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As we travel, we like to pursue some of our interests (such as astronomy and bird watching).

When in Lillard Park, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Lillard Park and the surrounding area.

  • Weather ...
  • 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 Lillard Park:
    • 35.428671, -97.594207
    • 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 Lillard Park
  • 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 Lillard Park ...

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.

  • Bethany
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
  • Clothier
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Clothier have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clothier
    • Clothier is located in Cleveland County
  • Edmond
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Edmond
    • Edmond is located in Oklahoma County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 95,346 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Edmond <1>
  • Forest Park
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Forest Park have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Forest Park
    • Forest Park is located in Oklahoma County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,071 people
  • Green Pastures
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Green Pastures have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Green Pastures
    • Green Pastures is located in Oklahoma County
  • Hall Park
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Hall Park have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hall Park
    • Hall Park is located in Cleveland County
  • Mustang
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Mustang have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mustang
    • Mustang is located in Canadian County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 24,049 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Mustang <1>
  • Norman
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Norman
    • Norman is located in Cleveland County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 125,762 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Norman <1>
  • Valley Brook
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Valley Brook have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Valley Brook
    • Valley Brook is located in Oklahoma County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 768 people
  • Wheatland
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
  • Woodlawn Park
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Woodlawn Park have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woodlawn Park
    • Woodlawn Park is located in Oklahoma County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 152 people

How Far From Lillard Park 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 community such as Lillard Park to various places of note, such as the White House.

With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance<3> beginning in Lillard Park and extending to:

  • Oklahoma City, which is the Seat of Oklahoma County, lies just to the East Northeast.
  • Oklahoma City, which is the State Capital of Oklahoma, lies just to the east northeast (ENE).
  • The White House (Washington, DC) is 1,153 miles [1,855.6 km]<3> to the east northeast (ENE). If you could drive a straight line from Lillard Park to White House, with an average speed<4>of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, it would take over two days to make the trip. A comfortable walk of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour would take 66 days. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take 45 days.
  • The shortest distance<5> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,872 miles [11,059.4 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
  • The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,615 miles [12,255.2 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>
  • The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,501 miles [8,853 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<8>

Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Lillard Park. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.

The official website for Oklahoma County: www.oklahomacounty.org/

The official website for State of Oklahoma: https://www.ok.gov/

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>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.
<3>Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Lillard Park) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Lillard Park. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 35.4287, Longitude: -97.5942       In this case, the coordinates for Lillard Park 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 Lillard Park 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 320.789 degrees.
<7>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 317.813 degrees.
<8>The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 314.708 degrees.









 

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