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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 Tryon, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Tryon 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 Tryon:
- 35.881639, -96.965364
- 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 Tryon
- 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 Lincoln County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Lincoln County
- Since Tryon is near Payne County and also Logan County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Payne County
- Open the eBird sighting report for Logan 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 Tryon
Communities Also Named Tryon ...
We found eight communities that are also named Tryon.
Within Oklahoma, the name Tryon is unique.
Beyond Oklahoma, we know of eight communities that are located in the United States and Canada. Of these eight communities, seven are located in the United States and one is in Canada.
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- Florida
- DeSoto County
- This Tryon is located in DeSoto County and lies 1,063 miles [1,710.7 km]<1> to the east southeast of the Tryon that is located in Lincoln County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the DeSoto County community of Tryon.
- Nebraska
- McPherson County
- This Tryon is located in McPherson County and lies 446 miles [717.8 km]<1> to the north northwest of the Tryon that is located in Lincoln County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the McPherson County community of Tryon.
- North Carolina
- Gaston County
- This Tryon is located in Gaston County and lies 878 miles [1,413 km]<1> to the east of the Tryon that is located in Lincoln County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Gaston County community of Tryon.
- Polk County
- This Tryon is located in Polk County and lies 827 miles [1,330.9 km] to the east of the Tryon that is located in Lincoln County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Polk County community of Tryon.
- Oregon
- Columbia County
- We found mention of this community, but have little information.<2> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Oregon community of Tryon [Columbia County].
- Prince Edward Island
- This Tryon lies 1,863 miles [2,998.2 km]<1> to the east northeast of the Tryon that is located in Lincoln County.
- Tennessee
- Jefferson County
- This Tryon is located in Jefferson County and lies 762 miles [1,226.3 km]<1> to the east of the Tryon that is located in Lincoln County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Jefferson County community of Tryon.
- Texas
- Hardin County
- We found mention of this community, but have little information.<2> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Texas community of Tryon [Hardin County].
Curious and Interesting Names Near Tryon ...
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.
- Drumright
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)
- Frost
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
- Frost is located in Logan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Frost
- Goodnight
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- Goodnight is located in Logan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Goodnight
- Luther
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
- Meridian
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
- Shamrock
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)
- Soonerville
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Soonerville is located in Lincoln County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Soonerville
- Sparks
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)
- Stillwater
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
- Wildhorse
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Wildhorse is located in Lincoln County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wildhorse
How Far From Tryon 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 Tryon to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Tryon and extending to:
- Chandler, which is the Seat of Lincoln County, lies 13 miles [20.9 km]<1> to the south southeast. If you could walk a straight line from Tryon to Chandler, with an average speed<4> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take 6 hours to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take four to five hours.
- Oklahoma City, which is the State Capital of Oklahoma, lies 42 miles [67.6 km] to the southwest (SW). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take less than an hour, a buggy would take just about two full days and walking would take about three full days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 1,110 miles [1,786.4 km] to the east northeast (ENE). Driving would take over two days, a buggy would take 44 days and walking would take 63 days.
- The shortest distance<5> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,826 miles [10,985.4 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,568 miles [12,179.5 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,454 miles [8,777.4 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<8>'
Footnotes ...
| <1> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'point-to-point' distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Tryon) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |
| <2> | If we encounter the name of what might be a community, our methodology is to add that name to our Gazetteer as a placeholder. As we find more information about that community, it will be added to our Gazetteer.
Just as a reminder: Our definition of a community is rather broad and includes those places (or areas) where several families lived and had a name which identified that place. For example, you might hear somebody say that they are going over to Mile's to see Pete ... Mile's is just a gas station and a couple of homes at the crossroads. While it might not be on the map, everybody in the area knows it by that name.
Places of interest include buildings at a crossroad, several families clustered in a hollow or maybe the location of a way station. It also includes places like mines, lumber camps, ferry crossings, etc. The community might still exist, is now gone or only existed for just a short period of time.
Also keep in mind that Tryon could have been on the original document by mistake, misspelled, the original/alternate name of a community that we've listed elsewhere or was placed in the wrong county. Sometimes a post office or train station would have a different name than the community where it's located, so two names might be referring to the same community - we're working to straighten it all out. |
| <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 Tryon 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 Tryon. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 35.8816, Longitude: -96.9654 In this case, the coordinates for Tryon have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 320.406 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 317.421 degrees. |
| <8> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 314.348 degrees. |
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