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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 Lacey, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Lacey 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 Lacey:
- 36.115905, -98.086517
- 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 Lacey
- 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 Kingfisher County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Kingfisher County
- Since Lacey is near Garfield County and also Major County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Garfield County
- Open the eBird sighting report for Major 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 Lacey
Communities Also Named Lacey ...
We found nine communities that are also named Lacey.
Within Oklahoma, the name Lacey is unique.
Beyond Oklahoma, we know of nine communities that are located in the United States.
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- Arkansas
- Drew County
- This Lacey is located in Drew County and lies 398 miles [640.5 km]<1> to the east southeast of the Lacey that is located in Kingfisher County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Drew County community of Lacey.
- Iowa
- Mahaska County
- This Lacey is located in Mahaska County and lies 467 miles [751.6 km]<1> to the northeast of the Lacey that is located in Kingfisher County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Mahaska County community of Lacey.
- Kentucky
- Magoffin County
- This Lacey is located in Magoffin County and lies 838 miles [1,348.6 km]<1> to the east northeast of the Lacey that is located in Kingfisher County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Magoffin County community of Lacey.
- Michigan
- Barry County
- This Lacey is located in Barry County and lies 816 miles [1,313.2 km]<1> to the northeast of the Lacey that is located in Kingfisher County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Barry County community of Lacey.
- Mississippi
- Hancock 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 Mississippi community of Lacey [Hancock County].
- New Jersey
- Ocean County
- This Lacey is located in Ocean County and lies 1,316 miles [2,117.9 km]<1> to the east northeast of the Lacey that is located in Kingfisher County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Ocean County community of Lacey.
- North Carolina
- Alamance 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 North Carolina community of Lacey [Alamance County].
- Virginia
- Arlington 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 Virginia community of Lacey [Arlington County].
- Washington
- Thurston County
- This Lacey is located in Thurston County and lies 1,474 miles [2,372.2 km]<1> to the northwest of the Lacey that is located in Kingfisher County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Thurston County community of Lacey.
Curious and Interesting Names Near Lacey ...
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.
- Alpha
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
- Bison
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
- Crystal Lakes
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- Crystal Lakes is located in Major County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crystal Lakes
- Dover
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
- Hennessey
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- Homestead
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
- Homestead is located in Blaine County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Homestead
- Jacks
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- Jacks is located in Kingfisher County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jacks
- Loyal
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Piper
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- Piper is located in Major County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Piper
- Union
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
- Union is located in Kingfisher County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Union
How Far From Lacey 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 Lacey to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Lacey and extending to:
- Kingfisher, which is the Seat of Kingfisher County, lies 20 miles [32.2 km]<1> to the south southeast. If you could walk a straight line from Lacey to Kingfisher, 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 55 miles [88.5 km] to the southeast (SE). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take less than an hour, a buggy would take over two days and walking would take most of three days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 1,166 miles [1,876.5 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<5> 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).<6>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,598 miles [12,227.8 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,487 miles [8,830.5 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<8>'
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 obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Lacey) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |
| <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 Lacey 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> | 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 Lacey 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 Lacey. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 36.1159, Longitude: -98.0865 In this case, the coordinates for Lacey have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 321.20 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 318.379 degrees. |
| <8> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 314.854 degrees. |
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