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Outdoor Activities ...

As we travel, we like to pursue some of our interests (such as astronomy and bird watching).

When in Weathers, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Weathers and the surrounding area.

  • Weather ...
  • 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 Weathers:
    • 34.659544, -95.583590
    • 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.
    • Open the Heavens-Above website centered on Weathers
  • 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 Pittsburg County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
    • Open the eBird sighting report for Pittsburg County
    • Since Weathers is near Pushmataha County and also Atoka County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
    • Open the eBird sighting report for Pushmataha County
    • Open the eBird sighting report for Atoka 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:
    • Open the Waymark.com report for Weathers

Communities Also Named Weathers ...

We found two communities that are also named Weathers.

Within Oklahoma, the name Weathers is unique.

Beyond Oklahoma, we know of two communities that are located in the United States.

  • Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
    • Alabama
      • Clay County
      • This Weathers is located in Clay County and lies 558 miles [898 km]<1> to the east of the Weathers that is located in Pittsburg County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Clay County community of Weathers.
    • Arkansas
      • Madison County
      • This Weathers is located in Madison County and lies 146 miles [235 km]<1> to the northeast of the Weathers that is located in Pittsburg County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Madison County community of Weathers.

Curious and Interesting Names Near Weathers ...

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.

  • Arch
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
    • Arch is located in Pittsburg County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Arch
  • Bond
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
    • Bond is located in Pittsburg County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bond
  • Counts
    (Less than 2 miles to the north)
    • Counts is located in Pittsburg County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Counts
  • Craig
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
    • Craig is located in Pittsburg County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Craig
  • Daisy
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
  • Hartshorne
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
  • Pine Top
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
    • Pine Top is located in Pittsburg County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pine Top
  • Stanley
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
    • Stanley is located in Pushmataha County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stanley
  • Star
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
    • Star is located in Pittsburg County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Star

How Far From Weathers to ...

We spend a lot of time looking through Gazetteers, Almanacs & Directories that were published in the late 1800's and early 1900's. Many of the Gazetteers include the distance from a community such as Weathers to various places of note, such as the White House.

With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Weathers and extending to:

  • McAlester, which is the Seat of Pittsburg County, lies 21 miles [33.8 km]<1> to the north northwest. If you could walk a straight line from Weathers to McAlester, with an average speed<3> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take just over a day to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take most of a day.
  • Oklahoma City, which is the State Capital of Oklahoma, lies 122 miles [196.3 km] to the west northwest (WNW). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take about two hours, a buggy would take 5 days and walking would take 7 days.
  • The White House (Washington, DC) is 1,064 miles [1,712.3 km] to the east northeast (ENE). Driving would take over two days, a buggy would take 42 days and walking would take 61 days.
  • The shortest distance<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,840 miles [11,007.9 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
  • The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,576 miles [12,192.4 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
  • The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,457 miles [8,782.2 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>'

Footnotes ...

<1>Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a '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- Weathers) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'.
<2>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<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 Weathers to the Middle East to be East and South, the Great Circle Route actually lies to the North and East.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Weathers. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 34.6595, Longitude: -95.5836       In this case, the coordinates for Weathers have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).
<5>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 319.347 degrees.
<6>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 316.029 degrees.
<7>The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 313.873 degrees.