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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 North Pole, we use the following websites to find information relevant to North Pole and the surrounding area.

  • Weather ...
  • 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 North Pole:
    • 34.091774, -94.889388
    • 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 North Pole
  • 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 North Pole ...

We found five communities that share the name North Pole.

Within Oklahoma, the name North Pole is unique.

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

  • Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
    • Alaska
      • This North Pole lies 3,021 miles [4,861.8 km]<1> to the north northwest of the North Pole that is located in McCurtain County.
    • Colorado
      • El Paso County
      • We found mention of this community, but have little information.<2> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Colorado community of North Pole [El Paso County].
    • Idaho
      • Kootenai County
      • This North Pole is located in Kootenai County and lies 1,476 miles [2,375.4 km]<1> to the northwest of the North Pole that is located in McCurtain County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Kootenai County community of North Pole.
    • New York
      • Essex County
      • This North Pole is located in Essex County and lies 1,325 miles [2,132.4 km]<1> to the northeast of the North Pole that is located in McCurtain County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Essex County community of North Pole.
    • Texas
      • Nueces County
      • We found mention of this community, but have little information.<2> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Texas community of North Pole [Nueces County].

Curious and Interesting Names Near North Pole ...

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.

  • Broken Bow
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
  • Crossroads
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Crossroads have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crossroads
    • Crossroads is located in McCurtain County
  • Glover
    (Less than 2 miles to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Glover have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glover
    • Glover is located in McCurtain County
  • Golden
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
  • Hill Chapel
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Hill Chapel have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hill Chapel
    • Hill Chapel is located in McCurtain County
  • Holly Creek
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Holly Creek
    • Holly Creek is located in McCurtain County
  • Mound Grove
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Mound Grove have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mound Grove
    • Mound Grove is located in McCurtain County
  • Slim
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Slim
    • Slim is located in McCurtain County
  • Steel Junction
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Steel Junction have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Steel Junction
    • Steel Junction is located in McCurtain County

How Far From North Pole to ...

We spend a lot of time looking through Gazetteers, Almanacs & Directories that were published in the late 1800's and early 1900's. Many of the Gazetteers include the distance from a community such as North Pole to various places of note, such as the White House.

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

  • Idabel, which is the Seat of McCurtain County, lies 14 miles [22.5 km]<1> to the south southeast. If you could walk a straight line from North Pole to Idabel, with an average speed<5> 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 four to five hours.
  • Oklahoma City, which is the State Capital of Oklahoma, lies 176 miles [283.2 km] to the northwest (NW). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take about three hours, a buggy would take 7 days and walking would take 10 days.
  • The White House (Washington, DC) is 1,043 miles [1,678.5 km] to the east northeast (ENE). Driving would take over two days, a buggy would take 41 days and walking would take 60 days.
  • The shortest distance<6> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,844 miles [11,014.4 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>
  • The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,577 miles [12,194 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<8>
  • The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,455 miles [8,779 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<9>

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

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

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- North Pole) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in North Pole. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 34.0918, Longitude: -94.8894       In this case, the coordinates for North Pole have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).
<2>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 Mile's to see Pete ... Mile's 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 North Pole 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.
<3>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<4>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.
<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 North Pole 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 318.826 degrees.
<8>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 315.348 degrees.
<9>The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 313.638 degrees.




 

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