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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 Odetta, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Odetta 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 Odetta:
- 34.663959, -98.843683
- 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 Odetta
- 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 Kiowa County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Kiowa County
- Since Odetta is near Comanche County and also Tillman County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Comanche County
- Open the eBird sighting report for Tillman 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 Odetta
Curious and Interesting Names Near Odetta ...
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.
- Cache
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
- Cache Wye
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
- Cache Wye is located in Comanche County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cache Wye
- Centerville
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
- Centerville is located in Kiowa County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Centerville
- Cold Springs
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
- Cold Springs is located in Kiowa County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cold Springs
- Four Mile Crossing
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the east)
- Four Mile Crossing is located in Comanche County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Four Mile Crossing
- Frederick
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)
- Friendship
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)
- Friendship is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Friendship
- Population from the 2020 Census: 22 people
- Headrick
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
- Medicine Park
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)
- Mountain Park
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
How Far From Odetta to ...
We spend a lot of time looking through Gazetteers that were published in the late 1800's and early 1900's. Many of the Gazetteers include the distance from a community such as Odetta to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance<2> beginning in Odetta and extending to:
- Hobart, which is the Seat of Kiowa County, lies 28 miles [45.1 km]<2> to the north northwest. If you could walk a straight line from Odetta to Hobart, with an average speed<3> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take just about two full days to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take just over a day.
- Oklahoma City, which is the State Capital of Oklahoma, lies 93 miles [149.7 km] to the northeast (NE). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take less than two hours, a buggy would take most of three days and walking would take 6 days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 1,237 miles [1,990.8 km] to the east northeast (ENE). Driving would take about three full days, a buggy would take 49 days and walking would take 71 days.
- The shortest distance<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,958 miles [11,197.8 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,702 miles [12,395.2 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,588 miles [8,993 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>'
Footnotes ...
| <1> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <2> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' (or 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- Odetta) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |
| <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 Odetta 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 Odetta. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 34.6640, Longitude: -98.8437 In this case, the coordinates for Odetta have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <5> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 321.564 degrees. |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 318.628 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 315.394 degrees. |
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