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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 Narcissa, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Narcissa 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 Narcissa:
- 36.801184, -94.926904
- 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 Narcissa
- 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 Ottawa County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Ottawa County
- Since Narcissa is near Craig County and also Delaware County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Craig County
- Open the eBird sighting report for Delaware 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 Narcissa
Communities Also Named Narcissa ...
We found one communities that are also named Narcissa.
Within Oklahoma, the name Narcissa is unique.
Beyond Oklahoma, there is another community also named Narcissa in the United States.
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- Pennsylvania
- Montgomery County
- This Narcissa is located in Montgomery County and lies 1,085 miles [1,746.1 km]<1> to the east northeast of the Narcissa that is located in Ottawa County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Montgomery County community of Narcissa.
Curious and Interesting Names Near Narcissa ...
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.
- Bluejacket
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Commerce
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Dotyville
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Dotyville is located in Ottawa County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dotyville
- Hockerville ‑ Historic
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
- Hockerville is located in Ottawa County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hockerville
- Keelville
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
- Keelville is located in Cherokee County (KS)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Keelville
- Kellyville
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
- Kellyville is located in Ottawa County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kellyville
- Lincolnville
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
- Lincolnville is located in Ottawa County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lincolnville
- Oak Grove
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
- Oak Grove is located in Ottawa County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oak Grove
- Potter
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- Potter is located in Ottawa County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Potter
- Pyramid Corners
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- Pyramid Corners is located in Craig County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pyramid Corners
- Success
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
- Success is located in Craig County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Success
- Turkey Ford
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
- Turkey Ford is located in Delaware County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Turkey Ford
- Zincville
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
- Zincville is located in Ottawa County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Zincville
How Far From Narcissa 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 Narcissa to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Narcissa and extending to:
- Miami, which is the Seat of Ottawa County, lies just to the North Northeast.
- Oklahoma City, which is the State Capital of Oklahoma, lies 171 miles [275.2 km]<1> to the west southwest (WSW). If you could drive a straight line from Narcissa to Oklahoma City, with an average speed<3>of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, it would take about three hours to make the trip. A comfortable walk of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour would take 10 days. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take 7 days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 984 miles [1,583.6 km] to the east northeast (ENE). Driving would take most of two days, a buggy would take 39 days and walking would take 56 days.
- The shortest distance<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,704 miles [10,789 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,444 miles [11,980 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,328 miles [8,574.6 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>'
Footnotes ...
| <1> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Narcissa) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |
| <2> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <3> | 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. |
| <4> | 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 Narcissa to the Middle East to be East and South, the Great Circle Route actually lies to the North and East.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Narcissa. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 36.8012, Longitude: -94.9269 In this case, the coordinates for Narcissa have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <5> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 319.105 degrees. |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 316.021 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 313.24 degrees. |
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