Outdoor Activities ...
As we travel, we like to pursue some of our interests (such as astronomy and bird watching).
When in Roxana, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Roxana and the surrounding area.
- Weather ...
- Before heading outdoors, you should check the weather:
- The National Weather Service forecast for Roxana
- 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 Roxana:
- 36.101428, -97.657272
- 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 Roxana
- 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 Logan County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- eBird sighting report for Logan County
- Since Roxana is near Kingfisher County and also Garfield County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- eBird sighting report for Kingfisher County
- eBird sighting report for Garfield 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
Communities Also Named Roxana ...
We found ten communities that share the name Roxana.
Within Oklahoma, the name Roxana is unique.
Beyond Oklahoma, we know of another ten communities that are located throughout in the United States.
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- Alabama
- Chambers County
- We found mention of this community, but have little information.<1> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Alabama community of Roxana [Chambers County].
- Lee County
- This Roxana is located in Lee County and lies 721 miles [1,160.3 km]<2> to the east southeast of the Roxana that is located in Logan County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Lee County community of Roxana.
- Montgomery County
- This Roxana is located in Montgomery County and lies 704 miles [1,133 km] to the east southeast of the Roxana that is located in Logan County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Montgomery County community of Roxana.
- Delaware
- Georgia
- Illinois
- Kentucky
- Louisiana
- Michigan
- North Carolina
- Alabama
Curious and Interesting Names Near Roxana ...
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.
- Bison
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bison
- Bison is located in Garfield County
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Bison <3>
- Crescent
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crescent
- Crescent is located in Logan County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,579 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Crescent <3>
- Crescent Springs
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Crescent Springs have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crescent Springs
- Crescent Springs is located in Logan County
- Hennessey
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hennessey
- Hennessey is located in Kingfisher County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 2,225 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Hennessey <3>
- Indian Springs
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Indian Springs have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Indian Springs
- Indian Springs is located in Logan County
- Jacks
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the west) - Marshall
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Marshall have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marshall
- Marshall is located in Logan County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 305 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Marshall <3>
- Orlando
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Orlando
- Orlando is located in Logan County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 170 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Orlando <3>
- Union
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest) - Zion ‑ Historic
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
How Far From Roxana 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 Roxana to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Roxana and extending to:
- Guthrie, which is the Seat of Logan County, lies 20 miles [32.2 km]<2> to the southeast. If you could walk a straight line from Roxana to Guthrie, with an average speed<5> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take just over a day to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take most of a day.
- Oklahoma City, which is the State Capital of Oklahoma, lies 44 miles [70.8 km] to the south (S). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take less than an hour, a buggy would take most of two days and walking would take about three full days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 1,143 miles [1,839.5 km] to the east northeast (ENE). Driving would take over two days, a buggy would take 45 days and walking would take 65 days.
- The shortest distance<6> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,838 miles [11,004.7 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,583 miles [12,203.7 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<8>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,471 miles [8,804.7 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<9>
Off-the-Road Links ...
Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Roxana. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.
The official website for State of Oklahoma: https://www.ok.gov/
Footnotes ...
| <1> | 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 Bird Creek to see Pete ... Bird Creek 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 Roxana 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. |
| <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 drawn from Point A (ie- Roxana) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Roxana. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 36.1014, Longitude: -97.6573 In this case, the coordinates for Roxana have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <3> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <4> | 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. |
| <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 Roxana 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 320.902 degrees. |
| <8> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 318.029 degrees. |
| <9> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 314.649 degrees. |