Ghost town · Oklahoma
Beland
Beland is a ghost town in Oklahoma, at a modelled elevation of 177 m. Dude Ranch Hill stands 316 m to the west-northwest, 24 miles off. The nearest named place is Baucum Hill, a peak 2.3 miles away. Cherokee Hills Byway passes 26 miles off. 31 named summits stand within 25 miles.
ghost town in Oklahoma, United States
How to reach it
Coordinates35.69177, -95.53581
- 26.0 mi off the Cherokee Hills Byway, National
Named places within 25 miles
Parks
- Hatbox Field: 7.9 mi
- Palmer Park: 8.3 mi
- Honor Heights Park: 8.5 mi
- Rotary Park: 8.9 mi
- Douglas-Maxey Park: 9.4 mi
Peaks: 31
- Baucum Hill: 2.3 mi
- Hofschulte Hill: 3.5 mi
- Chimney Mountain: 4.8 mi
- Agency Hill: 8.6 mi
- Fern Mountain: 8.9 mi
Museums: 5
- Five Civilized Tribes Museum: 8.5 mi
- Oklahoma Music Hall of Fame: 9.8 mi
- Three Rivers Museum: 9.9 mi
- Ataloa Lodge Museum: 12.7 mi
- War Memorial Museum: 14.5 mi
Historic sites: 3
- Fort Davis Historical Marker: 13.0 mi
- Grave Creek cemetery: 17.4 mi
- Fort Gibson State Historic Site: 17.4 mi
Attractions: 2
- The Castle of Muskogee: 9.8 mi
- Honey Springs Battlefield: 10.9 mi
Nature reserves: 2
- Fort Gibson Waterfowl Refuge Portion: 19.5 mi
- Ray Harral Nature Park: 24.6 mi
Gardens: 1
- Civitan Park Community Garden: 12.5 mi
Cliffs: 1
- Padgett Bluff: 19.8 mi
Waterfalls: 1
- Bixhoma Falls: 20.2 mi
Springs: 1
- Weer Spring: 23.9 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 25 miles of Beland. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Dude Ranch Hill | WNW 282° | 316 m | 24.5 mi |
| Crossland Hill | ENE 76° | 315 m | 24.5 mi |
| Conjada Mountains | NW 318° | 295 m | 18.9 mi |
| Concharty Mountain | NW 306° | 289 m | 18.1 mi |
| Peckerwood Hill | NE 52° | 287 m | 24.7 mi |
| Spanish Peak | WNW 287° | 285 m | 23.5 mi |
| Tiger Mountain | SW 219° | 284 m | 21.5 mi |
| Braggs Mountain | ENE 77° | 281 m | 19.8 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:27 | 19:00 | 19:34 |
| June solstice | 06:07 | 20:04 | 20:42 |
| September equinox | 07:11 | 18:47 | 19:21 |
| December solstice | 07:29 | 16:34 | 17:13 |
Local time (America/Chicago).
Climate normals
Months averaging 50–80 °F: Mar–Jun, Sep–Nov.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg °F | 39 | 43 | 52 | 61 | 69 | 77 | 82 | 81 | 73 | 62 | 50 | 41 |
| Precip in | 2.3 | 2.2 | 3.4 | 4.1 | 5.5 | 4.4 | 3.6 | 3.1 | 4.3 | 4.1 | 3.4 | 2.9 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Muskogee Davis FLD, 10 mi away.
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