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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 Old Bliss, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Old Bliss 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 Old Bliss:
- 36.547540, -97.144487
- 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 Old Bliss
- 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 Noble County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Noble County
- Since Old Bliss is near Kay County and also Osage County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Kay County
- Open the eBird sighting report for Osage 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 Old Bliss
Curious and Interesting Names Near Old Bliss ...
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.
- Black Bear
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
- Black Bear is located in Noble County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Black Bear
- Cross ‑ Historic
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
- Cross is located in Kay County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cross
- Grainville
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the north)
- Grainville is located in Kay County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grainville
- Kildare
(18 miles [29 km] to the north)
- Kildare is located in Kay County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kildare
- Population from the 2020 Census: 94 people
- Petes Corner
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
- Petes Corner is located in Noble County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Petes Corner
- Polk
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
- Polk is located in Kay County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Polk
- Red Rock
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- White Eagle
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- White Eagle is located in Kay County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for White Eagle
How Far From Old Bliss 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 community such as Old Bliss to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance<2> beginning in Old Bliss and extending to:
- Perry, which is the Seat of Noble County, lies 19 miles [30.6 km]<2> to the south southwest. If you could walk a straight line from Old Bliss to Perry, 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 77 miles [123.9 km] to the south southwest (SSW). 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 5 days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 1,107 miles [1,781.5 km] to the east northeast (ENE). Driving would take over two days, a buggy would take 44 days and walking would take 63 days.
- The shortest distance<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,797 miles [10,938.7 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,541 miles [12,136.1 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,429 miles [8,737.1 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 'point-to-point' distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Old Bliss) 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 Old Bliss 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 Old Bliss. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 36.5475, Longitude: -97.1445 In this case, the coordinates for Old Bliss have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <5> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 320.593 degrees. |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 317.722 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 314.34 degrees. |
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