Outdoor Activities ...
As we travel, we like to pursue some of our interests (such as astronomy and bird watching).
When in Mustang, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Mustang and the surrounding area.
- Weather ...
- Before heading outdoors, you should check the weather:
- The National Weather Service forecast for Mustang
- 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 Mustang:
- 35.391684, -97.724607
- 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 Mustang
- 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 Canadian County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- eBird sighting report for Canadian County
- Since Mustang is near Oklahoma County and also Grady County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- eBird sighting report for Oklahoma County
- eBird sighting report for Grady 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 Mustang ...
We found ten communities that share the name Mustang.
Within Oklahoma, the name Mustang is unique.
Beyond Oklahoma, we know of another ten communities that are located throughout in the United States.
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- Nevada
- Storey County
- This community is historic<1> and although located in Storey County, we don't know where within the county.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Storey County community of Mustang.
- Washoe County
- This Mustang is located in Washoe County and lies 1,230 miles [1,979.5 km]<2> to the west northwest of the Mustang that is located in Canadian County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Washoe County community of Mustang.
- Texas
- Brazoria County
- We found mention of this community, but have little information.<3> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Texas community of Mustang [Brazoria County].
- Denton County
- This Mustang is located in Denton County and lies 150 miles [241.4 km]<2> to the south southeast of the Mustang that is located in Canadian County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Denton County community of Mustang.
- Falls County
- This Mustang is located in Falls County and lies 292 miles [469.9 km] to the south southeast of the Mustang that is located in Canadian County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Falls County community of Mustang.
- Limestone County
- This Mustang is located in Limestone County and lies 262 miles [421.6 km] to the south southeast of the Mustang that is located in Canadian County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Limestone County community of Mustang.
- Navarro County
- This Mustang is located in Navarro County and lies 244 miles [392.7 km] to the south southeast of the Mustang that is located in Canadian County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Navarro County community of Mustang.
- Tarrant County
- We found mention of this community, but have little information. For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Texas community of Mustang [Tarrant County].
- Washington County
- This community is historic<1> and although located in Washington County, we don't know where within the county.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Washington County community of Mustang.
- Wharton County
- We found mention of this community, but have little information. For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Texas community of Mustang [Wharton County].
- Nevada
Curious and Interesting Names Near Mustang ...
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.
- Amber
(18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Amber
- Amber is located in Grady County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 494 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Amber <4>
- Bethany
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bethany
- Bethany is located in Oklahoma County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 19,195 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Bethany <4>
- Clothier
(18 miles [29 km] to the east) - Forest Park
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Forest Park have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Forest Park
- Forest Park is located in Oklahoma County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,071 people
- Powers
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Powers
- Powers is located in Canadian County
- Sooner
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest) - Union City
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Union City have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Union City
- Union City is located in Canadian County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 2,209 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Union City <4>
- Valley Brook
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Valley Brook have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Valley Brook
- Valley Brook is located in Oklahoma County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 768 people
- Wheatland
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wheatland
- Wheatland is located in Oklahoma County
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Wheatland <4>
- Woodlawn Park
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Woodlawn Park have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woodlawn Park
- Woodlawn Park is located in Oklahoma County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 152 people
How Far From Mustang 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 city such as Mustang to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Mustang and extending to:
- El Reno, which is the Seat of Canadian County, lies 16 miles [25.7 km]<2> to the northwest. If you could walk a straight line from Mustang to El Reno, with an average speed<6> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take most of a day to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take five to six hours.
- Oklahoma City, which is the State Capital of Oklahoma, lies 12 miles [19.3 km] to the east northeast (ENE). The buggy would take nearly four hours and walking would take five to six hours.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 1,161 miles [1,868.4 km] to the east northeast (ENE). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take about three full days, a buggy would take 46 days and walking would take 66 days.
- The shortest distance<7> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,879 miles [11,070.7 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<8>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,622 miles [12,266.4 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<9>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,508 miles [8,864.3 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<10>
Off-the-Road Links ...
The official website for Mustang: www.cityofmustang.org/
The official website for Canadian County: www.canadiancounty.org/
The official website for State of Oklahoma: https://www.ok.gov/
Footnotes ...
| <1> | We use the term 'Historic' broadly and it generally means that the community no longer exists. However, it can also mean that the community might still exist, but was significantly larger or had a more 'official' existence in the past than it does now. Unfortunately our sources of data have proven to be unreliable. If you can provide us with more specific information about Mustang, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <2> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a '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- Mustang) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Mustang. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 35.3917, Longitude: -97.7246 In this case, the coordinates for Mustang have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <3> | 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 Mustang 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. |
| <4> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <5> | 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. |
| <6> | 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. |
| <7> | 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 Mustang to the Middle East to be East and South, the Great Circle Route actually lies to the North and East. |
| <8> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 320.875 degrees. |
| <9> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 317.909 degrees. |
| <10> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 314.775 degrees. |