Outdoor Activities ...

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

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

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

• 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 Metory:
  • 35.840372, -95.038290
  • 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 Metory

• 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 Metory is near Muskogee County and also Wagoner County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Muskogee County
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Wagoner 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 Metory

Curious and Interesting Names Near Metory ...

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.

• Barber
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
  • Barber is located in Cherokee County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Barber
• Dry Creek
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
  • Dry Creek is located in Cherokee County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dry Creek
• Indian Meadows
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
  • Indian Meadows is located in Cherokee County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Indian Meadows
• Lost City
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
  • Lost City is located in Cherokee County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lost City
• Park Hill
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
  • Park Hill is located in Cherokee County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Park Hill
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Park Hill <1>
• Pumpkin Center
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
  • Pumpkin Center is located in Muskogee County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pumpkin Center
• Shady Grove
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
  • Shady Grove is located in Cherokee County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shady Grove
• Tenkiller
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
  • Tenkiller is located in Cherokee County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tenkiller
• Wildcat Point
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
  • Wildcat Point is located in Cherokee County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wildcat Point

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

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

• Tahlequah, which is the Seat of Cherokee County, lies just to the Northeast.
• Oklahoma City, which is the State Capital of Oklahoma, lies 141 miles [226.9 km]<2> to the west (W). If you could drive a straight line from Metory to Oklahoma City, with an average speed<3>of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, it would take less than three hours to make the trip. A comfortable walk of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour would take 8 days. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take 6 days.
• The White House (Washington, DC) is 1,008 miles [1,622.2 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 6,758 miles [10,875.9 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
• The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,496 miles [12,063.6 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
• The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,378 miles [8,655.1 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>'