Outdoor Activities ...
As we travel, we like to pursue some of our interests (such as astronomy and bird watching).
When in Newalla, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Newalla and the surrounding area.
- Weather ...
- Before heading outdoors, you should check the weather:
- The National Weather Service forecast for Newalla
- 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 Newalla:
- 35.406104, -97.161266
- 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 Newalla
- 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 Oklahoma County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- eBird sighting report for Oklahoma County
- Since Newalla is near Pottawatomie County and also Cleveland County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- eBird sighting report for Pottawatomie County
- eBird sighting report for Cleveland 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
Curious and Interesting Names Near Newalla ...
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.
- Choctaw
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Choctaw have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Choctaw
- Choctaw is located in Oklahoma County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 12,768 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Choctaw <2>
- Dale
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dale
- Dale is located in Pottawatomie County
- Google driving directions:
- From your current location to Dale
- From Newalla to Dale
- Fowler
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast) - Franklin
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)- Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Franklin. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Franklin
- Franklin is located in Cleveland County
- Google driving directions:
- From your current location to Franklin
- From Newalla to Franklin
- Green Pastures
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Green Pastures have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Green Pastures
- Green Pastures is located in Oklahoma County
- Hazel Dell
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Hazel Dell have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hazel Dell
- Hazel Dell is located in Pottawatomie County
- Jacktown
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jacktown
- Jacktown is located in Lincoln County
- Google driving directions:
- From your current location to Jacktown
- From Newalla to Jacktown
- Jones
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Jones have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jones
- Jones is located in Oklahoma County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 3,223 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Jones <2>
- Little Axe
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Little Axe
- Little Axe is located in Cleveland County
- Google driving directions:
- From your current location to Little Axe
- From Newalla to Little Axe
- Pink
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
How Far From Newalla 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 Newalla to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance<4> beginning in Newalla and extending to:
- Oklahoma City, which is the Seat of Oklahoma County, lies 20 miles [32.2 km]<4> to the west northwest. If you could walk a straight line from Newalla to Oklahoma City, with an average speed<5> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take just over a day to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take most of a day.
- Oklahoma City, which is the State Capital of Oklahoma, lies 20 miles [32.2 km] to the west northwest (WNW). The buggy would take most of a day and walking would take just over a day.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 1,131 miles [1,820.2 km] to the east northeast (ENE). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take over two days, a buggy would take 45 days and walking would take 65 days.
- The shortest distance<6> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,858 miles [11,036.9 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,600 miles [12,231 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<8>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,485 miles [8,827.3 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<9>
Off-the-Road Links ...
Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Newalla. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.
The official website for Oklahoma County: www.oklahomacounty.org/
The official website for State of Oklahoma: https://www.ok.gov/
Footnotes ...
| <1> | 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. |
| <2> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <3> | An 'estimated' location is one where we have been given GPS coordinates, but are unable to verify the accuracy of those coordinates. That said, we have some confidence that we have placed the marker near the actual location. A typical reason for being unable to verify a location is that it might be on private property or maybe historic and gone without an obvious trace. |
| <4> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' (or point-to-point) distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Newalla) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Newalla. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 35.4061, Longitude: -97.1613 |
| <5> | 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. |
| <6> | 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 Newalla to the Middle East to be East and South, the Great Circle Route actually lies to the North and East. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 320.491 degrees. |
| <8> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 317.461 degrees. |
| <9> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 314.506 degrees. |