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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 Sams Point, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Sams Point 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 Sams Point:
- 35.194951, -95.694352
- 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 Sams Point
- 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 Pittsburg County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Pittsburg County
- Since Sams Point is near McIntosh County and also Haskell County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- Open the eBird sighting report for McIntosh County
- Open the eBird sighting report for Haskell 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 Sams Point
Curious and Interesting Names Near Sams Point ...
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.
- Bug Tussle
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- Canadian
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- Canadian Fork
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Canadian Fork is located in Pittsburg County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Canadian Fork
- Canadian Shores
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- Canadian Shores is located in Pittsburg County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Canadian Shores
- Enterprise
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
- Fame
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- Fame is located in McIntosh County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fame
- Longtown
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- Pierce
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
- Pierce is located in McIntosh County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pierce
- Reams
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Reams is located in Pittsburg County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Reams
- Richville
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
- Richville is located in Pittsburg County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Richville
How Far From Sams Point 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 Sams Point to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance<2> beginning in Sams Point and extending to:
- McAlester, which is the Seat of Pittsburg County, lies 18 miles [29 km]<2> to the south southwest. If you could walk a straight line from Sams Point to McAlester, with an average speed<3> 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 five to six hours.
- Oklahoma City, which is the State Capital of Oklahoma, lies 104 miles [167.4 km] to the west (W). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take less than two hours, a buggy would take 4 days and walking would take 6 days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 1,057 miles [1,701.1 km] to the east northeast (ENE). Driving would take over two days, a buggy would take 42 days and walking would take 60 days.
- The shortest distance<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,816 miles [10,969.3 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,554 miles [12,157 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,436 miles [8,748.4 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 drawn from Point A (ie- Sams Point) 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 Sams Point 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 Sams Point. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 35.1950, Longitude: -95.6944 |
| <5> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 319.476 degrees. |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 316.248 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 313.848 degrees. |
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