Outdoor Activities ...

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

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

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

• 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 Blakeney:
  • 33.865386, -95.084671
  • 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 Blakeney

• 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 Red River County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Red River County
  • Since Blakeney is near McCurtain County and also Choctaw County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for McCurtain County
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Choctaw 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 Blakeney

Communities Also Named Blakeney ...

We found one communities that are also named Blakeney.

Within Texas, the name Blakeney is unique.

Beyond Texas, there is another community also named Blakeney in Canada.

• Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
  • Ontario
    • This Blakeney lies 1,269 miles [2,042.3 km]<1> to the northeast of the Blakeney that is located in Red River County.

Curious and Interesting Names Near Blakeney ...

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.

• Dimple
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
  • Dimple is located in Red River County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dimple
• Farmers Hill
  (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
  • Farmers Hill is located in McCurtain County (OK)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Farmers Hill
• Frogville
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
  • Frogville is located in Choctaw County (OK)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Frogville
• Greenwood
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
  • Greenwood is located in Red River County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greenwood
• Huskey
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
  • Huskey is located in Choctaw County (OK)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Huskey
• Idabel
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
  • Idabel is located in McCurtain County (OK)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Idabel
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 6,876 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Idabel <2>
• Iron Stob Corner
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
  • Iron Stob Corner is located in McCurtain County (OK)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Iron Stob Corner
• Mound Grove
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
  • Mound Grove is located in McCurtain County (OK)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mound Grove
• Pin Hook
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
  • Pin Hook is located in Lamar County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pin Hook
• Reeds Settlement
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
  • Reeds Settlement is located in Red River County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Reeds Settlement
• Silver City
  (Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
  • Silver City is located in Red River County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Silver City
• Swink
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
  • Swink is located in Choctaw County (OK)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Swink
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Swink <2>

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

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

• Clarksville, which is the Seat of Red River County, lies 17 miles [27.4 km]<1> to the south. If you could walk a straight line from Blakeney to Clarksville, 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 293 miles [471.5 km] to the south southwest (SSW). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take four to five hours, a buggy would take 12 days and walking would take 17 days.
• The White House (Washington, DC) is 1,059 miles [1,704.3 km] to the east northeast (ENE). Driving would take over two days, a buggy would take 42 days and walking would take 61 days.
• The shortest distance<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,863 miles [11,044.9 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
• The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,596 miles [12,224.6 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
• The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,474 miles [8,809.5 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>'