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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 Oglesby, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Oglesby 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 Oglesby:
    • 36.628340, -95.856737
    • 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 Oglesby
  • 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 Washington County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
    • Open the eBird sighting report for Washington County
    • Since Oglesby is near Nowata County and also Rogers County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
    • Open the eBird sighting report for Nowata County
    • Open the eBird sighting report for Rogers 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 Oglesby

Communities Also Named Oglesby ...

We found four communities that are also named Oglesby.

Within Oklahoma, the name Oglesby is unique.

Beyond Oklahoma, we know of four communities that are located in the United States.

  • Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
    • Georgia
      • Elbert County
      • This Oglesby is located in Elbert County and lies 746 miles [1,200.6 km]<1> to the east of the Oglesby that is located in Washington County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Elbert County community of Oglesby.
    • Illinois
      • La Salle County
      • This Oglesby is located in La Salle County and lies 486 miles [782.1 km]<1> to the northeast of the Oglesby that is located in Washington County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the La Salle County community of Oglesby.
    • Tennessee
      • Davidson County
      • This Oglesby is located in Davidson County and lies 508 miles [817.5 km]<1> to the east of the Oglesby that is located in Washington County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Davidson County community of Oglesby.
    • Texas
      • Coryell County
      • This Oglesby is located in Coryell County and lies 371 miles [597.1 km]<1> to the south southwest of the Oglesby that is located in Washington County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Coryell County community of Oglesby.

Curious and Interesting Names Near Oglesby ...

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.

  • Bushyhead
    (23 miles [37 km] to the southeast)
    • Bushyhead is located in Rogers County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bushyhead
  • Coodys Bluff
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
  • Cotton Valley
    (23 miles [37 km] to the north)
    • Cotton Valley is located in Washington County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cotton Valley
  • Delaware
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
  • Dewey
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
    • Dewey is located in Washington County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dewey
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,411 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Dewey <2>
  • Elba
    (18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
    • Elba is located in Rogers County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elba
  • Hogshooter
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
  • Howard
    (23 miles [37 km] to the east)
    • Howard is located in Rogers County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Howard
  • Jamestown
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
    • Jamestown is located in Rogers County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jamestown
  • Limestone
    (22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)
    • Limestone is located in Rogers County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Limestone
  • Torpedo
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
    • Torpedo is located in Osage County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Torpedo

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

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

  • Bartlesville, which is the Seat of Washington County, lies 10 miles [16.1 km]<1> to the northwest. If you could walk a straight line from Oglesby to Bartlesville, with an average speed<3> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take four to five hours to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take a little over three hours.
  • Oklahoma City, which is the State Capital of Oklahoma, lies 122 miles [196.3 km] to the southwest (SW). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take about two hours, a buggy would take 5 days and walking would take 7 days.
  • The White House (Washington, DC) is 1,037 miles [1,668.9 km] to the east northeast (ENE). Driving would take over two days, a buggy would take 41 days and walking would take 59 days.
  • The shortest distance<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,747 miles [10,858.2 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
  • The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,489 miles [12,052.4 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
  • The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,374 miles [8,648.6 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- Oglesby) 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 Oglesby 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 Oglesby. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 36.6283, Longitude: -95.8567    
<5>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 319.72 degrees.
<6>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 316.715 degrees.
<7>The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 313.71 degrees.