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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 Healdton, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Healdton 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 Healdton:
- 34.233015, -97.487829
- 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 Healdton
- 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 Carter County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Carter County
- Since Healdton is near Jefferson County and also Stephens County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Jefferson County
- Open the eBird sighting report for Stephens 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 Healdton
Curious and Interesting Names Near Healdton ...
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.
- Cobalt Junction
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Cobalt Junction is located in Carter County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cobalt Junction
- Cornish
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Cornish is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cornish
- Population from the 2020 Census: 154 people
- Dundee
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Dundee is located in Carter County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dundee
- Fox
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Graham
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Oil City
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Pike City
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Pike City is located in Carter County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pike City
- Ringling
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
How Far From Healdton 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 city such as Healdton to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance<2> beginning in Healdton and extending to:
- Ardmore, which is the Seat of Carter County, lies 20 miles [32.2 km]<2> to the east. If you could walk a straight line from Healdton to Ardmore, with an average speed<3> 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 84 miles [135.2 km] to the north (N). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take less than two hours, a buggy would take most of three days and walking would take 5 days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 1,176 miles [1,892.6 km] to the east northeast (ENE). Driving would take about three full days, a buggy would take 46 days and walking would take 67 days.
- The shortest distance<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,932 miles [11,156 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,672 miles [12,346.9 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,555 miles [8,939.9 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>'
Footnotes ...
| <1> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <2> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' (or point-to-point) distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Healdton) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |
| <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 Healdton 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 Healdton. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 34.2330, Longitude: -97.4878 |
| <5> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 320.584 degrees. |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 317.423 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 314.807 degrees. |
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