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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 The Village, we use the following websites to find information relevant to The Village 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 The Village:
    • 35.565642, -97.549374
    • 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 The Village
  • 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 The Village ...

We found thirteen communities that share the name The Village.

There is one other community in Oklahoma which is also named The Village.

Beyond Oklahoma, we know of another twelve communities that are located throughout in the United States.

  • Communities Located In Oklahoma ...
    • Payne County
      • We found mention of this community, but have little information.<1> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Oklahoma community of The Village [Payne County].
  • Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
    • Alabama
      • Perry County
      • This The Village is located in Perry County and lies 614 miles [988.1 km]<2> to the east southeast of the The Village that is located in Oklahoma County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Perry County community of The Village.
    • Arkansas
      • Columbia County
      • This The Village is located in Columbia County and lies 301 miles [484.4 km]<2> to the east southeast of the The Village that is located in Oklahoma County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Columbia County community of The Village.
    • California
      • San Bernardino County
      • This The Village is located in San Bernardino County and lies 1,118 miles [1,799.2 km]<2> to the west of the The Village that is located in Oklahoma County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the San Bernardino County community of The Village.
    • Maryland
      • Anne Arundel County
      • This The Village is located in Anne Arundel County and lies 1,176 miles [1,892.6 km]<2> to the east northeast of the The Village that is located in Oklahoma County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Anne Arundel County community of The Village.
      • Baltimore County
      • This The Village is located in Baltimore County and lies 1,168 miles [1,879.7 km] to the east northeast of the The Village that is located in Oklahoma County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Baltimore County community of The Village.
      • Prince George's County
      • This The Village is located in Prince George's County and lies 1,158 miles [1,863.6 km] to the east northeast of the The Village that is located in Oklahoma County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Prince George's County community of The Village.
    • Ohio
      • Wood County
      • This The Village is located in Wood County and lies 850 miles [1,367.9 km]<2> to the east northeast of the The Village that is located in Oklahoma County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Wood County community of The Village.
    • South Carolina
      • Charleston County
      • This The Village is located in Charleston County and lies 1,027 miles [1,652.8 km]<2> to the east of the The Village that is located in Oklahoma County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Charleston County community of The Village.
    • Tennessee
      • Shelby County
      • This The Village is located in Shelby County and lies 430 miles [692 km]<2> to the east of the The Village that is located in Oklahoma County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Shelby County community of The Village.
    • Texas
      • Dallas County
      • We found mention of this community, but have little information.<1> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Texas community of The Village [Dallas County].
      • Midland County
      • We found mention of this community, but have little information. For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Texas community of The Village [Midland County].
    • Virginia
      • Northumberland County
      • This The Village is located in Northumberland County and lies 1,167 miles [1,878.1 km]<2> to the east northeast of the The Village that is located in Oklahoma County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Northumberland County community of The Village.

Curious and Interesting Names Near The Village ...

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.

  • Bethany
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
  • Edmond
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Edmond
    • Edmond is located in Oklahoma County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 95,346 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Edmond <3>
  • Forest Park
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Forest Park have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Forest Park
    • Forest Park is located in Oklahoma County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,071 people
  • Green Pastures
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Green Pastures have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Green Pastures
    • Green Pastures is located in Oklahoma County
  • Jones
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Jones have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jones
    • Jones is located in Oklahoma County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,223 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Jones <3>
  • Mustang
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Mustang have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mustang
    • Mustang is located in Canadian County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 24,049 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Mustang <3>
  • Valley Brook
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Valley Brook have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Valley Brook
    • Valley Brook is located in Oklahoma County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 768 people
  • Wheatland
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
  • Woodlawn Park
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Woodlawn Park have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woodlawn Park
    • Woodlawn Park is located in Oklahoma County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 152 people

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

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

  • Oklahoma City, which is the Seat of Oklahoma County, lies just to the South Southeast.
  • Oklahoma City, which is the State Capital of Oklahoma, lies just to the south southeast (SSE).
  • The White House (Washington, DC) is 1,148 miles [1,847.5 km]<2> to the east northeast (ENE). If you could drive a straight line from The Village to White House, with an average speed<5>of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, it would take over two days to make the trip. A comfortable walk of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour would take 66 days. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take 45 days.
  • The shortest distance<6> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,863 miles [11,044.9 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>
  • The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,607 miles [12,242.3 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<8>
  • The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,493 miles [8,840.1 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<9>

The official website for The Village: www.thevillageok.org/

The official website for Oklahoma County: www.oklahomacounty.org/

The official website for State of Oklahoma: https://www.ok.gov/

Footnotes ...

<1>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 Rock Creek to see Pete ... Rock Creek 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 The Village 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.
<2>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 from Point A (ie- The Village) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in The Village. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 35.5656, Longitude: -97.5494    
<3>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<4>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.
<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 The Village 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 320.773 degrees.
<8>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 317.811 degrees.
<9>The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 314.669 degrees.




 

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