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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 Lake West, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Lake West 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 Lake West:
- 33.895933, -95.885529
- 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 Lake West
- 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 Bryan County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Bryan County
- Since Lake West is near Choctaw County and also Fannin County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Choctaw County
- Open the eBird sighting report for Fannin 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 Lake West
Curious and Interesting Names Near Lake West ...
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.
- Bluff
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- Bluff is located in Choctaw County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bluff
- Direct
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Direct is located in Lamar County (TX)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Direct
- Georgia
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Georgia is located in Lamar County (TX)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Georgia
- Jasper
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
- Jasper is located in Choctaw County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jasper
- Mayhew
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- Mayhew is located in Choctaw County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mayhew
- Monkstown
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Monkstown is located in Fannin County (TX)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Monkstown
- Ragtown
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Ragtown is located in Lamar County (TX)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ragtown
- Telephone
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Unity
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- Unity is located in Lamar County (TX)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Unity
How Far From Lake West 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 Lake West to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance<2> beginning in Lake West and extending to:
- Durant, which is the Seat of Bryan County, lies 29 miles [46.7 km]<2> to the west northwest. If you could walk a straight line from Lake West to Durant, with an average speed<3> 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 142 miles [228.5 km] to the northwest (NW). 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 8 days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 1,100 miles [1,770.3 km] to the east northeast (ENE). Driving would take over two days, a buggy would take 43 days and walking would take 63 days.
- The shortest distance<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,891 miles [11,090 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,626 miles [12,272.9 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,506 miles [8,861 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' distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Lake West) 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 Lake West 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 Lake West. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 33.8959, Longitude: -95.8855 In this case, the coordinates for Lake West have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <5> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 319.466 degrees. |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 316.071 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 314.114 degrees. |
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