Outdoor Activities ...
As we travel, we like to pursue some of our interests (such as astronomy and bird watching).
When in Little Ponderosa, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Little Ponderosa and the surrounding area.
- Weather ...
- Before heading outdoors, you should check the weather:
- The National Weather Service forecast for Little Ponderosa
- 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 Little Ponderosa:
- 36.956970, -100.876275
- 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 Little Ponderosa
- 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 Beaver County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- eBird sighting report for Beaver County
- Since Little Ponderosa is near Seward County and also Texas County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- eBird sighting report for Seward County
- eBird sighting report for Texas 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:
- Waymark.com
Curious and Interesting Names Near Little Ponderosa ...
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.
- Beaver
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Beaver have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beaver
- Beaver is located in Beaver County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,364 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Beaver <2>
- Bryans Corner
(23 miles [37 km] to the south)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Bryans Corner have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bryans Corner
- Bryans Corner is located in Beaver County
- Gray
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the south) - Hobart
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast) - Hooker
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hooker
- Hooker is located in Texas County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,843 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Hooker <2>
- Liberal
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Liberal
- Liberal is located in Seward County (KS)
- Population from the 2020 Census: 18,821 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Liberal <2>
- Mouser
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the west) - Optima
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest) - Plains
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Plains have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Plains
- Plains is located in Meade County (KS)
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,021 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Plains <2>
- Range
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
How Far From Little Ponderosa 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 Little Ponderosa to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance<3> beginning in Little Ponderosa and extending to:
- Beaver, which is the Seat of Beaver County, lies 21 miles [33.8 km]<3> to the east southeast. If you could walk a straight line from Little Ponderosa to Beaver, 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 213 miles [342.8 km] to the east southeast (ESE). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take a little over three hours, a buggy would take 9 days and walking would take 13 days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 1,301 miles [2,093.8 km] to the east northeast (ENE). Driving would take about three full days, a buggy would take 51 days and walking would take 74 days.
- The shortest distance<5> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,902 miles [11,107.7 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,654 miles [12,317.9 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,554 miles [8,938.3 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<8>
Off-the-Road Links ...
Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Little Ponderosa. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.
The official website for State of Oklahoma: https://www.ok.gov/
Footnotes ...
| <1> | 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. |
| <2> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <3> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' (or point-to-point) distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Little Ponderosa) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Little Ponderosa. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 36.9570, Longitude: -100.8763 In this case, the coordinates for Little Ponderosa 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 Little Ponderosa 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 323.248 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 320.88 degrees. |
| <8> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 316.128 degrees. |