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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 Lost City, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Lost City 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 Lost City:
- 35.987822, -95.136299
- 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 Lost City
- 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 Cherokee County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Cherokee County
- Since Lost City is near Wagoner County and also Mayes County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Wagoner County
- Open the eBird sighting report for Mayes 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 Lost City
Communities Also Named Lost City ...
We found four communities that are also named Lost City.
Within Oklahoma, the name Lost City is unique.
Beyond Oklahoma, we know of four communities that are located in the United States.
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- California
- Calaveras County
- This community is historic<1> and we have very little information. For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the California community of Lost City [Calaveras County].
- Kentucky
- Logan County
- This Lost City is located in Logan County and lies 461 miles [741.9 km]<2> to the east of the Lost City that is located in Cherokee County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Logan County community of Lost City.
- Nevada
- Clark County
- This community is historic<1> and we have very little information. For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Nevada community of Lost City [Clark County].
- West Virginia
- Hardy County
- This Lost City is located in Hardy County and lies 914 miles [1,470.9 km]<2> to the east northeast of the Lost City that is located in Cherokee County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Hardy County community of Lost City.
Curious and Interesting Names Near Lost City ...
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.
- Cedar Crest
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- Indian Meadows
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
- Indian Meadows is located in Cherokee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Indian Meadows
- Iron Post
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- Iron Post is located in Mayes County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Iron Post
- Liberty
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- Liberty is located in Cherokee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Liberty
- Mallard Bay
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- Murphy
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
- Murphy is located in Mayes County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Murphy
- Rocky Point
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- Rocky Point is located in Wagoner County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rocky Point
- Shady Grove
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Shady Grove is located in Cherokee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shady Grove
- Toppers
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Toppers is located in Wagoner County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Toppers
- Yonkers
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Yonkers is located in Wagoner County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Yonkers
How Far From Lost City 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 Lost City to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Lost City and extending to:
- Tahlequah, which is the Seat of Cherokee County, lies 10 miles [16.1 km]<2> to the east southeast. If you could walk a straight line from Lost City to Tahlequah, with an average speed<3> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take four to five hours to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take a little over three hours.
- Oklahoma City, which is the State Capital of Oklahoma, lies 138 miles [222.1 km] to the west southwest (WSW). 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 1,010 miles [1,625.4 km] to the east northeast (ENE). Driving would take over two days, a buggy would take 40 days and walking would take 58 days.
- The shortest distance<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,754 miles [10,869.5 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,493 miles [12,058.8 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,375 miles [8,650.2 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>'
Footnotes ...
| <1> | 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 Lost City, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <2> | 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 drawn from Point A (ie- Lost City) 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 Lost City 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 Lost City. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 35.9878, Longitude: -95.1363 |
| <5> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 319.176 degrees. |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 316.00 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 313.47 degrees. |
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