Outdoor Activities ...
As we travel, we like to pursue some of our interests (such as astronomy and bird watching).
When in Watonga, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Watonga and the surrounding area.
- Weather ...
- Before heading outdoors, you should check the weather:
- The National Weather Service forecast for Watonga
- 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 Watonga:
- 35.847584, -98.410642
- 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 Watonga
- 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 Blaine County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- eBird sighting report for Blaine County
- Since Watonga is near Kingfisher County and also Dewey County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- eBird sighting report for Kingfisher County
- eBird sighting report for Dewey 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
Curious and Interesting Names Near Watonga ...
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.
- Alpha
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the east) - Cody
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the west) - Eagle City
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Eagle City have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eagle City
- Eagle City is located in Blaine County
- Fay
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fay
- Fay is located in Dewey County
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Fay <2>
- Greenfield
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Greenfield have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greenfield
- Greenfield is located in Blaine County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 92 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Greenfield <2>
- Homestead
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the north) - Hydro
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Hydro have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hydro
- Hydro is located in Caddo County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 937 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Hydro <2>
- Longdale
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the north)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Longdale
- Longdale is located in Blaine County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 263 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Longdale <2>
- Loyal
(18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Loyal
- Loyal is located in Kingfisher County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 82 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Loyal <2>
How Far From Watonga 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 city such as Watonga to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance<3> beginning in Watonga and extending to:
- Oklahoma City, which is the State Capital of Oklahoma, lies 56 miles [90.1 km]<3> to the east southeast (ESE). If you could walk a straight line from Watonga to Oklahoma City, with an average speed<4> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take most of three days to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take over two days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 1,188 miles [1,911.9 km] to the east northeast (ENE). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take about three full days, a buggy would take 47 days and walking would take 68 days.
- The shortest distance<5> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,879 miles [11,070.7 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,624 miles [12,269.6 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,513 miles [8,872.3 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<8>
Off-the-Road Links ...
Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Watonga. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.
The official website for State of Oklahoma: https://www.ok.gov/
Footnotes ...
| <1> | 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. |
| <2> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <3> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Watonga) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Watonga. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 35.8476, Longitude: -98.4106 |
| <4> | 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. |
| <5> | 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 Watonga to the Middle East to be East and South, the Great Circle Route actually lies to the North and East. |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 321.397 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 318.576 degrees. |
| <8> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 315.046 degrees. |