Outdoor Activities ...
As we travel, we like to pursue some of our interests (such as astronomy and bird watching).
When in Grand Lake Towne, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Grand Lake Towne and the surrounding area.
- Weather ...
- Before heading outdoors, you should check the weather:
- The National Weather Service forecast for Grand Lake Towne
- 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 Grand Lake Towne:
- 36.504771, -95.025317
- 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 Grand Lake Towne
- 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 Mayes County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- eBird sighting report for Mayes County
- Since Grand Lake Towne is near Craig County and also Delaware County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- eBird sighting report for Craig County
- eBird sighting report for Delaware 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
Curious and Interesting Names Near Grand Lake Towne ...
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 Cabin
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Big Cabin have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Big Cabin
- Big Cabin is located in Craig County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 251 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Big Cabin <2>
- Bull Hollow
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Bull Hollow have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bull Hollow
- Bull Hollow is located in Delaware County
- Dennis
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east) - Disney
(Less than 2 miles to the south)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Disney have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Disney
- Disney is located in Mayes County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 303 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Disney <2>
- Grove
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Grove have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grove
- Grove is located in Delaware County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 7,184 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Grove <2>
- Hoot Owl
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest) - Jay
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Jay have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jay
- Jay is located in Delaware County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 2,533 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Jay <2>
- Success
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
How Far From Grand Lake Towne to ...
We spend a lot of time looking through Gazetteers that were published in the late 1800's and early 1900's. Many of the Gazetteers include the distance from a town such as Grand Lake Towne to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance<3> beginning in Grand Lake Towne and extending to:
- Pryor Creek, which is the Seat of Mayes County, lies 21 miles [33.8 km]<3> to the southwest. If you could walk a straight line from Grand Lake Towne to Pryor Creek, with an average speed<4> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take just over a day 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 156 miles [251.1 km] to the west southwest (WSW). 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 994 miles [1,599.7 km] to the east northeast (ENE). Driving would take most of two days, a buggy would take 39 days and walking would take 57 days.
- The shortest distance<5> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,723 miles [10,819.6 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,463 miles [12,010.5 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,346 miles [8,603.6 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<8>
Off-the-Road Links ...
Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Grand Lake Towne. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.
The official website for State of Oklahoma: https://www.ok.gov/
Footnotes ...
| <1> | 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. |
| <2> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <3> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'point-to-point' distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Grand Lake Towne) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Grand Lake Towne. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 36.5048, Longitude: -95.0253 In this case, the coordinates for Grand Lake Towne have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <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 Grand Lake Towne 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 319.147 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 316.031 degrees. |
| <8> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 313.335 degrees. |