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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 River Bottom, we use the following websites to find information relevant to River Bottom 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 River Bottom:
- 35.635115, -95.238581
- 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 River Bottom
- 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 Muskogee County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Muskogee County
- Since River Bottom is near Sequoyah County and also Cherokee County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Sequoyah County
- Open the eBird sighting report for Cherokee 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 River Bottom
Curious and Interesting Names Near River Bottom ...
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.
- Aqua Park
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Aqua Park is located in Sequoyah County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Aqua Park
- Braggs
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- Gore
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Gore Landing
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- Gore Landing is located in Sequoyah County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gore Landing
- Martin
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Martin is located in Muskogee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Martin
- Paradise Hill
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Paradise Hill is located in Sequoyah County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Paradise Hill
- Population from the 2020 Census: 80 people
- Pumpkin Center
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Pumpkin Center is located in Muskogee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pumpkin Center
- Sour John
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Sour John is located in Muskogee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sour John
How Far From River Bottom to ...
We spend a lot of time looking through Gazetteers that were published in the late 1800's and early 1900's. Many of the Gazetteers include the distance from a community such as River Bottom to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance<2> beginning in River Bottom and extending to:
- Muskogee, which is the Seat of Muskogee County, lies 10 miles [16.1 km]<2> to the northwest. If you could walk a straight line from River Bottom to Muskogee, with an average speed<3> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take four to five hours to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take a little over three hours.
- Oklahoma City, which is the State Capital of Oklahoma, lies 128 miles [206 km] to the west (W). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take less than three hours, a buggy would take 5 days and walking would take 8 days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 1,023 miles [1,646.4 km] to the east northeast (ENE). Driving would take over two days, a buggy would take 40 days and walking would take 59 days.
- The shortest distance<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,776 miles [10,904.9 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,514 miles [12,092.6 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,396 miles [8,684 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' (or point-to-point) distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- River Bottom) 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 River Bottom to the Middle East to be East and South, the Great Circle Route actually lies to the North and East. |
| <5> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 319.213 degrees. |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 315.997 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 313.572 degrees. |
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