Outdoor Activities ...
As we travel, we like to pursue some of our interests (such as astronomy and bird watching).
When in Stigler, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Stigler and the surrounding area.
- Weather ...
- Before heading outdoors, you should check the weather:
- The National Weather Service forecast for Stigler
- 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 Stigler:
- 35.257775, -95.120131
- 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 Stigler
- 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 Haskell County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- eBird sighting report for Haskell County
- Since Stigler is near Muskogee County and also Le Flore County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- eBird sighting report for Muskogee County
- eBird sighting report for Le Flore 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
Curious and Interesting Names Near Stigler ...
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.
- Bordeaux
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast) - Cartersville
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Cartersville have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cartersville
- Cartersville is located in Haskell County
- Cedar
(18 miles [29 km] to the southeast) - Dog Creek
(18 miles [29 km] to the southeast) - Enterprise
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Enterprise
- Enterprise is located in Haskell County
- Gore Landing
(18 miles [29 km] to the north)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Gore Landing have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gore Landing
- Gore Landing is located in Sequoyah County
- Ironbridge
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Ironbridge have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ironbridge
- Ironbridge is located in Haskell County
- Lewisville
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Lewisville have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lewisville
- Lewisville is located in Haskell County
- Panther
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast) - Red Hill
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast) - Sadie
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast) - Star
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
How Far From Stigler 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 city such as Stigler to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance<2> beginning in Stigler and extending to:
- Oklahoma City, which is the State Capital of Oklahoma, lies 135 miles [217.3 km]<2> to the west (W). If you could drive a straight line from Stigler to Oklahoma City, with an average speed<3>of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, it would take less than three hours to make the trip. A comfortable walk of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour would take 8 days. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take 6 days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 1,025 miles [1,649.6 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 6,792 miles [10,930.7 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,528 miles [12,115.1 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,409 miles [8,704.9 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>
Off-the-Road Links ...
Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Stigler. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.
The official website for State of Oklahoma: https://www.ok.gov/
Footnotes ...
| <1> | 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. |
| <2> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Stigler) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Stigler. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 35.2578, Longitude: -95.1201 In this case, the coordinates for Stigler have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <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 Stigler 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 319.098 degrees. |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 315.814 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 313.574 degrees. |