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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 Muldrow, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Muldrow 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 Muldrow:
    • 35.403827, -94.601539
    • 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 Muldrow
  • 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 Muldrow ...

We found two communities that share the name Muldrow.

Within Oklahoma, the name Muldrow is unique.

Beyond Oklahoma, we know of another two communities that are located throughout in the United States.

  • Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
    • Kansas
      • Sherman County
      • We found mention of this community, but have little information.<1> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Kansas community of Muldrow [Sherman County].
    • Mississippi
      • Oktibbeha County
      • This Muldrow is located in Oktibbeha County and lies 359 miles [577.8 km]<2> to the east southeast of the Muldrow that is located in Sequoyah County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Oktibbeha County community of Muldrow.

Curious and Interesting Names Near Muldrow ...

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.

  • Blackjack
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Blackjack have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blackjack
    • Blackjack is located in Sequoyah County
  • Cottonwood
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Cottonwood have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cottonwood
    • Cottonwood is located in Sequoyah County
  • Foreman
    (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Foreman have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Foreman
    • Foreman is located in Sequoyah County
  • Fort Coffee
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Fort Coffee have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fort Coffee
    • Fort Coffee is located in Le Flore County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 421 people
  • Liberty
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Liberty have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Liberty
    • Liberty is located in Sequoyah County
  • Lone Oak
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Lone Oak have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lone Oak
    • Lone Oak is located in Sequoyah County
  • Long
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Long have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Long
    • Long is located in Sequoyah County
  • Maple
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Maple have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maple
    • Maple is located in Sequoyah County
  • Paw Paw
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Paw Paw have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Paw Paw
    • Paw Paw is located in Sequoyah County
  • Shady Grove
    (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Shady Grove have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shady Grove
    • Shady Grove is located in Sequoyah County

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

With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Muldrow and extending to:

  • Sallisaw, which is the Seat of Sequoyah County, lies 11 miles [17.7 km]<2> to the west northwest. If you could walk a straight line from Muldrow to Sallisaw, 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 163 miles [262.3 km] to the west (W). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take less than three hours, a buggy would take 7 days and walking would take 10 days.
  • The White House (Washington, DC) is 994 miles [1,599.7 km] to the east northeast (ENE). Driving would take most of two days, a buggy would take 39 days and walking would take 57 days.
  • The shortest distance<5> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,765 miles [10,887.2 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
  • The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,501 miles [12,071.7 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>
  • The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,381 miles [8,659.9 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<8>

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

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

Footnotes ...

<1>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 Muldrow 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.
<2>Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' (or point-to-point) distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Muldrow) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Muldrow. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 35.4038, Longitude: -94.6015       In this case, the coordinates for Muldrow have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).
<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 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.
<5>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 Muldrow to the Middle East to be East and South, the Great Circle Route actually lies to the North and East.
<6>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 318.766 degrees.
<7>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 315.446 degrees.
<8>The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 313.313 degrees.









 

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