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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 Wallville, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Wallville 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 Wallville:
    • 34.768216, -97.510425
    • 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 Wallville
  • 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 Garvin County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
    • Open the eBird sighting report for Garvin County
    • Since Wallville is near McClain County and also Grady County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
    • Open the eBird sighting report for McClain County
    • Open the eBird sighting report for Grady 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 Wallville

Communities Also Named Wallville ...

We found one communities that are also named Wallville.

Within Oklahoma, the name Wallville is unique.

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

  • Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
    • Maryland
      • Calvert County
      • This Wallville is located in Calvert County and lies 1,188 miles [1,911.9 km]<1> to the east northeast of the Wallville that is located in Garvin County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Calvert County community of Wallville.

Curious and Interesting Names Near Wallville ...

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.

  • Brady
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
    • Brady is located in Garvin County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brady
  • Carver
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
    • Carver is located in Garvin County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carver
  • Erin Springs
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
  • Katie
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
    • Katie is located in Garvin County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Katie
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 354 people
  • Maysville
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
  • Pauls Valley
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
  • Purdy
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
    • Purdy is located in Garvin County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Purdy
  • Story
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
    • Story is located in Garvin County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Story
  • Whitebead
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)

How Far From Wallville to ...

We spend a lot of time looking through Gazetteers that were published in the late 1800's and early 1900's. Many of the Gazetteers include the distance from a community such as Wallville to various places of note, such as the White House.

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

  • Pauls Valley, which is the Seat of Garvin County, lies 16 miles [25.7 km]<1> to the east. If you could walk a straight line from Wallville to Pauls Valley, with an average speed<3> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take most of a day to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take five to six hours.
  • Oklahoma City, which is the State Capital of Oklahoma, lies 47 miles [75.6 km] to the north (N). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take less than an hour, a buggy would take most of two days and walking would take about three full days.
  • The White House (Washington, DC) is 1,164 miles [1,873.3 km] to the east northeast (ENE). Driving would take about three full days, a buggy would take 46 days and walking would take 67 days.
  • The shortest distance<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,905 miles [11,112.5 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
  • The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,646 miles [12,305 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
  • The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,530 miles [8,899.7 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>'

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- Wallville) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'.
<2>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<3>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.
<4>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 Wallville 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 Wallville. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 34.7682, Longitude: -97.5104    
<5>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 320.66 degrees.
<6>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 317.58 degrees.
<7>The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 314.752 degrees.