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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 Savanna, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Savanna 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 Savanna:
- 34.829904, -95.841944
- 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 Savanna
- 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 Savanna is near Atoka County and also Hughes County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Atoka County
- Open the eBird sighting report for Hughes 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 Savanna
Communities Also Named Savanna ...
We found one communities that are also named Savanna.
Within Oklahoma, the name Savanna is unique.
Beyond Oklahoma, there is another community also named Savanna in the United States.
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- Illinois
- Carroll County
- This Savanna is located in Carroll County and lies 587 miles [944.7 km]<1> to the north northeast of the Savanna that is located in Pittsburg County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Carroll County community of Savanna.
Curious and Interesting Names Near Savanna ...
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.
- Arch
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- Bond
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- Bond is located in Pittsburg County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bond
- Brewer
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- Brewer is located in Pittsburg County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brewer
- Carbon
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
- Carbon is located in Pittsburg County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carbon
- Chambers
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- Craig
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
- Craig is located in Pittsburg County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Craig
- Kiowa
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Krebs
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Pine Top
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- Pine Top is located in Pittsburg County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pine Top
- Richville
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
- Richville is located in Pittsburg County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Richville
How Far From Savanna 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 town such as Savanna to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Savanna and extending to:
- McAlester, which is the Seat of Pittsburg County, lies just to the North Northeast.
- Oklahoma City, which is the State Capital of Oklahoma, lies 103 miles [165.8 km]<1> to the west northwest (WNW). If you could drive a straight line from Savanna to Oklahoma City, with an average speed<3>of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, it would take less than two hours to make the trip. A comfortable walk of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour would take 6 days. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take 4 days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 1,073 miles [1,726.8 km] to the east northeast (ENE). Driving would take over two days, a buggy would take 42 days and walking would take 61 days.
- The shortest distance<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,841 miles [11,009.5 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,578 miles [12,195.6 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,459 miles [8,785.4 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>'
Footnotes ...
| <1> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a '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- Savanna) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |
| <2> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <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 Savanna 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 Savanna. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 34.8299, Longitude: -95.8419 |
| <5> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 319.538 degrees. |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 316.274 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 313.968 degrees. |
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