Outdoor Activities ...
As we travel, we like to pursue some of our interests (such as astronomy and bird watching).
When in Okesa, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Okesa and the surrounding area.
- Weather ...
- Before heading outdoors, you should check the weather:
- The National Weather Service forecast for Okesa
- 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 Okesa:
- 36.712857, -96.134716
- 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 Okesa
- 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 Osage County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- eBird sighting report for Osage County
- Since Okesa is near Washington County and also Nowata County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- eBird sighting report for Washington County
- eBird sighting report for Nowata 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:
- Waymark.com
Curious and Interesting Names Near Okesa ...
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.
- Bigheart
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest) - Cotton Valley
(23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Cotton Valley have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cotton Valley
- Cotton Valley is located in Washington County
- Dewey
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)- 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>
- Herd
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north) - Hickory Hill
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Hickory Hill have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hickory Hill
- Hickory Hill is located in Osage County
- Hogshooter
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hogshooter
- Hogshooter is located in Washington County
- Hominy
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Hominy have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hominy
- Hominy is located in Osage County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 3,352 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Hominy <2>
- Indian Village
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Indian Village have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Indian Village
- Indian Village is located in Osage County
- Peru
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the north) - Torpedo
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
How Far From Okesa 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 Okesa to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance<3> beginning in Okesa and extending to:
- Pawhuska, which is the Seat of Osage County, lies 11 miles [17.7 km]<3> to the west southwest. If you could walk a straight line from Okesa to Pawhuska, with an average speed<4> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take five to six hours to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take nearly four hours.
- Oklahoma City, which is the State Capital of Oklahoma, lies 115 miles [185.1 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 1,050 miles [1,689.8 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<5> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,752 miles [10,866.3 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,495 miles [12,062 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,381 miles [8,659.9 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<8>
Off-the-Road Links ...
Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Okesa. 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' (or point-to-point) distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Okesa) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Okesa. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 36.7129, Longitude: -96.1347 In this case, the coordinates for Okesa have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <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 Okesa 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 319.916 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 316.954 degrees. |
| <8> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 313.83 degrees. |