Outdoor Activities ...
As we travel, we like to pursue some of our interests (such as astronomy and bird watching).
When in McClure, we use the following websites to find information relevant to McClure and the surrounding area.
- Weather ...
- Before heading outdoors, you should check the weather:
- The National Weather Service forecast for McClure
- 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 McClure:
- 35.651437, -99.305653
- 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 McClure
- 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 Custer County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- eBird sighting report for Custer County
- Since McClure is near Roger Mills County and also Dewey County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- eBird sighting report for Roger Mills County
- eBird sighting report for Dewey 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
Communities Also Named McClure ...
We found fourteen communities that share the name McClure.
Within Oklahoma, the name McClure is unique.
Beyond Oklahoma, we know of another fourteen communities that are located throughout in the United States.
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- Alabama
- Georgia
- Illinois
- Kansas
- Kentucky
- Martin County
- This McClure is located in Martin County and lies 941 miles [1,514.4 km]<1> to the east northeast of the McClure that is located in Custer County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Martin County community of McClure.
- Perry 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 Kentucky community of McClure [Perry County].
- Louisiana
- Michigan
- Mississippi
- New York
- Ohio
- Pennsylvania
- Fayette County
- This McClure is located in Fayette County and lies 1,116 miles [1,796 km]<1> to the east northeast of the McClure that is located in Custer County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Fayette County community of McClure.
- Snyder County
- This McClure is located in Snyder County and lies 1,240 miles [1,995.6 km] to the east northeast of the McClure that is located in Custer County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Snyder County community of McClure.
- Virginia
Curious and Interesting Names Near McClure ...
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.
- Butler
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Butler have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Butler
- Butler is located in Custer County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 289 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Butler <4>
- Carpenter
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carpenter
- Carpenter is located in Custer County
- Cheyenne
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cheyenne
- Cheyenne is located in Roger Mills County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 769 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Cheyenne <4>
- Elk City
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Elk City have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elk City
- Elk City is located in Beckham County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 11,354 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Elk City <4>
- Herring
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west) - Independence
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Independence have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Independence
- Independence is located in Custer County
- Moorewood
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north) - Ralph
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast) - Strong City
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Strong City have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Strong City
- Strong City is located in Roger Mills County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 46 people
- Sunset
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the east) - Trail
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the north)
How Far From McClure 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 McClure to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in McClure and extending to:
- Arapaho, which is the Seat of Custer County, lies 19 miles [30.6 km]<1> to the east southeast. If you could walk a straight line from McClure to Arapaho, with an average speed<5> 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 6 hours.
- Oklahoma City, which is the State Capital of Oklahoma, lies 101 miles [162.5 km] to the east (E). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take less than two hours, a buggy would take three full days and walking would take 6 days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 1,240 miles [1,995.6 km] to the east northeast (ENE). Driving would take about three full days, a buggy would take 49 days and walking would take 71 days.
- The shortest distance<6> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,920 miles [11,136.7 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,667 miles [12,338.8 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<8>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,558 miles [8,944.7 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<9>
Off-the-Road Links ...
Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for McClure. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.
The official website for State of Oklahoma: https://www.ok.gov/
Footnotes ...
| <1> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a '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- McClure) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in McClure. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 35.6514, Longitude: -99.3057 In this case, the coordinates for McClure have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <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 McClure 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> | 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. |
| <4> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <5> | 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. |
| <6> | 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 McClure to the Middle East to be East and South, the Great Circle Route actually lies to the North and East. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 321.998 degrees. |
| <8> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 319.258 degrees. |
| <9> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 315.503 degrees. |