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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 Nowata, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Nowata 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 Nowata:
    • 36.700301, -95.638180
    • 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 Nowata
  • 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 Nowata ...

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.

  • Bowlin Spring
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Bowlin Spring have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bowlin Spring
    • Bowlin Spring is located in Craig County
  • Bushyhead
    (18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Bushyhead have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bushyhead
    • Bushyhead is located in Rogers County
  • Coodys Bluff
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coodys Bluff
    • Coodys Bluff is located in Nowata County
  • Delaware
    (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Delaware have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Delaware
    • Delaware is located in Nowata County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 399 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Delaware <2>
  • Dewey
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Dewey have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dewey
    • Dewey is located in Washington County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,411 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Dewey <2>
  • Hogshooter
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hogshooter
    • Hogshooter is located in Washington County
  • Howard
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Howard have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Howard
    • Howard is located in Rogers County
  • Jamestown
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Jamestown have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jamestown
    • Jamestown is located in Rogers County
  • Sunsweet
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Sunsweet have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sunsweet
    • Sunsweet is located in Craig County

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

With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance<3> beginning in Nowata and extending to:

  • Oklahoma City, which is the State Capital of Oklahoma, lies 135 miles [217.3 km]<3> to the southwest (SW). If you could drive a straight line from Nowata to Oklahoma City, with an average speed<4>of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, it would take less than three hours to make the trip. A comfortable walk of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour would take 8 days. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take 6 days.
  • The White House (Washington, DC) is 1,024 miles [1,648 km] to the east northeast (ENE). Driving would take over two days, a buggy would take 40 days and walking would take 59 days.
  • The shortest distance<5> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,735 miles [10,838.9 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
  • The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,477 miles [12,033.1 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>
  • The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,361 miles [8,627.7 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<8>

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

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>Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Nowata) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Nowata. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 36.7003, Longitude: -95.6382    
<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 Nowata 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 319.578 degrees.
<7>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 316.558 degrees.
<8>The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 313.594 degrees.









 

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