Outdoor Activities ...
As we travel, we like to pursue some of our interests (such as astronomy and bird watching).
When in Waukomis, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Waukomis and the surrounding area.
- Weather ...
- Before heading outdoors, you should check the weather:
- The National Weather Service forecast for Waukomis
- 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 Waukomis:
- 36.281120, -97.898889
- 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 Waukomis
- 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 Garfield County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- eBird sighting report for Garfield County
- Since Waukomis is near Kingfisher County and also Major County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- eBird sighting report for Kingfisher County
- eBird sighting report for Major 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 Waukomis ...
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.
- Bison
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bison
- Bison is located in Garfield County
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Bison <1>
- Google driving directions:
- From your current location to Bison
- From Waukomis to Bison
- Carrier
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Carrier have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carrier
- Carrier is located in Garfield County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 84 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Carrier <1>
- Crystal Lakes
(18 miles [29 km] to the west)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Crystal Lakes have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crystal Lakes
- Crystal Lakes is located in Major County
- Hennessey
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hennessey
- Hennessey is located in Kingfisher County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 2,225 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Hennessey <1>
- Google driving directions:
- From your current location to Hennessey
- From Waukomis to Hennessey
- Jacks
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the south) - Jonah
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north) - Lacey
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)- Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Lacey. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lacey
- Lacey is located in Kingfisher County
- Google driving directions:
- From your current location to Lacey
- From Waukomis to Lacey
- Marshall
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Marshall have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marshall
- Marshall is located in Logan County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 305 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Marshall <1>
- Union
(18 miles [29 km] to the south)
How Far From Waukomis 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 town such as Waukomis to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance<4> beginning in Waukomis and extending to:
- Enid, which is the Seat of Garfield County, lies just to the North.
- Oklahoma City, which is the State Capital of Oklahoma, lies 60 miles [96.6 km]<4> to the south southeast (SSE). If you could walk a straight line from Waukomis to Oklahoma City, with an average speed<5> 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 about three full days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 1,153 miles [1,855.6 km] to the east northeast (ENE). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take over two days, a buggy would take 45 days and walking would take 66 days.
- The shortest distance<6> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,837 miles [11,003.1 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,583 miles [12,203.7 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<8>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,472 miles [8,806.3 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<9>
Off-the-Road Links ...
Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Waukomis. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.
The official website for State of Oklahoma: https://www.ok.gov/
Footnotes ...
| <1> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <2> | 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. |
| <3> | An 'estimated' location is one where we have been given GPS coordinates, but are unable to verify the accuracy of those coordinates. That said, we have some confidence that we have placed the marker near the actual location. A typical reason for being unable to verify a location is that it might be on private property or maybe historic and gone without an obvious trace. |
| <4> | 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 from Point A (ie- Waukomis) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Waukomis. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 36.2811, Longitude: -97.8989 |
| <5> | 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. |
| <6> | 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 Waukomis to the Middle East to be East and South, the Great Circle Route actually lies to the North and East. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 321.087 degrees. |
| <8> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 318.267 degrees. |
| <9> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 314.742 degrees. |