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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 West Seneca, we use the following websites to find information relevant to West Seneca 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 West Seneca:
    • 36.836734, -94.619947
    • 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 West Seneca
  • 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 Ottawa County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
    • Open the eBird sighting report for Ottawa County
    • Since West Seneca is near Newton County and also McDonald County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
    • Open the eBird sighting report for Newton County
    • Open the eBird sighting report for McDonald 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 West Seneca

Communities Also Named West Seneca ...

We found one communities that are also named West Seneca.

Within Oklahoma, the name West Seneca is unique.

Beyond Oklahoma, there is another community also named West Seneca in the United States.

  • Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
    • New York
      • Erie County
      • This West Seneca is located in Erie County and lies 935 miles [1,504.7 km]<1> to the east northeast of the West Seneca that is located in Ottawa County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Erie County community of West Seneca.

Curious and Interesting Names Near West Seneca ...

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.

  • Enterprise ‑ Historic
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
    • Enterprise is located in McDonald County (MO)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Enterprise
  • Five Mile
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
    • Five Mile is located in Ottawa County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Five Mile
  • Fredville
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
    • Fredville is located in Newton County (MO)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fredville
  • Hart
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
    • Hart is located in McDonald County (MO)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hart
  • Hornet
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
    • Hornet is located in Newton County (MO)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hornet
  • Kellyville
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
    • Kellyville is located in Ottawa County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kellyville
  • Lincolnville
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
    • Lincolnville is located in Ottawa County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lincolnville
  • May
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
    • May is located in McDonald County (MO)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for May
  • Oak Grove
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
    • Oak Grove is located in Ottawa County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oak Grove
  • Splitlog
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
    • Splitlog is located in McDonald County (MO)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Splitlog
  • Spring City
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
    • Spring City is located in Newton County (MO)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spring City
  • Turkey Ford
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
    • Turkey Ford is located in Delaware County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Turkey Ford

How Far From West Seneca 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 Seneca to various places of note, such as the White House.

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

  • Miami, which is the Seat of Ottawa County, lies 14 miles [22.5 km]<1> to the west. If you could walk a straight line from West Seneca to Miami, with an average speed<2> 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 187 miles [300.9 km] to the west southwest (WSW). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take a little over three hours, a buggy would take 8 days and walking would take 11 days.
  • The White House (Washington, DC) is 967 miles [1,556.2 km] to the east northeast (ENE). Driving would take most of two days, a buggy would take 38 days and walking would take 55 days.
  • The shortest distance<3> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,691 miles [10,768.1 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<4>
  • The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,431 miles [11,959 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
  • The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,314 miles [8,552.1 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>'

Footnotes ...

<1>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- West Seneca) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'.
<2>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.
<3>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 Seneca 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 West Seneca. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 36.8367, Longitude: -94.6199       In this case, the coordinates for West Seneca have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).
<4>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 318.901 degrees.
<5>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 315.789 degrees.
<6>The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 313.089 degrees.