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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 Parvin, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Parvin 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 Parvin:
- 36.071982, -98.174233
- 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 Parvin
- 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:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Kingfisher County
- Since Parvin is near Blaine County and also Major County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Blaine County
- Open the eBird sighting report for Major 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 Parvin
Communities Also Named Parvin ...
We found four communities that are also named Parvin.
Within Oklahoma, the name Parvin is unique.
Beyond Oklahoma, we know of four communities that are located in the United States.
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- Kentucky
- Estill County
- We found mention of this community, but have little information.<1> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Kentucky community of Parvin [Estill County].
- Pennsylvania
- Clinton County
- This Parvin is located in Clinton County and lies 1,164 miles [1,873.3 km]<2> to the east northeast of the Parvin that is located in Kingfisher County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Clinton County community of Parvin.
- Texas
- Denton County
- This Parvin is located in Denton County and lies 208 miles [334.7 km]<2> to the south southeast of the Parvin that is located in Kingfisher County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Denton County community of Parvin.
- Washington
- Whitman County
- This Parvin is located in Whitman County and lies 1,232 miles [1,982.7 km]<2> to the northwest of the Parvin that is located in Kingfisher County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Whitman County community of Parvin.
Curious and Interesting Names Near Parvin ...
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
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
- Alpha is located in Kingfisher County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alpha
- Crystal Lakes
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- Crystal Lakes is located in Major County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crystal Lakes
- Dover
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
- Hennessey
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
- Homestead
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
- Homestead is located in Blaine County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Homestead
- Jacks
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
- Jacks is located in Kingfisher County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jacks
- Lacey
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Lacey is located in Kingfisher County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lacey
- Loyal
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Piper
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Piper is located in Major County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Piper
How Far From Parvin to ...
We spend a lot of time looking through Gazetteers & Almanacs that were published in the late 1800's and early 1900's. Many of the Gazetteers include the distance from a community such as Parvin to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Parvin and extending to:
- Kingfisher, which is the Seat of Kingfisher County, lies 20 miles [32.2 km]<2> to the southeast. If you could walk a straight line from Parvin to Kingfisher, with an average speed<4> 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 most of a day.
- Oklahoma City, which is the State Capital of Oklahoma, lies 56 miles [90.1 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 over two days and walking would take most of three days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 1,171 miles [1,884.5 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<5> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,858 miles [11,036.9 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,604 miles [12,237.5 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,493 miles [8,840.1 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<8>'
Footnotes ...
| <1> | 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 Mile's to see Pete ... Mile's 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 Parvin 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. |
| <2> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' (or 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- Parvin) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |
| <3> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <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 Parvin 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 Parvin. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 36.0720, Longitude: -98.1742 In this case, the coordinates for Parvin have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 321.256 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 318.439 degrees. |
| <8> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 314.903 degrees. |
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