Whizbang
Whizbang is a ghost town in Oklahoma, at a modelled elevation of 340 m. Phinney Hill stands 327 m to the southeast, 20 miles off. The nearest named place is Washunga, a ghost town 7.3 miles away. Osage Nation Heritage Trail Byway passes 5.4 miles off. 70 named places lie within 25 miles, 3 of them named summits.
petroleum boom town in Osage County, Oklahoma, United States
How to reach it
- 5.4 mi off the Osage Nation Heritage Trail Byway
70 named places within 25 miles
- Pioneer Park: 8.2 mi
- Kaw Lake Scenic Outlook Park: 13.5 mi
- Prairie Dog Town: 13.6 mi
- Cronan Park: 16.4 mi
- Lake Ponca North Park: 17.6 mi
- Marland Manson: 19.9 mi
- Pioneer Woman Monument: 20.2 mi
- Kay County War Memorial: 20.7 mi
- Pioneer Woman Monument: 20.7 mi
- War Memorial Park: 20.9 mi
- Pioneer Woman Museum: 20.2 mi
- Marland's Grand Home: 20.6 mi
- Newkirk Community Historical: 20.8 mi
- Standing Bear Museum: 21.2 mi
- Osage Nation Museum: 21.5 mi
- Osage Mural: 21.4 mi
- Chief James Bigheart Statue: 21.6 mi
- Train Car: 22.0 mi
- Boy Scouts Camping: 22.0 mi
- Old Tank: 22.1 mi
- Round Mound: 13.7 mi
- Phinney Hill: 20.4 mi
- Wooster Mound: 24.4 mi
- Drummond Lodge: 9.3 mi
- Cann Memorial Gardens: 20.3 mi
- Bluestem Lake Public Beach: 16.9 mi
- Lake Ponca Beach: 17.6 mi
- Bluestem Lake Falls: 18.0 mi
- Newkirk Lions Park Pavillion: 21.0 mi
- YMCA Teaching Garden: 22.6 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 25 miles of Whizbang. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Phinney Hill | SE 135° | 327 m | 20.4 mi |
| Wooster Mound | ESE 118° | 320 m | 24.4 mi |
| Round Mound | S 187° | 311 m | 13.7 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:31 | 19:05 | 19:39 |
| June solstice | 06:09 | 20:11 | 20:50 |
| September equinox | 07:15 | 18:51 | 19:25 |
| December solstice | 07:37 | 16:35 | 17:15 |
Local time (America/Chicago).
Climate normals
Months averaging 50–80 °F: Apr–Jun, Aug–Oct.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg °F | 35 | 39 | 49 | 58 | 67 | 76 | 80 | 79 | 71 | 60 | 48 | 37 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Newkirk 8E Mesonet, 14 mi away.
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