Outdoor Activities ...
As we travel, we like to pursue some of our interests (such as astronomy and bird watching).
When in Stidham, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Stidham and the surrounding area.
- Weather ...
- Before heading outdoors, you should check the weather:
- The National Weather Service forecast for Stidham
- 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 Stidham:
- 35.368692, -95.699664
- 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 Stidham
- 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 McIntosh County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- eBird sighting report for McIntosh County
- Since Stidham is near Okmulgee County and also Pittsburg County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- eBird sighting report for Okmulgee County
- eBird sighting report for Pittsburg 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 Stidham ...
We found one communities that share the name Stidham.
Within Oklahoma, the name Stidham is unique.
Beyond Oklahoma, there is another community also named Stidham in the United States.
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
Curious and Interesting Names Near Stidham ...
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.
- Canadian
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Canadian have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Canadian
- Canadian is located in Pittsburg County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 203 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Canadian <3>
- Canadian Fork
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Canadian Fork have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Canadian Fork
- Canadian Fork is located in Pittsburg County
- Canadian Shores
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Canadian Shores have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Canadian Shores
- Canadian Shores is located in Pittsburg County
- Council Hill
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Council Hill have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Council Hill
- Council Hill is located in Muskogee County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 150 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Council Hill <3>
- Fame
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east) - Gulftown
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest) - Longtown
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Longtown
- Longtown is located in Pittsburg County
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Longtown <3>
- Pierce
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north) - Sams Point
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sams Point
- Sams Point is located in Pittsburg County
- Sunrise
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
How Far From Stidham 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 Stidham to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Stidham and extending to:
- Eufaula, which is the Seat of McIntosh County, lies just to the Southeast.
- Oklahoma City, which is the State Capital of Oklahoma, lies 102 miles [164.2 km]<1> to the west (W). If you could drive a straight line from Stidham to Oklahoma City, with an average speed<4>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 three full days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 1,053 miles [1,694.6 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<5> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,807 miles [10,954.8 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,546 miles [12,144.1 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,428 miles [8,735.5 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<8>
Off-the-Road Links ...
Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Stidham. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.
The official website for State of Oklahoma: https://www.ok.gov/
Footnotes ...
| <1> | 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- Stidham) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Stidham. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 35.3687, Longitude: -95.6997 |
| <2> | 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. |
| <3> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <4> | 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. |
| <5> | 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 Stidham to the Middle East to be East and South, the Great Circle Route actually lies to the North and East. |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 319.497 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 316.294 degrees. |
| <8> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 313.826 degrees. |