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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 Long, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Long 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 Long:
    • 35.497590, -94.584663
    • 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 Long
  • 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 Sequoyah County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
    • Open the eBird sighting report for Sequoyah County
    • Since Long is near Crawford County and also Sebastian County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
    • Open the eBird sighting report for Crawford County
    • Open the eBird sighting report for Sebastian 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 Long

Communities Also Named Long ...

We found twelve communities that are also named Long.

Within Oklahoma, the name Long is unique.

Beyond Oklahoma, we know of twelve communities that are located in the United States.

  • Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
    • Alaska
      • This Long lies 3,176 miles [5,111.3 km]<1> to the north northwest of the Long that is located in Sequoyah County.
    • Arkansas
      • Little River County
      • This Long is located in Little River County and lies 130 miles [209.2 km]<1> to the south southeast of the Long that is located in Sequoyah County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Little River County community of Long.
    • Maryland
      • Allegany 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 Maryland community of Long [Allegany County].
    • Mississippi
      • Washington County
      • This Long is located in Washington County and lies 258 miles [415.2 km]<1> to the east southeast of the Long that is located in Sequoyah County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Washington County community of Long.
    • Ohio
      • Champaign County
      • This community is historic<3> and although located in Champaign County, we don't know where within the county.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Champaign County community of Long.
      • Darke County
      • This Long is located in Darke County and lies 620 miles [997.8 km]<1> to the east northeast of the Long that is located in Sequoyah County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Darke County community of Long.
    • Oregon
      • Malheur 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 Oregon community of Long [Malheur County].
    • Tennessee
      • Henderson 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 Tennessee community of Long [Henderson County].
    • Texas
      • Hardin 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 Texas community of Long [Hardin County].
    • Virginia
      • Page 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 Long [Page County].
    • Washington
      • Columbia County
      • This Long is located in Columbia County and lies 1,424 miles [2,291.7 km]<1> to the northwest of the Long that is located in Sequoyah County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Columbia County community of Long.
    • West Virginia
      • Randolph 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 West Virginia community of Long [Randolph County].

Curious and Interesting Names Near Long ...

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.

  • Blackjack
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
    • Blackjack is located in Sequoyah County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blackjack
  • Brushy
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
    • Brushy is located in Sequoyah County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brushy
  • Copic Slab
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
    • Copic Slab is located in Sequoyah County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Copic Slab
  • Cottonwood
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
    • Cottonwood is located in Sequoyah County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cottonwood
  • Greenwood
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
    • Greenwood is located in Crawford County (AR)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greenwood
  • Greenwood Junction
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
    • Greenwood Junction is located in Crawford County (AR)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greenwood Junction
  • Liberty
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
    • Liberty is located in Sequoyah County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Liberty
  • Lone Oak
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
    • Lone Oak is located in Sequoyah County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lone Oak
  • Maple
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
    • Maple is located in Sequoyah County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maple
  • Continue List   (6 more) ...
    • Reeder Ford
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
      • Reeder Ford is located in Sequoyah County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Reeder Ford
    • Seven Oaks
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
      • Seven Oaks is located in Sequoyah County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Seven Oaks
    • Shady Grove
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
      • Shady Grove is located in Sequoyah County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shady Grove
    • Short
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
      • Short is located in Sequoyah County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Short
    • Stoney Point
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
      • Stoney Point is located in Sequoyah County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stoney Point
    • Uniontown
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
      • Uniontown is located in Crawford County (AR)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Uniontown

How Far From Long to ...

We spend a lot of time looking through Gazetteers & Almanacs that were published in the late 1800's and early 1900's. Many of the Gazetteers include the distance from a community such as Long to various places of note, such as the White House.

With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Long and extending to:

  • Sallisaw, which is the Seat of Sequoyah County, lies 11 miles [17.7 km]<1> to the west southwest. If you could walk a straight line from Long to Sallisaw, with an average speed<4> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take five to six hours to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take nearly four hours.
  • Oklahoma City, which is the State Capital of Oklahoma, lies 164 miles [263.9 km] to the west (W). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take about three hours, a buggy would take 7 days and walking would take 10 days.
  • The White House (Washington, DC) is 991 miles [1,594.9 km] to the east northeast (ENE). Driving would take most of two days, a buggy would take 39 days and walking would take 57 days.
  • The shortest distance<5> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,759 miles [10,877.6 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
  • The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,496 miles [12,063.6 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>
  • The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,376 miles [8,651.8 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<8>'

Footnotes ...

<1>Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a '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- Long) 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 Bird Creek to see Pete ... Bird Creek 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 Long 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>We use the term 'Historic' broadly and it generally means that the community no longer exists. However, it can also mean that the community might still exist, but was significantly larger or had a more 'official' existence in the past than it does now. Unfortunately our sources of data have proven to be unreliable. If you can provide us with more specific information about Long, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.
<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 Long 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 Long. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 35.4976, Longitude: -94.5847       In this case, the coordinates for Long have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).
<6>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 318.763 degrees.
<7>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 315.455 degrees.
<8>The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 313.29 degrees.