Outdoor Activities ...
As we travel, we like to pursue some of our interests (such as astronomy and bird watching).
When in Grimes, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Grimes and the surrounding area.
- Weather ...
- Before heading outdoors, you should check the weather:
- The National Weather Service forecast for Grimes
- 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 Grimes:
- 35.466160, -99.760938
- 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 Grimes
- 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 Roger Mills County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- eBird sighting report for Roger Mills County
- Since Grimes is near Beckham County and also Wheeler County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- eBird sighting report for Beckham County
- eBird sighting report for Wheeler 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 Grimes ...
We found twelve communities that share the name Grimes.
Within Oklahoma, the name Grimes is unique.
Beyond Oklahoma, we know of another twelve communities that are located throughout in the United States.
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- Alabama
- Dale County
- This Grimes is located in Dale County and lies 872 miles [1,403.3 km]<1> to the east southeast of the Grimes that is located in Roger Mills County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Dale County community of Grimes.
- Tuscaloosa County
- This Grimes is located in Tuscaloosa County and lies 722 miles [1,161.9 km] to the east of the Grimes that is located in Roger Mills County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Tuscaloosa County community of Grimes.
- California
- Georgia
- Iowa
- Louisiana
- Maryland
- North Carolina
- Ohio
- Texas
- Nolan County
- This Grimes is located in Nolan County and lies 209 miles [336.4 km]<1> to the south of the Grimes that is located in Roger Mills County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Nolan County community of Grimes.
- Tyler County
- We found mention of this community, but have little information.<2> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Texas community of Grimes [Tyler County].
- Virginia
- Alabama
Curious and Interesting Names Near Grimes ...
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.
- Berlin
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Berlin
- Berlin is located in Roger Mills County
- Cheyenne
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cheyenne
- Cheyenne is located in Roger Mills County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 769 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Cheyenne <4>
- Elk City
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Elk City have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elk City
- Elk City is located in Beckham County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 11,354 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Elk City <4>
- Herring
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast) - Hocker
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast) - Meridian
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west) - Rosehill
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast) - Strong City
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Strong City have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Strong City
- Strong City is located in Roger Mills County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 46 people
- Sweetwater
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sweetwater
- Sweetwater is located in Beckham County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 82 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Sweetwater <4>
How Far From Grimes 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 community such as Grimes to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Grimes and extending to:
- Cheyenne, which is the Seat of Roger Mills County, lies 11 miles [17.7 km]<1> to the north northeast. If you could walk a straight line from Grimes to Cheyenne, with an average speed<6> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take five to six hours to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take nearly four hours.
- Oklahoma City, which is the State Capital of Oklahoma, lies 126 miles [202.8 km] to the east (E). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take less than three hours, a buggy would take 5 days and walking would take 8 days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 1,268 miles [2,040.6 km] to the east northeast (ENE). Driving would take about three full days, a buggy would take 50 days and walking would take 72 days.
- The shortest distance<7> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,946 miles [11,178.5 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<8>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,694 miles [12,382.3 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<9>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,585 miles [8,988.2 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<10>
Off-the-Road Links ...
Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Grimes. 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 'point-to-point' distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Grimes) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Grimes. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 35.4662, Longitude: -99.7609 In this case, the coordinates for Grimes have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <2> | If we encounter the name of what might be a community, our methodology is to add that name to our Gazetteer as a placeholder. As we find more information about that community, it will be added to our Gazetteer. Just as a reminder: Our definition of a community is rather broad and includes those places (or areas) where several families lived and had a name which identified that place. For example, you might hear somebody say that they are going over to Mile's to see Pete ... Mile's is just a gas station and a couple of homes at the crossroads. While it might not be on the map, everybody in the area knows it by that name. Places of interest include buildings at a crossroad, several families clustered in a hollow or maybe the location of a way station. It also includes places like mines, lumber camps, ferry crossings, etc. The community might still exist, is now gone or only existed for just a short period of time. Also keep in mind that Grimes could have been on the original document by mistake, misspelled, the original/alternate name of a community that we've listed elsewhere or was placed in the wrong county. Sometimes a post office or train station would have a different name than the community where it's located, so two names might be referring to the same community - we're working to straighten it all out. |
| <3> | We use the term 'Historic' broadly and it generally means that the community no longer exists. However, it can also mean that the community might still exist, but was significantly larger or had a more 'official' existence in the past than it does now. Unfortunately our sources of data have proven to be unreliable. If you can provide us with more specific information about Grimes, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <4> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <5> | 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. |
| <6> | 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. |
| <7> | 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 Grimes to the Middle East to be East and South, the Great Circle Route actually lies to the North and East. |
| <8> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 322.296 degrees. |
| <9> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 319.585 degrees. |
| <10> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 315.746 degrees. |