Outdoor Activities ...

As we travel, we like to pursue some of our interests (such as astronomy and bird watching).

When in McLoud, we use the following websites to find information relevant to McLoud and the surrounding area.

• Weather ...
  • Before heading outdoors, you should check the weather:
  • The National Weather Service forecast for McLoud

• 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 McLoud:
  • 35.406689, -97.099871
  • 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 McLoud

• 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 Pottawatomie County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
  • eBird sighting report for Pottawatomie County
  • Since McLoud is near Oklahoma County and also Lincoln County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
  • eBird sighting report for Oklahoma County
  • 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:
  • Waymark.com

Curious and Interesting Names Near McLoud ...

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.

• Choctaw
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Choctaw have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Choctaw
  • Choctaw is located in Oklahoma County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 12,768 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Choctaw <2>
• Dale
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dale
  • Dale is located in Pottawatomie County
• Fowler
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Fowler have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fowler
  • Fowler is located in Lincoln County
• Hazel Dell
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Hazel Dell have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hazel Dell
  • Hazel Dell is located in Pottawatomie County
• Jacktown
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jacktown
  • Jacktown is located in Lincoln County
• Little Axe
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Little Axe
  • Little Axe is located in Cleveland County
• Meeker
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Meeker have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Meeker
  • Meeker is located in Lincoln County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,140 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Meeker <2>
• Pink
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Pink have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pink
  • Pink is located in Pottawatomie County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,187 people

How Far From McLoud 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 town such as McLoud to various places of note, such as the White House.

With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance<3> beginning in McLoud and extending to:

• Shawnee, which is the Seat of Pottawatomie County, lies 11 miles [17.7 km]<3> to the east southeast. If you could walk a straight line from McLoud to Shawnee, 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 23 miles [37 km] to the west (W). The buggy would take most of a day and walking would take just about two full days.
• The White House (Washington, DC) is 1,127 miles [1,813.7 km] to the east northeast (ENE). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take over two days, a buggy would take 44 days and walking would take 64 days.
• The shortest distance<5> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,856 miles [11,033.7 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
• The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,598 miles [12,227.8 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>
• The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,482 miles [8,822.4 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<8>

Off-the-Road Links ...

Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for McLoud. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.

The official website for State of Oklahoma: https://www.ok.gov/