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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 Wildhorse, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Wildhorse and the surrounding area.
- 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 Wildhorse:
- 35.912841, -96.803914
- 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 Wildhorse
- 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 Lincoln County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Lincoln County
- Since Wildhorse is near Payne County and also Creek County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Payne County
- Open the eBird sighting report for Creek 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 Wildhorse
Communities Also Named Wildhorse ...
We found one communities that are also named Wildhorse.
Within Oklahoma, the name Wildhorse is unique.
Beyond Oklahoma, there is another community also named Wildhorse in the United States.
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- Idaho
- Adams County
- This Wildhorse is located in Adams County and lies 1,216 miles [1,957 km]<1> to the northwest of the Wildhorse that is located in Lincoln County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Adams County community of Wildhorse.
Curious and Interesting Names Near Wildhorse ...
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.
- Drumright
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
- Goodnight
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
- Goodnight is located in Logan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Goodnight
- Olive
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
- Olive is located in Creek County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Olive
- Player
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
- Player is located in Creek County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Player
- Quay
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
- Quay is located in Pawnee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Quay
- Shamrock
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
- Soonerville
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- Soonerville is located in Lincoln County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Soonerville
- Sparks
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)
- Stillwater
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest)
- Tryon
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
How Far From Wildhorse 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 Wildhorse to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Wildhorse and extending to:
- Chandler, which is the Seat of Lincoln County, lies 15 miles [24.1 km]<1> to the south southwest. If you could walk a straight line from Wildhorse to Chandler, with an average speed<3> 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 50 miles [80.5 km] to the southwest (SW). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take less than an hour, a buggy would take most of two days and walking would take most of three days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 1,101 miles [1,771.9 km] to the east northeast (ENE). Driving would take over two days, a buggy would take 43 days and walking would take 63 days.
- The shortest distance<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,818 miles [10,972.5 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,561 miles [12,168.2 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,446 miles [8,764.5 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>'
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- Wildhorse) 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 Wildhorse 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 Wildhorse. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 35.9128, Longitude: -96.8039 In this case, the coordinates for Wildhorse have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <5> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 320.298 degrees. |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 317.299 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 314.267 degrees. |
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