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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 Olustee, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Olustee 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 Olustee:
    • 34.547644, -99.422631
    • 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 Olustee
  • 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 Jackson County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
    • Open the eBird sighting report for Jackson County
    • Since Olustee is near Wilbarger County and also Tillman County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
    • Open the eBird sighting report for Wilbarger 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 Olustee

Communities Also Named Olustee ...

We found two communities that are also named Olustee.

Within Oklahoma, the name Olustee is unique.

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

  • Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
    • Alabama
      • Pike County
      • This Olustee is located in Pike County and lies 786 miles [1,264.9 km]<1> to the east of the Olustee that is located in Jackson County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Pike County community of Olustee.
    • Florida
      • Baker County
      • This Olustee is located in Baker County and lies 1,033 miles [1,662.5 km]<1> to the east southeast of the Olustee that is located in Jackson County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Baker County community of Olustee.

Curious and Interesting Names Near Olustee ...

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.

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

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

  • Altus, which is the Seat of Jackson County, lies 9 miles [14.5 km]<1> to the northeast. If you could walk a straight line from Olustee to Altus, 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 125 miles [201.2 km] to the east northeast (ENE). 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 8 days.
  • The White House (Washington, DC) is 1,271 miles [2,045.5 km] to the east northeast (ENE). Driving would take about three full days, a buggy would take 50 days and walking would take 73 days.
  • The shortest distance<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,984 miles [11,239.7 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
  • The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,729 miles [12,438.6 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
  • The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,617 miles [9,039.7 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 from Point A (ie- Olustee) 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 Olustee 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 Olustee. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 34.5476, Longitude: -99.4226    
<5>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 321.951 degrees.
<6>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 319.069 degrees.
<7>The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 315.683 degrees.