Outdoor Activities ...
As we travel, we like to pursue some of our interests (such as astronomy and bird watching).
When in Wilburton, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Wilburton and the surrounding area.
- Weather ...
- Before heading outdoors, you should check the weather:
- The National Weather Service forecast for Wilburton
- 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 Wilburton:
- 34.918874, -95.309708
- 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 Wilburton
- 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 Latimer County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- eBird sighting report for Latimer County
- Since Wilburton is near Pittsburg County and also Haskell County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- eBird sighting report for Pittsburg County
- eBird sighting report for Haskell 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 Wilburton ...
We found three communities that share the name Wilburton.
Within Oklahoma, the name Wilburton is unique.
Beyond Oklahoma, we know of another three communities that are located throughout in the United States.
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- Kansas
- Pennsylvania
- Washington
Curious and Interesting Names Near Wilburton ...
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.
- Bowers
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west) - Carbon
(18 miles [29 km] to the west) - Cedar
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the east) - Center Point
(Less than 2 miles to the north)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Center Point have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Center Point
- Center Point is located in Latimer County
- Centerville
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Centerville have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Centerville
- Centerville is located in Pittsburg County
- Chilli
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west) - Craig
(18 miles [29 km] to the west) - Hartshorne
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hartshorne
- Hartshorne is located in Pittsburg County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,945 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Hartshorne <3>
- Hughes
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the east) - Lewisville
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Lewisville have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lewisville
- Lewisville is located in Haskell County
- Red Oak
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Red Oak
- Red Oak is located in Latimer County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 480 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Red Oak <3>
How Far From Wilburton 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 city such as Wilburton to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Wilburton and extending to:
- Oklahoma City, which is the State Capital of Oklahoma, lies 129 miles [207.6 km]<1> to the west northwest (WNW). If you could drive a straight line from Wilburton to Oklahoma City, with an average speed<4>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 8 days. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take 5 days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 1,043 miles [1,678.5 km] to the east northeast (ENE). Driving would take over two days, a buggy would take 41 days and walking would take 60 days.
- The shortest distance<5> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,816 miles [10,969.3 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,553 miles [12,155.4 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,433 miles [8,743.6 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<8>
Off-the-Road Links ...
Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Wilburton. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.
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 from Point A (ie- Wilburton) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Wilburton. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 34.9189, Longitude: -95.3097 |
| <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> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <4> | 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. |
| <5> | 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 Wilburton to the Middle East to be East and South, the Great Circle Route actually lies to the North and East. |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 319.191 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 315.88 degrees. |
| <8> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 313.711 degrees. |