Outdoor Activities ...
As we travel, we like to pursue some of our interests (such as astronomy and bird watching).
When in Wann, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Wann and the surrounding area.
- Weather ...
- Before heading outdoors, you should check the weather:
- The National Weather Service forecast for Wann
- 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 Wann:
- 36.915494, -95.805806
- 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 Wann
- 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 Nowata County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- eBird sighting report for Nowata County
- Since Wann is near Washington County and also Montgomery County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- eBird sighting report for Washington County
- eBird sighting report for Montgomery 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 Wann ...
We found five communities that share the name Wann.
Within Oklahoma, the name Wann is unique.
Beyond Oklahoma, we know of another five communities that are located throughout in the United States.
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- Arkansas
- Illinois
- Michigan
- Nebraska
- Nevada
Curious and Interesting Names Near Wann ...
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.
- Avian ‑ Historic
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast) - Bolton
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the north) - Coffeyville
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coffeyville
- Coffeyville is located in Montgomery County (KS)
- Population from the 2020 Census: 9,169 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Coffeyville <5>
- Cotton Valley
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Cotton Valley have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cotton Valley
- Cotton Valley is located in Washington County
- Dearing
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Dearing have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dearing
- Dearing is located in Montgomery County (KS)
- Population from the 2020 Census: 377 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Dearing <5>
- Delaware
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Delaware have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Delaware
- Delaware is located in Nowata County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 399 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Delaware <5>
- Dewey
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Dewey have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dewey
- Dewey is located in Washington County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 3,411 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Dewey <5>
- Havana
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest) - Hickory Hill
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Hickory Hill have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hickory Hill
- Hickory Hill is located in Osage County
- Hogshooter
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hogshooter
- Hogshooter is located in Washington County
- Wayside
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
How Far From Wann 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 Wann to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Wann and extending to:
- Nowata, which is the Seat of Nowata County, lies 17 miles [27.4 km]<3> to the south southeast. If you could walk a straight line from Wann to Nowata, with an average speed<6> 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 138 miles [222.1 km] to the southwest (SW). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take less than three hours, a buggy would take 6 days and walking would take 8 days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 1,029 miles [1,656 km] to the east northeast (ENE). Driving would take over two days, a buggy would take 41 days and walking would take 59 days.
- The shortest distance<7> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,730 miles [10,830.9 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<8>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,472 miles [12,025 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<9>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,358 miles [8,622.9 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<10>
Off-the-Road Links ...
Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Wann. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.
The official website for State of Oklahoma: https://www.ok.gov/
Footnotes ...
| <1> | 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 Wann, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <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 Wann 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> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Wann) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Wann. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 36.9155, Longitude: -95.8058 |
| <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're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <6> | 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. |
| <7> | 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 Wann to the Middle East to be East and South, the Great Circle Route actually lies to the North and East. |
| <8> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 319.71 degrees. |
| <9> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 316.739 degrees. |
| <10> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 313.64 degrees. |