Outdoor Activities ...

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

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

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

• 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 Mekko:
  • 35.000096, -95.753880
  • 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 Mekko

• 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 Pittsburg County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Pittsburg County
  • Since Mekko is near McIntosh County and also Latimer County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for McIntosh County
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Latimer 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 Mekko

Curious and Interesting Names Near Mekko ...

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.

• Bond
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
  • Bond is located in Pittsburg County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bond
• Brewer
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
  • Brewer is located in Pittsburg County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brewer
• Bug Tussle
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
  • Bug Tussle is located in Pittsburg County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bug Tussle
• Canadian
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
  • Canadian is located in Pittsburg County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Canadian
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 203 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Canadian <1>
• Canadian Shores
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
  • Canadian Shores is located in Pittsburg County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Canadian Shores
• Carbon
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
  • Carbon is located in Pittsburg County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carbon
• Chambers
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
  • Chambers is located in Pittsburg County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chambers
• Craig
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
  • Craig is located in Pittsburg County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Craig
• Krebs
  (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
  • Krebs is located in Pittsburg County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Krebs
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,000 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Krebs <1>
• Reams
  (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
  • Reams is located in Pittsburg County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Reams
• Richville
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
  • Richville is located in Pittsburg County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Richville
• Sams Point
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
  • Sams Point is located in Pittsburg County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sams Point

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

With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance<2> beginning in Mekko and extending to:

• McAlester, which is the Seat of Pittsburg County, lies just to the South Southwest.
• Oklahoma City, which is the State Capital of Oklahoma, lies 104 miles [167.4 km]<2> to the west northwest (WNW). If you could drive a straight line from Mekko to Oklahoma City, with an average speed<3>of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, it would take less than two hours to make the trip. A comfortable walk of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour would take 6 days. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take 4 days.
• The White House (Washington, DC) is 1,065 miles [1,714 km] to the east northeast (ENE). Driving would take over two days, a buggy would take 42 days and walking would take 61 days.
• The shortest distance<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,828 miles [10,988.6 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
• The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,566 miles [12,176.3 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
• The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,447 miles [8,766.1 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>'