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As we travel, we like to pursue some of our interests (such as astronomy and bird watching).

When in Strong City, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Strong City and the surrounding area.

  • Weather ...
  • 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 Strong City:
    • 35.669929, -99.600291
    • 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 Strong City
  • 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 Strong City ...

We found one communities that share the name Strong City.

Within Oklahoma, the name Strong City is unique.

Beyond Oklahoma, there is another community also named Strong City in the United States.

  • Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
    • Kansas
      • Chase County
      • This Strong City is located in Chase County and lies 252 miles [405.6 km]<1> to the northeast of the Strong City that is located in Roger Mills County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Chase County community of Strong City.

Curious and Interesting Names Near Strong City ...

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.

  • Berlin
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Berlin
    • Berlin is located in Roger Mills County
  • Butler
    (23 miles [37 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Butler have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Butler
    • Butler is located in Custer County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 289 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Butler <3>
  • Carpenter
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carpenter
    • Carpenter is located in Custer County
  • Cheyenne
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
  • Elk City
    (20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Elk City have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elk City
    • Elk City is located in Beckham County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 11,354 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Elk City <3>
  • Herring
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Herring have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Herring
    • Herring is located in Roger Mills County
  • Meridian
    (24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Meridian have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Meridian
    • Meridian is located in Roger Mills County
  • Moorewood
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Moorewood have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Moorewood
    • Moorewood is located in Custer County
  • Rosehill
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Rosehill have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rosehill
    • Rosehill is located in Roger Mills County
  • Sweetwater
    (24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)

How Far From Strong City 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 town such as Strong City to various places of note, such as the White House.

With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Strong City and extending to:

  • Cheyenne, which is the Seat of Roger Mills County, lies just to the Southwest.
  • Oklahoma City, which is the State Capital of Oklahoma, lies 118 miles [189.9 km]<1> to the east (E). If you could drive a straight line from Strong City to Oklahoma City, with an average speed<4>of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, it would take about two hours to make the trip. A comfortable walk of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour would take 7 days. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take 5 days.
  • The White House (Washington, DC) is 1,256 miles [2,021.3 km] to the east northeast (ENE). Driving would take about three full days, a buggy would take 49 days and walking would take 72 days.
  • The shortest distance<5> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,929 miles [11,151.1 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
  • The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,677 miles [12,354.9 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>
  • The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,569 miles [8,962.4 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<8>

Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Strong City. 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' distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Strong City) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Strong City. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 35.6699, Longitude: -99.6003       In this case, the coordinates for Strong City have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).
<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 Strong City 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 322.206 degrees.
<7>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 319.504 degrees.
<8>The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 315.644 degrees.









 

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