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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 Pemeta, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Pemeta 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 Pemeta:
- 36.024512, -96.615576
- 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 Pemeta
- 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 Creek County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Creek County
- Since Pemeta is near Payne County and also Lincoln County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Payne County
- Open the eBird sighting report for Lincoln 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 Pemeta
Curious and Interesting Names Near Pemeta ...
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.
- Drumright
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- Jennings
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- Olive
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Olive is located in Creek County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Olive
- Player
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Player is located in Creek County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Player
- Quay
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- Quay is located in Pawnee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Quay
- Shamrock
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Silver City
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Silver City is located in Creek County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Silver City
- Soonerville
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
- Soonerville is located in Lincoln County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Soonerville
- Wildhorse
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
- Wildhorse is located in Lincoln County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wildhorse
How Far From Pemeta 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 Pemeta to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance<2> beginning in Pemeta and extending to:
- Sapulpa, which is the Seat of Creek County, lies 28 miles [45.1 km]<2> to the east. If you could walk a straight line from Pemeta to Sapulpa, with an average speed<3> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take just about two full days to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take just over a day.
- Oklahoma City, which is the State Capital of Oklahoma, lies 63 miles [101.4 km] to the southwest (SW). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take less than an hour, a buggy would take about three full days and walking would take most of three days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 1,089 miles [1,752.6 km] to the east northeast (ENE). Driving would take over two days, a buggy would take 43 days and walking would take 62 days.
- The shortest distance<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,806 miles [10,953.2 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,548 miles [12,147.3 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,433 miles [8,743.6 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>'
Footnotes ...
| <1> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <2> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'point-to-point' distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Pemeta) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |
| <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 Pemeta 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 Pemeta. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 36.0245, Longitude: -96.6156 In this case, the coordinates for Pemeta have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <5> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 320.181 degrees. |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 317.176 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 314.162 degrees. |
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