Outdoor Activities ...
As we travel, we like to pursue some of our interests (such as astronomy and bird watching).
When in Willow View, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Willow View and the surrounding area.
- Weather ...
- Before heading outdoors, you should check the weather:
- The National Weather Service forecast for Willow View
- 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 Willow View:
- 35.058406, -97.265027
- 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 Willow View
- 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 Cleveland County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- eBird sighting report for Cleveland County
- Since Willow View is near McClain County and also Pottawatomie County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- eBird sighting report for McClain County
- eBird sighting report for Pottawatomie 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 Willow View ...
We found three communities that share the name Willow View.
Within Oklahoma, the name Willow View is unique.
Beyond Oklahoma, we know of another three communities that are located throughout in the United States and Canada. Of these three communities, .
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- Manitoba
- We haven't found the location of this community yet.
- Utah
- Davis County
- This Willow View is located in Davis County and lies 892 miles [1,435.5 km]<1> to the west northwest of the Willow View that is located in Cleveland County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Davis County community of Willow View.
- Salt Lake County
- This Willow View is located in Salt Lake County and lies 880 miles [1,416.2 km] to the west northwest of the Willow View that is located in Cleveland County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Salt Lake County community of Willow View.
- Manitoba
Curious and Interesting Names Near Willow View ...
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.
- Box
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast) - Franklin
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the north) - Hall Park
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest) - Little Axe
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Little Axe
- Little Axe is located in Cleveland County
- Needmore
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast) - Noble
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Noble
- Noble is located in Cleveland County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 7,250 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Noble <3>
- Norman
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Norman
- Norman is located in Cleveland County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 125,762 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Norman <3>
- Pink
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast) - Rosedale
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast) - Slaughterville
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Slaughterville
- Slaughterville is located in Cleveland County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 4,359 people
How Far From Willow View 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 Willow View to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Willow View and extending to:
- Norman, which is the Seat of Cleveland County, lies 15 miles [24.1 km]<1> to the northwest. If you could walk a straight line from Willow View to Norman, with an average speed<4> 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 31 miles [49.9 km] to the north northwest (NNW). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take less than an hour, a buggy would take just over a day and walking would take most of two days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 1,144 miles [1,841.1 km] to the east northeast (ENE). Driving would take over two days, a buggy would take 45 days and walking would take 65 days.
- The shortest distance<5> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,880 miles [11,072.3 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,622 miles [12,266.4 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,506 miles [8,861 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<8>
Off-the-Road Links ...
Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Willow View. 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 'straight-line' (or 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- Willow View) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Willow View. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 35.0584, Longitude: -97.2650 In this case, the coordinates for Willow View have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <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 Willow View 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 320.525 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 317.457 degrees. |
| <8> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 314.60 degrees. |