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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 Ritts Junction, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Ritts Junction 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 Ritts Junction:
- 35.741183, -96.512232
- 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 Ritts Junction
- 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 Ritts Junction is near Okfuskee County and also Lincoln County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Okfuskee 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 Ritts Junction
Curious and Interesting Names Near Ritts Junction ...
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.
- Chilesville
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
- Chilesville is located in Okfuskee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chilesville
- Drumright
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
- Edna
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
- Edna is located in Creek County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Edna
- Gypsy
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Gypsy is located in Creek County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gypsy
- Iron Post
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Iron Post is located in Creek County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Iron Post
- Mason
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
- Mason is located in Okfuskee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mason
- Shamrock
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
- Slick
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
How Far From Ritts Junction 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 Ritts Junction to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance<2> beginning in Ritts Junction and extending to:
- Sapulpa, which is the Seat of Creek County, lies 28 miles [45.1 km]<2> to the northeast. If you could walk a straight line from Ritts Junction 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 59 miles [95 km] to the west southwest (WSW). 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 6,817 miles [10,970.9 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,558 miles [12,163.4 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,442 miles [8,758.1 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 'straight-line' distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Ritts Junction) 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 Ritts Junction 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 Ritts Junction. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 35.7412, Longitude: -96.5122 In this case, the coordinates for Ritts Junction have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <5> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 320.083 degrees. |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 317.026 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 314.153 degrees. |
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