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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 Okeene, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Okeene 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 Okeene:
- 36.115988, -98.317136
- 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 Okeene
- 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 Blaine County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Blaine County
- Since Okeene is near Major County and also Kingfisher County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Major County
- Open the eBird sighting report for Kingfisher 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 Okeene
Curious and Interesting Names Near Okeene ...
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.
- Cedar Springs
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
- Cedar Springs is located in Major County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cedar Springs
- Crystal Lakes
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Crystal Lakes is located in Major County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crystal Lakes
- Dane
(18 miles [29 km] to the west)
- Dane is located in Major County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dane
- Eagle City
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
- Eagle City is located in Blaine County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eagle City
- Homestead
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Homestead is located in Blaine County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Homestead
- Lacey
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
- Longdale
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
- Loyal
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
- Piper
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Piper is located in Major County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Piper
How Far From Okeene 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 town such as Okeene to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance<2> beginning in Okeene and extending to:
- Watonga, which is the Seat of Blaine County, lies 19 miles [30.6 km]<2> to the south southwest. If you could walk a straight line from Okeene to Watonga, with an average speed<3> 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 6 hours.
- Oklahoma City, which is the State Capital of Oklahoma, lies 63 miles [101.4 km] to the southeast (SE). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take less than an hour, a buggy would take about three full days and walking would take most of three days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 1,178 miles [1,895.8 km] to the east northeast (ENE). Driving would take about three full days, a buggy would take 46 days and walking would take 67 days.
- The shortest distance<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,861 miles [11,041.7 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,607 miles [12,242.3 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,496 miles [8,845 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' distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Okeene) 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 Okeene 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 Okeene. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 36.1160, Longitude: -98.3171 |
| <5> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 321.36 degrees. |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 318.566 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 314.966 degrees. |
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