Outdoor Activities ...
As we travel, we like to pursue some of our interests (such as astronomy and bird watching).
When in West Peavine, we use the following websites to find information relevant to West Peavine and the surrounding area.
- Weather ...
- Before heading outdoors, you should check the weather:
- The National Weather Service forecast for West Peavine
- 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 West Peavine:
- 35.888284, -94.640756
- 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 West Peavine
- 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 West Peavine is near Washington County and also Cherokee County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- eBird sighting report for Washington County
- eBird sighting report for Cherokee 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 West Peavine ...
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
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast) - Blanch
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south) - Christie
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Christie
- Christie is located in Adair County
- Dutch Mills
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dutch Mills
- Dutch Mills is located in Washington County (AR)
- England
(Less than 2 miles to the west) - Going Snake
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)- 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 north) - Spade Mountain
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Spade Mountain have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spade Mountain
- Spade Mountain is located in Adair County
- Stony Point
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Stony Point have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stony Point
- Stony Point is located in Adair County
- Strawberry Spring
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)- 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
- Titanic
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west) - Zion
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
How Far From West Peavine 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 community such as West Peavine to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance<2> beginning in West Peavine and extending to:
- Stilwell, which is the Seat of Adair County, lies just to the South.
- Oklahoma City, which is the State Capital of Oklahoma, lies 163 miles [262.3 km]<2> to the west (W). If you could drive a straight line from West Peavine to Oklahoma City, with an average speed<3>of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, it would take less than three hours to make the trip. A comfortable walk of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour would take 10 days. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take 7 days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 986 miles [1,586.8 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 6,741 miles [10,848.6 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,478 miles [12,034.7 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,360 miles [8,626.1 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>
Off-the-Road Links ...
Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for West Peavine. 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> | 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- West Peavine) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in West Peavine. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 35.8883, Longitude: -94.6408 In this case, the coordinates for West Peavine have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <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 West Peavine 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 318.835 degrees. |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 315.59 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 313.254 degrees. |