Outdoor Activities ...
As we travel, we like to pursue some of our interests (such as astronomy and bird watching).
When in Hugoton, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Hugoton and the surrounding area.
- Weather ...
- Before heading outdoors, you should check the weather:
- The National Weather Service forecast for Hugoton
- 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 Hugoton:
- 37.17721, -101.348155
- 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.
- The Heavens-Above Website, centered on Hugoton
- 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 Stevens County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- eBird sighting report for Stevens County
- Since Hugoton is near Morton County and also Texas County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- eBird sighting report for Morton County
- eBird sighting report for Texas 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:
- Waymark.com
Curious and Interesting Names Near Hugoton ...
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.
- Big Bow
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Big Bow
- Big Bow is located in Stanton County
- Google driving directions:
- From your current location to Big Bow
- From Hugoton to Big Bow
- Cave
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast) - Hooker
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hooker
- Hooker is located in Texas County (OK)
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,843 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Hooker <2>
- Google driving directions:
- From your current location to Hooker
- From Hugoton to Hooker
- Julian
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest) - Liberal
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Liberal
- Liberal is located in Seward County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 18,821 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Liberal <2>
- Google driving directions:
- From your current location to Liberal
- From Hugoton to Liberal
- Little Ponderosa
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Little Ponderosa have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Little Ponderosa
- Little Ponderosa is located in Beaver County (OK)
- Moscow
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Moscow have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Moscow
- Moscow is located in Stevens County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 294 people
- Former name for Moscow:
- Mosco
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Moscow <2>
- Mouser
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the south) - Optima
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the south) - Straight
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Straight
- Straight is located in Texas County (OK)
- Google driving directions:
- From your current location to Straight
- From Hugoton to Straight
How Far From Hugoton to ...
We spend a lot of time looking through Gazetteers, Almanacs & Directories that were published in the late 1800's and early 1900's. Many of the Gazetteers include the distance from a city such as Hugoton to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance<3> beginning in Hugoton and extending to:
- Topeka, which is the State Capital of Kansas, lies 334 miles [537.5 km]<3> to the east northeast (ENE). If you could drive a straight line from Hugoton to Topeka, with an average speed<4>of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, it would take five to six hours to make the trip. A comfortable walk of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour would take 19 days. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take 13 days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 1,323 miles [2,129.2 km] to the east northeast (ENE). Driving would take about three full days, a buggy would take 52 days and walking would take 76 days.
- The shortest distance<5> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,905 miles [11,112.5 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,659 miles [12,326 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,561 miles [8,949.6 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<8>
Off-the-Road Links ...
The official website for Hugoton: www.cityofhugoton.com/
The official website for State of Kansas: https://portal.kansas.gov/
Footnotes ...
| <1> | The location has been supplied by the Geographic Names Information System - which is maintained by the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS). While these values should be definitive, we found that accuracy can vary and you should double-check the location if accuracy is required. |
| <2> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <3> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' (or point-to-point) distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Hugoton) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Hugoton. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 37.1772, Longitude: -101.3482 |
| <4> | While we have tried to pick reasonable speeds, the rate of travel is very theoretical - obstacles like fences, hills, lakes, river crossings and rest stops have been ignored. When we say 'Days' of travel, we're assuming 8 hours of travel per day. |
| <5> | The shortest line can be visualized by stretching a string on a Globe from Point A to Point B - this is known as a Great Circle Route. Where you might expect the shortest route from Hugoton to the Middle East to be East and South, the Great Circle Route actually lies to the North and East. |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 323.609 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 321.329 degrees. |
| <8> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 316.342 degrees. |