Outdoor Activities ...

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

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

• Weather ...
  • Before heading outdoors, you should check the weather:
  • The National Weather Service forecast for Texola

• 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 Texola:
  • 35.222232, -99.992781
  • 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 Texola

• 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 Beckham County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Beckham County
  • Since Texola is near Wheeler County and also Collingsworth County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Wheeler County
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Collingsworth 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 Texola

Communities Also Named Texola ...

We found one communities that are also named Texola.

Within Oklahoma, the name Texola is unique.

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

• Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
  • Kentucky
    • Estill County
    • This Texola is located in Estill County and lies 909 miles [1,462.9 km]<1> to the east northeast of the Texola that is located in Beckham County.
    • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Estill County community of Texola.

Curious and Interesting Names Near Texola ...

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.

• Carl
  (18 miles [29 km] to the south)
  • Carl is located in Harmon County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carl
• Fuller
  (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
  • Fuller is located in Wheeler County (TX)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fuller
• Jester
  (22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast)
  • Jester is located in Greer County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jester
• Madge
  (22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)
  • Madge is located in Harmon County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Madge
• Magic City
  (23 miles [37 km] to the northwest)
  • Magic City is located in Wheeler County (TX)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Magic City
• Meridian
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
  • Meridian is located in Roger Mills County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Meridian
• Plainview
  (18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
  • Plainview is located in Greer County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Plainview
• Shamrock
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
  • Shamrock is located in Wheeler County (TX)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shamrock
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,720 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Shamrock <2>
• Sweetwater
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
  • Sweetwater is located in Beckham County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sweetwater
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 82 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Sweetwater <2>
• Twitty
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
  • Twitty is located in Wheeler County (TX)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Twitty

How Far From Texola 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 Texola to various places of note, such as the White House.

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

• Sayre, which is the Seat of Beckham County, lies 20 miles [32.2 km]<1> to the east northeast. If you could walk a straight line from Texola to Sayre, 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 most of a day.
• Oklahoma City, which is the State Capital of Oklahoma, lies 140 miles [225.3 km] to the east (E). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take less than three hours, a buggy would take 6 days and walking would take 8 days.
• The White House (Washington, DC) is 1,286 miles [2,069.6 km] to the east northeast (ENE). Driving would take about three full days, a buggy would take 51 days and walking would take 73 days.
• The shortest distance<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,967 miles [11,212.3 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
• The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,715 miles [12,416.1 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
• The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,606 miles [9,022 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>'