Pawnee County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 356 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Jennings <3>
- Olive
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east) - Player
(5 miles [8 km] to the north) - Quay
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Quay
- Quay is located in Pawnee County
- Shamrock
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Shamrock have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shamrock
- Shamrock is located in Creek County
- Estimated population in 2013: 102 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Shamrock <3>
- Silver City
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Silver City have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Silver City
- Silver City is located in Creek County
- Soonerville
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Soonerville have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Soonerville
- Soonerville is located in Lincoln County
- Wildhorse
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
How Far From Frey 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 Frey to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Frey and extending to:
- Sapulpa, which is the Seat of Creek County, lies 27 miles [43.5 km]<1> to the east. If you could walk a straight line from Frey to Sapulpa, with an average speed<4> 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 just over a day.
- Oklahoma City, which is the State Capital of Oklahoma, lies 63 miles [101.4 km] to the southwest (SW). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take less than an hour, a buggy would take about three full days and walking would take most of three days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 1,088 miles [1,751 km] to the east northeast (ENE). Driving would take over two days, a buggy would take 43 days and walking would take 62 days.
- The shortest distance<5> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,806 miles [10,953.2 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,548 miles [12,147.3 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,433 miles [8,743.6 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<8>
Off-the-Road Links ...
Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Frey. 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' distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Frey) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Frey. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 36.0198, Longitude: -96.6103 In this case, the coordinates for Frey 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 Frey 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 320.177 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 317.171 degrees. |
| <8> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 314.16 degrees. |