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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 Lige, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Lige 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 Lige:
- 34.658404, -99.018688
- 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 Lige
- 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 Kiowa County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Kiowa County
- Since Lige is near Jackson County and also Tillman County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Jackson County
- Open the eBird sighting report for Tillman 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 Lige
Curious and Interesting Names Near Lige ...
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.
- Blair
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
- Centerville
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Centerville is located in Kiowa County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Centerville
- Cold Springs
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Cold Springs is located in Kiowa County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cold Springs
- Frederick
(18 miles [29 km] to the south)
- Friendship
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
- Friendship is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Friendship
- Population from the 2020 Census: 22 people
- Headrick
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Hightower
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
- Hightower is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hightower
- Mountain Park
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
How Far From Lige 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 Lige to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance<2> beginning in Lige and extending to:
- Hobart, which is the Seat of Kiowa County, lies 25 miles [40.2 km]<2> to the north. If you could walk a straight line from Lige to Hobart, 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 most of a day.
- Oklahoma City, which is the State Capital of Oklahoma, lies 101 miles [162.5 km] to the east northeast (ENE). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take less than two hours, a buggy would take three full days and walking would take 6 days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 1,247 miles [2,006.9 km] to the east northeast (ENE). Driving would take about three full days, a buggy would take 49 days and walking would take 71 days.
- The shortest distance<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,964 miles [11,207.5 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,708 miles [12,404.8 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,596 miles [9,005.9 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 'point-to-point' distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Lige) 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 Lige 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 Lige. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 34.6584, Longitude: -99.0187 In this case, the coordinates for Lige have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <5> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 321.684 degrees. |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 318.769 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 315.478 degrees. |
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