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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 Piney, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Piney 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 Piney:
    • 35.884528, -94.541886
    • 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 Piney
  • 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 Piney ...

We found fifteen communities that share the name Piney.

Within Oklahoma, the name Piney is unique.

Beyond Oklahoma, we know of another fifteen communities that are located throughout in the United States and Canada. Of these fifteen communities, fourteen are located in the United States and one is in Canada.

  • Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
    • Alabama
      • Cherokee County
      • This Piney is located in Cherokee County and lies 517 miles [832 km]<1> to the east of the Piney that is located in Adair County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Cherokee County community of Piney.
    • Arkansas
      • Carroll 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 Arkansas community of Piney [Carroll County].
      • Franklin County
      • This Piney is located in Franklin County and lies 34 miles [54.7 km]<1> to the southeast of the Piney that is located in Adair County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Franklin County community of Piney.
      • Garland County
      • This Piney is located in Garland County and lies 124 miles [199.6 km] to the southeast of the Piney that is located in Adair County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Garland County community of Piney.
      • Johnson County
      • This Piney is located in Johnson County and lies 77 miles [123.9 km] to the east southeast of the Piney that is located in Adair County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Johnson County community of Piney.
      • Pope County
      • This Piney is located in Pope County and lies 81 miles [130.4 km] to the east southeast of the Piney that is located in Adair County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Pope County community of Piney.
    • Kentucky
      • Crittenden County
      • This Piney is located in Crittenden County and lies 382 miles [614.8 km]<1> to the east northeast of the Piney that is located in Adair County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Crittenden County community of Piney.
    • Manitoba
      • This Piney lies 913 miles [1,469.3 km]<1> to the north of the Piney that is located in Adair County.
    • North Carolina
      • Caldwell County
      • This Piney is located in Caldwell County and lies 719 miles [1,157.1 km]<1> to the east of the Piney that is located in Adair County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Caldwell County community of Piney.
    • Pennsylvania
      • Clarion 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 Pennsylvania community of Piney [Clarion County].
    • Tennessee
      • Loudon 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 Tennessee community of Piney [Loudon County].
      • Morgan County
      • This Piney is located in Morgan County and lies 557 miles [896.4 km]<1> to the east of the Piney that is located in Adair County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Morgan County community of Piney.
      • Van Buren County
      • We found mention of this community, but have little information. For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Tennessee community of Piney [Van Buren County].
    • Texas
      • Austin County
      • Although located in Austin County, we don't know the location within the county.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Austin County community of Piney.
    • West Virginia
      • Wetzel County
      • This Piney is located in Wetzel County and lies 796 miles [1,281 km]<1> to the east northeast of the Piney that is located in Adair County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Wetzel County community of Piney.

Curious and Interesting Names Near Piney ...

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.

  • Baron
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Baron have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Baron
    • Baron is located in Adair County
  • Blanch
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Blanch have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blanch
    • Blanch is located in Adair County
  • Christie
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Christie
    • Christie is located in Adair County
  • Clyde
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clyde
    • Clyde is located in Washington County (AR)
  • Dutch Mills
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dutch Mills
    • Dutch Mills is located in Washington County (AR)
  • England
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for England have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for England
    • England is located in Adair County
  • Going Snake
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Going Snake have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Going Snake
    • Going Snake is located in Adair County
  • Green
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Green have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Green
    • Green is located in Adair County
  • Lincoln
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lincoln
    • Lincoln is located in Washington County (AR)
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,473 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Lincoln <4>
  • Skylight
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Skylight
    • Skylight is located in Washington County (AR)
  • Stony Point
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Stony Point have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stony Point
    • Stony Point is located in Adair County
  • Strawberry Spring
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Strawberry Spring have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Strawberry Spring
    • Strawberry Spring is located in Adair County
  • Zion
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Zion have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Zion
    • Zion is located in Adair County

How Far From Piney 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 Piney to various places of note, such as the White House.

With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Piney and extending to:

  • Stilwell, which is the Seat of Adair County, lies just to the Southwest.
  • Oklahoma City, which is the State Capital of Oklahoma, lies 169 miles [272 km]<1> to the west (W). If you could drive a straight line from Piney to Oklahoma City, with an average speed<5>of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, it would take about three hours to make the trip. A comfortable walk of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour would take 10 days. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take 7 days.
  • The White House (Washington, DC) is 980 miles [1,577.2 km] to the east northeast (ENE). Driving would take most of two days, a buggy would take 39 days and walking would take 56 days.
  • The shortest distance<6> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,738 miles [10,843.8 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>
  • The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,475 miles [12,029.8 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<8>
  • The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,356 miles [8,619.6 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<9>

Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Piney. 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 '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- Piney) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Piney. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 35.8845, Longitude: -94.5419       In this case, the coordinates for Piney 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 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 Piney 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>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.
<4>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<5>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.
<6>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 Piney to the Middle East to be East and South, the Great Circle Route actually lies to the North and East.
<7>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 318.769 degrees.
<8>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 315.512 degrees.
<9>The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 313.209 degrees.









 

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