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Discover Straight in United States
Straight in the region of Oklahoma is a town located in United States - some 1,334 mi or ( 2148 km ) West of Washington , the country's capital .
Local time in Straight is now 04:10 PM (Saturday) . The local timezone is named " America/Chicago " with a UTC offset of -5 hours. Depending on your flexibility, these larger cities might be interesting for you: Oklahoma City, Colorado Springs, Denver, Lamar, and Garden City. When in this area, you might want to check out Oklahoma City . Are you looking for some initial hints on what might be interesting in Straight ? We have collected some references on our attractions page.
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Wild Horse Lake (Oklahoma)
Wild Horse Lake is a playa lake located in Texas County, Oklahoma. The lake was the location of the infamous Hay Meadow Massacre (July 1888) in which one faction in the county seat fight in Stevens County, Kansas, killed four members of the opposing faction. Since the killings took place in what was then No Man's Land, no court had jurisdiction over the crime. The lake was also the subject of Oklahoma case law in reference to water appropriations—Depuy V. Hoeme (1980 OK 26, 611 P.2d 228).
Located at 36.92 -101.45 (Lat./Long.); Less than 5 km away
Ogallala Aquifer
The Ogallala Aquifer, part of the High Plains Aquifer System, is a vast yet shallow underground water table aquifer located beneath the Great Plains in the United States. One of the world's largest aquifers, it covers an area of approximately 174,000 mi² (450,000 km²) in portions of the eight states of South Dakota, Nebraska, Wyoming, Colorado, Kansas, Oklahoma, New Mexico, and Texas. It was named in 1898 by N.H. Darton from its type locality near the town of Ogallala, Nebraska.
Located at 36.99 -101.45 (Lat./Long.); Less than 13 km away
Texas County, Oklahoma
Texas County is a county located in the U.S. state of Oklahoma. Texas County was formed at Oklahoma statehood (16 November 1907) from the central one-third of "Old Beaver County". When the formation of the county was authorized by the Constitutional Convention of 1907, the county was so named because it was wholly included within the limits of the Texas Cession of 1850, whereby the ownership of the area was passed from the State of Texas to the United States Government.
Located at 36.75 -101.48 (Lat./Long.); Less than 14 km away
Optima, Oklahoma
Optima is a town in Texas County, Oklahoma, United States. The population was 356 at the 2010 census.
Located at 36.76 -101.35 (Lat./Long.); Less than 16 km away
Guymon, Oklahoma
Guymon is a city in and the county seat of Texas County, Oklahoma. As of the 2010 census, the city population was 11,442, making it the largest city in the Oklahoma Panhandle. Corporate hog farms and cattle feedlots dominate its economy.
Located at 36.69 -101.48 (Lat./Long.); Less than 21 km away
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