Outdoor Activities ...
As we travel, we like to pursue some of our interests (such as astronomy and bird watching).
When in Plunketville, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Plunketville and the surrounding area.
- Weather ...
- Before heading outdoors, you should check the weather:
- The National Weather Service forecast for Plunketville
- 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 Plunketville:
- 34.414273, -94.488549
- 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 Plunketville
- 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 McCurtain County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- eBird sighting report for McCurtain County
- Since Plunketville is near Polk County and also Le Flore County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- eBird sighting report for Polk County
- eBird sighting report for Le Flore 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
Curious and Interesting Names Near Plunketville ...
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.
- Bog Springs
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bog Springs
- Bog Springs is located in Polk County (AR)
- Buffalo ‑ Historic
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east) - Cove
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cove
- Cove is located in Polk County (AR)
- Population from the 2020 Census: 370 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Cove <2>
- Lone Valley
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Lone Valley have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lone Valley
- Lone Valley is located in Polk County (AR)
- Mountain Fork
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)- Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Mountain Fork. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mountain Fork
- Mountain Fork is located in Polk County (AR)
- Pleasant Hill
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Pleasant Hill have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pleasant Hill
- Pleasant Hill is located in Polk County (AR)
- Potter
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Potter
- Potter is located in Polk County (AR)
- Potter Junction
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Potter Junction
- Potter Junction is located in Polk County (AR)
- Rocky
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast) - Shady Grove
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Shady Grove have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shady Grove
- Shady Grove is located in Polk County (AR)
- Two Mile ‑ Historic
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
How Far From Plunketville 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 Plunketville to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance<4> beginning in Plunketville and extending to:
- Idabel, which is the Seat of McCurtain County, lies 40 miles [64.4 km]<4> to the south southwest. If you could walk a straight line from Plunketville to Idabel, with an average speed<5> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take over two days to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take just about two full days.
- Oklahoma City, which is the State Capital of Oklahoma, lies 185 miles [297.7 km] to the west northwest (WNW). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take a little over three hours, a buggy would take 8 days and walking would take 11 days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 1,013 miles [1,630.3 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<6> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,812 miles [10,962.9 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,545 miles [12,142.5 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<8>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,423 miles [8,727.5 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<9>
Off-the-Road Links ...
Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Plunketville. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.
The official website for State of Oklahoma: https://www.ok.gov/
Footnotes ...
| <1> | 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. |
| <2> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <3> | An 'estimated' location is one where we have been given GPS coordinates, but are unable to verify the accuracy of those coordinates. That said, we have some confidence that we have placed the marker near the actual location. A typical reason for being unable to verify a location is that it might be on private property or maybe historic and gone without an obvious trace. |
| <4> | 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- Plunketville) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Plunketville. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 34.4143, Longitude: -94.4885 In this case, the coordinates for Plunketville have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <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 Plunketville 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 318.595 degrees. |
| <8> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 315.12 degrees. |
| <9> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 313.411 degrees. |