Outdoor Activities ...
As we travel, we like to pursue some of our interests (such as astronomy and bird watching).
When in Watts Community, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Watts Community and the surrounding area.
- Weather ...
- Before heading outdoors, you should check the weather:
- The National Weather Service forecast for Watts Community
- 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 Watts Community:
- 36.060284, -94.565327
- 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 Watts Community
- 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 Adair County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- eBird sighting report for Adair County
- Since Watts Community is near Washington County and also Benton County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- eBird sighting report for Washington County
- eBird sighting report for Benton 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 Watts Community ...
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.
- Baron
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south) - Chambers Spring ‑ Historic
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Chambers Spring have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chambers Spring
- Chambers Spring is located in Benton County (AR)
- Chance
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chance
- Chance is located in Adair County
- Christie
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Christie
- Christie is located in Adair County
- Dripping Springs
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Dripping Springs have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dripping Springs
- Dripping Springs is located in Delaware County
- Going Snake
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Going Snake have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Going Snake
- Going Snake is located in Adair County
- Green
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest) - Lake Frances
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Lake Frances have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lake Frances
- Lake Frances is located in Benton County (AR)
- Strawberry Spring
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Strawberry Spring have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Strawberry Spring
- Strawberry Spring is located in Adair County
- Trident
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast) - Twin Springs
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Twin Springs have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Twin Springs
- Twin Springs is located in Benton County (AR)
How Far From Watts Community 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 Watts Community to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance<2> beginning in Watts Community and extending to:
- Stilwell, which is the Seat of Adair County, lies 17 miles [27.4 km]<2> to the south southwest. If you could walk a straight line from Watts Community to Stilwell, 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 170 miles [273.6 km] to the west southwest (WSW). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take about three hours, a buggy would take 7 days and walking would take 10 days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 978 miles [1,573.9 km] to the east northeast (ENE). Driving would take most of two days, a buggy would take 39 days and walking would take 56 days.
- The shortest distance<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,729 miles [10,829.3 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,467 miles [12,017 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,349 miles [8,608.4 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>
Off-the-Road Links ...
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> | 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- Watts Community) to Point B. |
| <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 Watts Community to the Middle East to be East and South, the Great Circle Route actually lies to the North and East. |
| <5> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 318.80 degrees. |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 315.571 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 313.192 degrees. |