Outdoor Activities ...

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

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

• Weather ...
  • Before heading outdoors, you should check the weather:
  • The National Weather Service forecast for Wildcat Point

• 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 Wildcat Point:
  • 35.764814, -94.917452
  • 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 Wildcat Point

• 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 Cherokee County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Cherokee County
  • Since Wildcat Point is near Adair County and also Sequoyah County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Adair County
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Sequoyah 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 Wildcat Point

Curious and Interesting Names Near Wildcat Point ...

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.

• Barber
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
  • Barber is located in Cherokee County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Barber
• Blackgum
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
  • Blackgum is located in Sequoyah County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blackgum
• Bunch
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
  • Bunch is located in Adair County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bunch
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Bunch <1>
• Dry Creek
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
  • Dry Creek is located in Cherokee County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dry Creek
• Evening Shade
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
  • Evening Shade is located in Sequoyah County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Evening Shade
• Flute Springs
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
  • Flute Springs is located in Sequoyah County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Flute Springs
• Indian Meadows
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
  • Indian Meadows is located in Cherokee County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Indian Meadows
• Lyons
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
  • Lyons is located in Adair County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lyons
  • Lyons has also been known as:
  • Lyons Switch
• Park Hill
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
  • Park Hill is located in Cherokee County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Park Hill
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Park Hill <1>
• Rocky Mountain
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
  • Rocky Mountain is located in Adair County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rocky Mountain
• Tenkiller
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
  • Tenkiller is located in Cherokee County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tenkiller

How Far From Wildcat Point to ...

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

With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance<2> beginning in Wildcat Point and extending to:

• Tahlequah, which is the Seat of Cherokee County, lies 10 miles [16.1 km]<2> to the north northwest. If you could walk a straight line from Wildcat Point to Tahlequah, with an average speed<3> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take four to five hours to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take a little over three hours.
• Oklahoma City, which is the State Capital of Oklahoma, lies 147 miles [236.6 km] to the west (W). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take less than three hours, a buggy would take 6 days and walking would take 9 days.
• The White House (Washington, DC) is 1,003 miles [1,614.2 km] to the east northeast (ENE). Driving would take most of two days, a buggy would take 40 days and walking would take 57 days.
• The shortest distance<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,758 miles [10,875.9 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
• The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,495 miles [12,062 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
• The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,377 miles [8,653.4 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>'