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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 Powers, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Powers 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 Powers:
- 35.449847, -97.952099
- 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 Powers
- 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 Canadian County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Canadian County
- Since Powers is near Grady County and also Caddo County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Grady County
- Open the eBird sighting report for Caddo 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 Powers
Communities Also Named Powers ...
We found sixteen communities that are also named Powers.
Within Oklahoma, the name Powers is unique.
Beyond Oklahoma, we know of sixteen communities that are located in the United States.
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- Alabama
- Hale County
- This Powers is located in Hale County and lies 612 miles [984.9 km]<1> to the east southeast of the Powers that is located in Canadian County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Hale County community of Powers.
- Arizona
- Cochise 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 Arizona community of Powers [Cochise County].
- Arkansas
- Hempstead County
- This Powers is located in Hempstead County and lies 270 miles [434.5 km]<1> to the east southeast of the Powers that is located in Canadian County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Hempstead County community of Powers.
- Johnson 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 Powers [Johnson County].
- Indiana
- Jay County
- This Powers is located in Jay County and lies 776 miles [1,248.9 km]<1> to the east northeast of the Powers that is located in Canadian County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Jay County community of Powers.
- Kentucky
- Daviess 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 Kentucky community of Powers [Daviess County].
- Maine
- Aroostook 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 Maine community of Powers [Aroostook County].
- Michigan
- Menominee County
- This Powers is located in Menominee County and lies 892 miles [1,435.5 km]<1> to the north northeast of the Powers that is located in Canadian County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Menominee County community of Powers.
- Mississippi
- Jones County
- This Powers is located in Jones County and lies 572 miles [920.5 km]<1> to the east southeast of the Powers that is located in Canadian County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Jones County community of Powers.
- Montana
- Gallatin County
- This Powers is located in Gallatin County and lies 992 miles [1,596.5 km]<1> to the northwest of the Powers that is located in Canadian County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Gallatin County community of Powers.
- North Carolina
- Robeson County
- This Powers is located in Robeson County and lies 1,071 miles [1,723.6 km]<1> to the east of the Powers that is located in Canadian County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Robeson County community of Powers.
- Ohio
- Fulton County
- This community is historic<3> and we have very little information. For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Ohio community of Powers [Fulton County].
- Oregon
- Coos County
- This Powers is located in Coos County and lies 1,482 miles [2,385 km]<1> to the west northwest of the Powers that is located in Canadian County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Coos County community of Powers.
- Tennessee
- Fayette County
- This Powers is located in Fayette County and lies 480 miles [772.5 km]<1> to the east of the Powers that is located in Canadian County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Fayette County community of Powers.
- Washington
- Columbia County
- This Powers is located in Columbia County and lies 1,295 miles [2,084.1 km]<1> to the northwest of the Powers that is located in Canadian County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Columbia County community of Powers.
- West Virginia
- Wood County
- This community is historic<3> and we have very little information. For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the West Virginia community of Powers [Wood County].
Curious and Interesting Names Near Powers ...
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.
- Amber
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)
- Bethany
(18 miles [29 km] to the east)
- Mustang
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
- Sooner
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
- Sooner is located in Grady County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sooner
- Spring Creek
(18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
- Spring Creek is located in Caddo County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spring Creek
- Union City
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Wheatland
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
- Woodlawn Park
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
- Woodlawn Park is located in Oklahoma County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woodlawn Park
- Population from the 2020 Census: 152 people
How Far From Powers 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 Powers to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Powers and extending to:
- El Reno, which is the Seat of Canadian County, lies just to the North.
- Oklahoma City, which is the State Capital of Oklahoma, lies 24 miles [38.6 km]<1> to the east (E). If you could walk a straight line from Powers to Oklahoma City, with an average speed<5> 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 most of a day.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 1,172 miles [1,886.2 km] to the east northeast (ENE). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take about three full days, a buggy would take 46 days and walking would take 67 days.
- The shortest distance<6> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,884 miles [11,078.7 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,628 miles [12,276.1 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<8>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,514 miles [8,873.9 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<9>'
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- Powers) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |
| <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 Powers 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 Powers, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <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 Powers 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 Powers. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 35.4498, Longitude: -97.9521 |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 321.038 degrees. |
| <8> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 318.107 degrees. |
| <9> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 314.876 degrees. |
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