Outdoor Activities ...
As we travel, we like to pursue some of our interests (such as astronomy and bird watching).
When in Payne, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Payne and the surrounding area.
- Weather ...
- Before heading outdoors, you should check the weather:
- The National Weather Service forecast for Payne
- 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 Payne:
- 34.906096, -97.529881
- 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 Payne
- 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 McClain County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- eBird sighting report for McClain County
- Since Payne is near Garvin County and also Grady County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- eBird sighting report for Garvin County
- eBird sighting report for Grady 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 Payne ...
We found 21 communities that share the name Payne.
Within Oklahoma, the name Payne is unique.
Beyond Oklahoma, we know of another 21 communities that are located throughout in the United States and Canada. Of these 21 communities, twenty are located in the United States and two are in Canada.
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- Arkansas
- California
- Colorado
- Florida
- Georgia
- Bibb County
- This Payne is located in Bibb County and lies 805 miles [1,295.5 km]<1> to the east of the Payne that is located in McClain County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Bibb County community of Payne.
- Cherokee County
- This Payne is located in Cherokee County and lies 734 miles [1,181.3 km] to the east of the Payne that is located in McClain County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Cherokee County community of Payne.
- Idaho
- Bingham 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 Idaho community of Payne [Bingham County].
- Bonneville County
- This Payne is located in Bonneville County and lies 978 miles [1,573.9 km]<1> to the northwest of the Payne that is located in McClain County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Bonneville County community of Payne.
- Illinois
- Indiana
- Iowa
- Kansas
- Kentucky
- Minnesota
- Ohio
- Ontario
- This Payne lies 977 miles [1,572.3 km]<1> to the northeast of the Payne that is located in McClain County.
- South Carolina
- Texas
- Marion County
- This Payne is located in Marion County and lies 233 miles [375 km]<1> to the southeast of the Payne that is located in McClain County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Marion County community of Payne.
- Mills 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 Texas community of Payne [Mills County].
- Virginia
- Fluvanna County
- This Payne is located in Fluvanna County and lies 1,077 miles [1,733.3 km]<1> to the east northeast of the Payne that is located in McClain County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Fluvanna County community of Payne.
- Henry County
- This Payne is located in Henry County and lies 991 miles [1,594.9 km] to the east northeast of the Payne that is located in McClain County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Henry County community of Payne.
Curious and Interesting Names Near Payne ...
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.
- Dibble
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Dibble have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dibble
- Dibble is located in McClain County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 878 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Dibble <5>
- Erin Springs
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Erin Springs have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Erin Springs
- Erin Springs is located in Garvin County
- Population from the 2010 Census: 87 people
- Maysville
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maysville
- Maysville is located in Garvin County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,200 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Maysville <5>
- Noble
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Noble
- Noble is located in Cleveland County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 7,250 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Noble <5>
- Purdy
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the south) - Slaughterville
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Slaughterville
- Slaughterville is located in Cleveland County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 4,359 people
- Story
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast) - Whitebead
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Whitebead
- Whitebead is located in Garvin County
- Whitebead has also been known as:
- White Bead
- Willow View
(18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Willow View have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Willow View
- Willow View is located in Cleveland County
How Far From Payne to ...
We spend a lot of time looking through Gazetteers that were published in the late 1800's and early 1900's. Many of the Gazetteers include the distance from a community such as Payne to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Payne and extending to:
- Purcell, which is the Seat of McClain County, lies 11 miles [17.7 km]<1> to the northeast. If you could walk a straight line from Payne to Purcell, 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 38 miles [61.2 km] to the north (N). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take less than an hour, a buggy would take just about two full days and walking would take over two days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 1,161 miles [1,868.4 km] to the east northeast (ENE). Driving would take about three full days, a buggy would take 46 days and walking would take 66 days.
- The shortest distance<7> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,898 miles [11,101.3 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<8>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,639 miles [12,293.8 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<9>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,524 miles [8,890 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<10>
Off-the-Road Links ...
Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Payne. 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' (or point-to-point) distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Payne) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Payne. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 34.9061, Longitude: -97.5299 In this case, the coordinates for Payne 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 Bird Creek to see Pete ... Bird 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 Payne 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> | We use the term 'Historic' broadly and it generally means that the community no longer exists. However, it can also mean that the community might still exist, but was significantly larger or had a more 'official' existence in the past than it does now. Unfortunately our sources of data have proven to be unreliable. If you can provide us with more specific information about Payne, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <4> | 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. |
| <5> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <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 Payne 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 320.689 degrees. |
| <9> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 317.63 degrees. |
| <10> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 314.744 degrees. |