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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 Marena, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Marena 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 Marena:
- 36.072271, -97.211982
- 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 Marena
- 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 Payne County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Payne County
- Since Marena is near Logan County and also Lincoln County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Logan County
- Open the eBird sighting report for Lincoln 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 Marena
Curious and Interesting Names Near Marena ...
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.
- Black Bear
(18 miles [29 km] to the north)
- Black Bear is located in Noble County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Black Bear
- Frost
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
- Frost is located in Logan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Frost
- Goodnight
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Goodnight is located in Logan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Goodnight
- Meridian
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
- Orlando
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- Petes Corner
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
- Petes Corner is located in Noble County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Petes Corner
- Stillwater
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Tryon
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
How Far From Marena 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 Marena to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance<2> beginning in Marena and extending to:
- Stillwater, which is the Seat of Payne County, lies 9 miles [14.5 km]<2> to the east northeast. If you could walk a straight line from Marena to Stillwater, 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 45 miles [72.4 km] to the south southwest (SSW). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take less than an hour, a buggy would take most of two days and walking would take about three full days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 1,120 miles [1,802.5 km] to the east northeast (ENE). Driving would take over two days, a buggy would take 44 days and walking would take 64 days.
- The shortest distance<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,824 miles [10,982.2 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,568 miles [12,179.5 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,455 miles [8,779 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 obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Marena) 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 Marena 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 Marena. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 36.0723, Longitude: -97.2120 In this case, the coordinates for Marena have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <5> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 320.593 degrees. |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 317.664 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 314.44 degrees. |
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