Outdoor Activities ...

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

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

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

• 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 Anadarko:
  • 31.928225, -94.876327
  • 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 Anadarko

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

Communities Also Named Anadarko ...

We found one communities that are also named Anadarko.

Within Texas, the name Anadarko is unique.

Beyond Texas, there is another community also named Anadarko in the United States.

• Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
  • Oklahoma
    • Caddo County
    • This Anadarko is located in Caddo County and lies 291 miles [468.3 km]<1> to the northwest of the Anadarko that is located in Rusk County.
    • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Caddo County community of Anadarko.

Curious and Interesting Names Near Anadarko ...

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.

• Freeneytown
  (Less than 2 miles to the north)
  • Freeneytown is located in Rusk County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Freeneytown
• Glenfawn
  (Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
  • Glenfawn is located in Rusk County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glenfawn
• Good Springs
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
  • Good Springs is located in Rusk County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Good Springs
• Happy Valley
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
  • Happy Valley is located in Nacogdoches County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Happy Valley
• Laneville
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
  • Laneville is located in Rusk County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Laneville
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Laneville <2>
• Lone Star
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
  • Lone Star is located in Cherokee County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lone Star
• Pleasant Grove
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
  • Pleasant Grove is located in Rusk County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pleasant Grove
• Rock Hill
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
  • Rock Hill is located in Cherokee County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rock Hill
• Sulphur Springs
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
  • Sulphur Springs is located in Rusk County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sulphur Springs
• Valley Grove
  (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
  • Valley Grove is located in Rusk County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Valley Grove
• Zion Grove
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
  • Zion Grove is located in Rusk County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Zion Grove

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

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

• Henderson, which is the Seat of Rusk County, lies 16 miles [25.7 km]<1> to the north northeast. If you could walk a straight line from Anadarko to Henderson, 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 five to six hours.
• Austin, which is the State Capital of Texas, lies 204 miles [328.3 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 12 days.
• The White House (Washington, DC) is 1,110 miles [1,786.4 km] to the east northeast (ENE). Driving would take over two days, a buggy would take 44 days and walking would take 63 days.
• The shortest distance<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,955 miles [11,193 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
• The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,682 miles [12,363 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
• The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,558 miles [8,944.7 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>'