Outdoor Activities ...
As we travel, we like to pursue some of our interests (such as astronomy and bird watching).
When in Weatherford, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Weatherford and the surrounding area.
- Weather ...
- Before heading outdoors, you should check the weather:
- The National Weather Service forecast for Weatherford
- 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 Weatherford:
- 35.538823, -98.687574
- 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 Weatherford
- 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 Custer County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- eBird sighting report for Custer County
- Since Weatherford is near Caddo County and also Washita County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- eBird sighting report for Caddo County
- eBird sighting report for Washita 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 Weatherford ...
We found five communities that share the name Weatherford.
Within Oklahoma, the name Weatherford is unique.
Beyond Oklahoma, we know of another five communities that are located throughout in the United States.
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- Georgia
- Hall County
- This Weatherford is located in Hall County and lies 840 miles [1,351.8 km]<1> to the east of the Weatherford that is located in Custer County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Hall County community of Weatherford.
- Meriwether County
- We found mention of this community, but have little information.<2> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Georgia community of Weatherford [Meriwether County].
- Kentucky
- Muhlenberg County
- We found mention of this community, but have little information.<2> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Kentucky community of Weatherford [Muhlenberg County].
- Tennessee
- Wayne County
- This community is historic<3> and we have very little information. For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Tennessee community of Weatherford [Wayne County].
- Texas
- Parker County
- This Weatherford is located in Parker County and lies 199 miles [320.3 km]<1> to the south southeast of the Weatherford that is located in Custer County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Parker County community of Weatherford.
- Georgia
Curious and Interesting Names Near Weatherford ...
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.
- Cody
(18 miles [29 km] to the north) - Colony
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Colony have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Colony
- Colony is located in Washita County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 129 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Colony <5>
- Corn
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Corn have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Corn
- Corn is located in Washita County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 467 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Corn <5>
- Dead Women Crossing
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Dead Women Crossing have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dead Women Crossing
- Dead Women Crossing is located in Custer County
- Fay
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fay
- Fay is located in Dewey County
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Fay <5>
- Hydro
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Hydro have been provided by the GNIS.<4> 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 <5>
- Independence
(18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Independence have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Independence
- Independence is located in Custer County
- Indianapolis
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Indianapolis have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Indianapolis
- Indianapolis is located in Custer County
- Ralph
(18 miles [29 km] to the west) - Sickles
(18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
How Far From Weatherford 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 Weatherford to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Weatherford and extending to:
- Arapaho, which is the Seat of Custer County, lies 15 miles [24.1 km]<1> to the west. If you could walk a straight line from Weatherford to Arapaho, 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 four to five hours.
- Oklahoma City, which is the State Capital of Oklahoma, lies 66 miles [106.2 km] to the east (E). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take less than two hours, a buggy would take about three full days and walking would take three full days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 1,209 miles [1,945.7 km] to the east northeast (ENE). Driving would take about three full days, a buggy would take 48 days and walking would take 69 days.
- The shortest distance<7> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,905 miles [11,112.5 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<8>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,650 miles [12,311.5 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<9>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,539 miles [8,914.2 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<10>
Off-the-Road Links ...
The official website for Weatherford: www.cityofweatherford.com/
The official website for State of Oklahoma: https://www.ok.gov/
Footnotes ...
| <1> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'point-to-point' distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Weatherford) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Weatherford. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 35.5388, Longitude: -98.6876 In this case, the coordinates for Weatherford have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <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 Bird Creek to see Pete ... Bird Creek 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 Weatherford 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> | 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 Weatherford, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <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 Weatherford 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 321.555 degrees. |
| <9> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 318.724 degrees. |
| <10> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 315.218 degrees. |