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Tidbits & Trivia
Introduction ...
Below is our collection of tidbits and odds 'n ends for Paradise View.
Outdoor Activities ...
As we travel, we like to pursue some of our interests (such as astronomy and bird watching).
When in Paradise View, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Paradise View 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 Paradise View:
- 36.144264, -95.302188<1>
- 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 Paradise View
- 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 Mayes County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Mayes County
- Since Paradise View is near Wagoner County and also Rogers County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Wagoner County
- Open the eBird sighting report for Rogers 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 Paradise View
Curious and Interesting Names Near Paradise View ...
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.
- Boatman
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- Boatman is also located in Mayes County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Boatman
- Cedar Crest
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Cedar Crest is also located in Mayes County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cedar Crest
- Iron Post
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Iron Post is also located in Mayes County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Iron Post
- Keith
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Keith is located in Rogers County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Keith
- Locust Grove
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Murphy
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Murphy is also located in Mayes County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Murphy
- Rocky Point
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Rocky Point is located in Wagoner County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rocky Point
- Sams Corner
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Sams Corner is also located in Mayes County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sams Corner
- Yonkers
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Yonkers is located in Wagoner County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Yonkers
How Far From Paradise View 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 included the distance from a community such as Paradise View to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance<3> beginning in Paradise View and extending to:
- Pryor Creek, which is the Seat of Mayes County, lies 11 miles [17.7 km]<3> to the north. If you could walk a straight line from Paradise View to Pryor Creek, 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 132 miles [212.4 km] to the west southwest (WSW). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take less than three hours, a buggy would take 6 days and walking would take 8 days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 1,016 miles [1,635.1 km] to the east northeast (ENE). Driving would take over two days, a buggy would take 40 days and walking would take 58 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 7,492 miles [12,057.2 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,374 miles [8,648.6 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<8>
Footnotes ...
| <1> | GPS Coordinates for Paradise View:
Decimal: 36.14426, -95.302188
DDMMSS: 36° 8' 39", -95° 18' 7" |
| <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' distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Paradise View) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |
| <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 Paradise View 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 Paradise View. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 36.1443, Longitude: -95.3022 In this case, the coordinates for Paradise View have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 319.302 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 316.166 degrees. |
| <8> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 313.523 degrees. |
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