Outdoor Activities ...
As we travel, we like to pursue some of our interests (such as astronomy and bird watching).
When in Oneida, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Oneida and the surrounding area.
- Weather ...
- Before heading outdoors, you should check the weather:
- The National Weather Service forecast for Oneida
- 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 Oneida:
- 35.971047, -98.068034
- 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 Oneida
- 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 Kingfisher County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- eBird sighting report for Kingfisher County
- Since Oneida is near Blaine County and also Canadian County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- eBird sighting report for Blaine County
- eBird sighting report for Canadian 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
Communities Also Named Oneida ...
We found seventeen communities that share the name Oneida.
Within Oklahoma, the name Oneida is unique.
Beyond Oklahoma, we know of another seventeen communities that are located throughout in the United States.
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- Arkansas
- California
- Idaho
- Illinois
- Iowa
- Kansas
- Anderson County
- We found mention of this community, but have little information.<2> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Kansas community of Oneida [Anderson County].
- Nemaha County
- This Oneida is located in Nemaha County and lies 292 miles [469.9 km]<1> to the north northeast of the Oneida that is located in Kingfisher County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Nemaha County community of Oneida.
- Kentucky
- Louisiana
- New York
- Ohio
- Butler County
- This Oneida is located in Butler County and lies 784 miles [1,261.7 km]<1> to the east northeast of the Oneida that is located in Kingfisher County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Butler County community of Oneida.
- Carroll County
- This Oneida is located in Carroll County and lies 970 miles [1,561.1 km] to the east northeast of the Oneida that is located in Kingfisher County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Carroll County community of Oneida.
- Pennsylvania
- Butler County
- This Oneida is located in Butler County and lies 1,038 miles [1,670.5 km]<1> to the east northeast of the Oneida that is located in Kingfisher County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Butler County community of Oneida.
- Schuylkill County
- This Oneida is located in Schuylkill County and lies 1,230 miles [1,979.5 km] to the east northeast of the Oneida that is located in Kingfisher County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Schuylkill County community of Oneida.
- Tennessee
- Washington
- Wisconsin
Curious and Interesting Names Near Oneida ...
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.
- Alpha
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)- Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Alpha. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alpha
- Alpha is located in Kingfisher County
- Google driving directions:
- From your current location to Alpha
- From Oneida to Alpha
- Bison
(18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bison
- Bison is located in Garfield County
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Bison <4>
- Google driving directions:
- From your current location to Bison
- From Oneida to Bison
- Crystal Lakes
(18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Crystal Lakes have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crystal Lakes
- Crystal Lakes is located in Major County
- Dover
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dover
- Dover is located in Kingfisher County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 472 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Dover <4>
- Google driving directions:
- From your current location to Dover
- From Oneida to Dover
- Hennessey
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hennessey
- Hennessey is located in Kingfisher County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 2,225 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Hennessey <4>
- Google driving directions:
- From your current location to Hennessey
- From Oneida to Hennessey
- Jacks
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast) - Lacey
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)- Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Lacey. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lacey
- Lacey is located in Kingfisher County
- Google driving directions:
- From your current location to Lacey
- From Oneida to Lacey
- Loyal
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Loyal
- Loyal is located in Kingfisher County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 82 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Loyal <4>
- Google driving directions:
- From your current location to Loyal
- From Oneida to Loyal
- Piper
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest) - Union
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
How Far From Oneida 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 Oneida to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Oneida and extending to:
- Kingfisher, which is the Seat of Kingfisher County, lies 11 miles [17.7 km]<1> to the southeast. If you could walk a straight line from Oneida to Kingfisher, with an average speed<6> 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 46 miles [74 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 most of two days and walking would take about three full days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 1,167 miles [1,878.1 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<7> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,860 miles [11,040.1 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<8>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,605 miles [12,239.1 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<9>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,493 miles [8,840.1 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<10>
Off-the-Road Links ...
Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Oneida. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.
The official website for State of Oklahoma: https://www.ok.gov/
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- Oneida) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Oneida. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 35.9710, Longitude: -98.0680 In this case, the coordinates for Oneida have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <2> | If we encounter the name of what might be a community, our methodology is to add that name to our Gazetteer as a placeholder. As we find more information about that community, it will be added to our Gazetteer. Just as a reminder: Our definition of a community is rather broad and includes those places (or areas) where several families lived and had a name which identified that place. For example, you might hear somebody say that they are going over to Rock Creek to see Pete ... Rock Creek is just a gas station and a couple of homes at the crossroads. While it might not be on the map, everybody in the area knows it by that name. Places of interest include buildings at a crossroad, several families clustered in a hollow or maybe the location of a way station. It also includes places like mines, lumber camps, ferry crossings, etc. The community might still exist, is now gone or only existed for just a short period of time. Also keep in mind that Oneida could have been on the original document by mistake, misspelled, the original/alternate name of a community that we've listed elsewhere or was placed in the wrong county. Sometimes a post office or train station would have a different name than the community where it's located, so two names might be referring to the same community - we're working to straighten it all out. |
| <3> | An 'estimated' location is one where we have been given GPS coordinates, but are unable to verify the accuracy of those coordinates. That said, we have some confidence that we have placed the marker near the actual location. A typical reason for being unable to verify a location is that it might be on private property or maybe historic and gone without an obvious trace. |
| <4> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <5> | 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. |
| <6> | 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. |
| <7> | 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 Oneida to the Middle East to be East and South, the Great Circle Route actually lies to the North and East. |
| <8> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 321.172 degrees. |
| <9> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 318.329 degrees. |
| <10> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 314.865 degrees. |