Outdoor Activities ...
As we travel, we like to pursue some of our interests (such as astronomy and bird watching).
When in Uncas, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Uncas and the surrounding area.
- Weather ...
- Before heading outdoors, you should check the weather:
- The National Weather Service forecast for Uncas
- 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 Uncas:
- 36.795591, -96.929758
- 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 Uncas
- 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 Kay County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- eBird sighting report for Kay County
- Since Uncas is near Osage County and also Cowley County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- eBird sighting report for Osage County
- eBird sighting report for Cowley 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 Uncas ...
We found three communities that share the name Uncas.
Within Oklahoma, the name Uncas is unique.
Beyond Oklahoma, we know of another three communities that are located throughout in the United States and Canada. Of these three communities, .
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- Alberta
- This Uncas lies 1,387 miles [2,232.2 km]<1> to the north northwest of the Uncas that is located in Kay County.
- Ohio
- Washington
- Alberta
Curious and Interesting Names Near Uncas ...
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.
- Cooper
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east) - Cross ‑ Historic
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest) - Grainville
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Grainville have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grainville
- Grainville is located in Kay County
- Hardy
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast) - Kildare
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west) - Little Chief
(18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Little Chief
- Little Chief is located in Osage County
- Silverdale
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Silverdale have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Silverdale
- Silverdale is located in Cowley County (KS)
- White Eagle
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for White Eagle
- White Eagle is located in Kay County
How Far From Uncas 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 community such as Uncas to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Uncas and extending to:
- Newkirk, which is the Seat of Kay County, lies 9 miles [14.5 km]<1> to the northwest. If you could walk a straight line from Uncas to Newkirk, with an average speed<5> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take four to five hours to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take a little over three hours.
- Oklahoma City, which is the State Capital of Oklahoma, lies 97 miles [156.1 km] to the south southwest (SSW). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take less than two hours, a buggy would take three full days and walking would take 6 days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 1,092 miles [1,757.4 km] to the east northeast (ENE). Driving would take over two days, a buggy would take 43 days and walking would take 62 days.
- The shortest distance<6> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,776 miles [10,904.9 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,520 miles [12,102.3 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<8>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,408 miles [8,703.3 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<9>
Off-the-Road Links ...
Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Uncas. 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 drawn from Point A (ie- Uncas) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Uncas. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 36.7956, Longitude: -96.9298 In this case, the coordinates for Uncas have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <2> | We use the term 'Historic' broadly and it generally means that the community no longer exists. However, it can also mean that the community might still exist, but was significantly larger or had a more 'official' existence in the past than it does now. Unfortunately our sources of data have proven to be unreliable. If you can provide us with more specific information about Uncas, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <3> | 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. |
| <4> | An 'estimated' location is one where we have been given GPS coordinates, but are unable to verify the accuracy of those coordinates. That said, we have some confidence that we have placed the marker near the actual location. A typical reason for being unable to verify a location is that it might be on private property or maybe historic and gone without an obvious trace. |
| <5> | 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. |
| <6> | 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 Uncas to the Middle East to be East and South, the Great Circle Route actually lies to the North and East. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 320.468 degrees. |
| <8> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 317.608 degrees. |
| <9> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 314.20 degrees. |