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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 Wanette, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Wanette 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 Wanette:
- 34.962200, -97.031899
- 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 Wanette
- 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 Pottawatomie County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Pottawatomie County
- Since Wanette is near McClain County and also Cleveland 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 Cleveland 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 Wanette
Curious and Interesting Names Near Wanette ...
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.
- Box
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Box is located in Cleveland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Box
- Center
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
- Center is located in Pontotoc County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Center
- Maxwell
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- Maxwell is located in Pontotoc County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maxwell
- Needmore
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
- Needmore is located in Cleveland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Needmore
- Oil Center
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
- Rosedale
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Rosedale is located in McClain County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rosedale
- Population from the 2020 Census: 73 people
- Sacred Heart
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
- Union Hill
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
- Union Hill is located in Pontotoc County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Union Hill
- Willow View
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
- Willow View is located in Cleveland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Willow View
How Far From Wanette 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 Wanette to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance<1> beginning in Wanette and extending to:
- Shawnee, which is the Seat of Pottawatomie County, lies 26 miles [41.8 km]<1> to the north northeast. If you could walk a straight line from Wanette to Shawnee, with an average speed<2> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take just about two full days to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take just over a day.
- Oklahoma City, which is the State Capital of Oklahoma, lies 43 miles [69.2 km] to the northwest (NW). 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 1,134 miles [1,825 km] to the east northeast (ENE). Driving would take over two days, a buggy would take 45 days and walking would take 65 days.
- The shortest distance<3> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,877 miles [11,067.5 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<4>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,618 miles [12,260 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,501 miles [8,853 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>'
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 things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Wanette) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |
| <2> | 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. |
| <3> | 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 Wanette 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 Wanette. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 34.9622, Longitude: -97.0319 |
| <4> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 320.356 degrees. |
| <5> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 317.247 degrees. |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 314.503 degrees. |
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