[tamaralj]

I'll check those out. We're open to the whole state, so just trying to find out which is the best fit. I want that western feel.

[StillwaterTownie]

Originally Posted by Rubi3

It's strange how some towns are open to new people and others aren't. I grew up in a town not pleased with "oil field workers," then I married one. We moved to Healdton which was welcoming. In later years to Perry. I didn't notice one way or another because of being so involved with OSU in Stillwater. Oklahoma City has open arms for newcomers. Muskogee is clannish. It's interesting to know Duncan is not. I'm thinking towns accustomed to workers in our many oil fields have learned those workers are often assets to the population.

The yearly turnover at OSU helps keep Stillwater a welcoming town.

Oil field workers need to change into clean clothes before going out to eat.

[StillwaterTownie]

Originally Posted by tamaralj

I'll check those out. We're open to the whole state, so just trying to find out which is the best fit. I want that western feel.

You'll get the western feel pretty strongly in Guthrie. Most of the downtown store fronts look like they did a hundred years ago. (When I was in Duncan downtown, it seemed most of the store fronts were covered over with sheet metal.) Some beautiful old homes around downtown Guthrie as well. Highway 105 to the east of there is beautiful ranch country. Not far south of there, Route 66 around Lake Arkadia is even more beautiful. Oklahoma City is a fairly short drive away. Edmond, which offers a lot more stores, restaurants and medical services, than Guthrie is even a shorter drive away.

[tamaralj]

That sounds interesting. We'd actually like to have a little land to build on. My husband envisions a vista type view. You know where you look out and see it all. Maybe rolling, or maybe some hills in the distance. Even some rough topography like you see in cowboy movies. Am I asking too much? ha!!! Thanks for the suggestion. I am putting together a list. Might be able to drive through OK on my way home from Colorado this summer.

[eddie gein]

If you want the true "vista" type scenery with the wide open spaces you are going to probably need to look further west in the state. Guthrie is an excellent choice. All though I wouldn't call Guthrie "western" it does have an 1890s motif in the downtown area that is really neat. If you go east of Guthrie you can get on the bluffs of the Cimarron river and get your Vista. However, much of the area east of HWY 81 in Oklahoma is wooded, and a lot of the more open country is pretty flat. If you found a good hill for property you could see the green carpet like look of Oklahoma (with or short trees) contrasted with the blue sky.

Very few places that have woods as thick as we do have sky available to see. It's one of my favorite things about the middle and some of the eastern parts of the state.

[tamaralj]

I look forward to exploring Oklahoma. It seems to have a lot to offer. You know how you drive through an area, and then say "now here....here is the place to be!" It seems like OK has it all with a lower cost of living. If I've done my homework right, then OK is high on our list for places to move to. I've basically put a circle around OKC and Tulsa, and in between. Also down to the south near the TX border. The list that I have started includes: OKC, Guthrie, Stillwell, Norman, Duncan, Tulsa, Broken Arrow, Bartlesville, Grove. A large circle around those areas. Duncan is the farthest south. My husband says I am obsessed with maps! I memorize counties and cities in states. ha!

[StillwaterTownie]

Originally Posted by eddie gein

If you want the true "vista" type scenery with the wide open spaces you are going to probably need to look further west in the state.

That would be the Glass Mountains. That would be a good area to enjoy a scenic, totally rural life style.

[tamaralj]

What towns are in the "glass mountains"?

[tamaralj]

I google Earthed it. They are interesting. Pretty area. Not much around it. Looks like it's kind of between Woodward, and Enid as the crow flies.

[eddie gein]

Originally Posted by tamaralj

I google Earthed it. They are interesting. Pretty area. Not much around it. Looks like it's kind of between Woodward, and Enid as the crow flies.

Fairview is the town by the Glass mountains, although the land around the "mountains" is fairly flat. South of there is more wide open rolling terrain.

Weatherford is probably the best town in western Oklahoma and between there and Clinton are some high points where you could get some property with a view. There is a place called the White Dog restaurant that is just east of Clinton that has a tremendous view from their patio. Pretty good food as well.

There also are some flat areas that have views of the Wichita mountains which are nice (for around here). Altus, Hobart, and around Lawton, OK,