Outdoor Activities ...
As we travel, we like to pursue some of our interests (such as astronomy and bird watching).
When in Childers, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Childers and the surrounding area.
- Weather ...
- Before heading outdoors, you should check the weather:
- The National Weather Service forecast for Childers
- 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 Childers:
- 36.771754, -95.539698
- 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 Childers
- 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 Nowata County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- eBird sighting report for Nowata County
- Since Childers is near Craig County and also Rogers County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- eBird sighting report for Craig County
- eBird sighting report for Rogers 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
Communities Also Named Childers ...
We found two communities that share the name Childers.
Within Oklahoma, the name Childers is unique.
Beyond Oklahoma, we know of another two communities that are located throughout in the United States.
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- Arkansas
- Florida
Curious and Interesting Names Near Childers ...
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.
- Bowlin Spring
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Bowlin Spring have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bowlin Spring
- Bowlin Spring is located in Craig County
- Coffeyville
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coffeyville
- Coffeyville is located in Montgomery County (KS)
- Population from the 2020 Census: 9,169 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Coffeyville <3>
- Coodys Bluff
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coodys Bluff
- Coodys Bluff is located in Nowata County
- Delaware
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Delaware have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Delaware
- Delaware is located in Nowata County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 399 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Delaware <3>
- Hogshooter
(18 miles [29 km] to the west)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hogshooter
- Hogshooter is located in Washington County
- Hollow
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hollow
- Hollow is located in Craig County
- Howard
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the south) - Jamestown
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the south) - Sunsweet
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
How Far From Childers to ...
We spend a lot of time looking through Gazetteers & Almanacs that were published in the late 1800's and early 1900's. Many of the Gazetteers include the distance from a community such as Childers to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Childers and extending to:
- Nowata, which is the Seat of Nowata County, lies just to the Southwest.
- Oklahoma City, which is the State Capital of Oklahoma, lies 142 miles [228.5 km]<1> to the southwest (SW). If you could drive a straight line from Childers to Oklahoma City, with an average speed<4>of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, it would take less than three hours to make the trip. A comfortable walk of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour would take 8 days. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take 6 days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 1,017 miles [1,636.7 km] to the east northeast (ENE). Driving would take over two days, a buggy would take 40 days and walking would take 58 days.
- The shortest distance<5> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,728 miles [10,827.7 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,469 miles [12,020.2 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,354 miles [8,616.4 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<8>
Off-the-Road Links ...
Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Childers. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.
The official website for State of Oklahoma: https://www.ok.gov/
Footnotes ...
| <1> | 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- Childers) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Childers. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 36.7718, Longitude: -95.5397 In this case, the coordinates for Childers have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <2> | 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. |
| <3> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <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 Childers 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 319.517 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 316.497 degrees. |
| <8> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 313.536 degrees. |