Outdoor Activities ...
As we travel, we like to pursue some of our interests (such as astronomy and bird watching).
When in Herring, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Herring and the surrounding area.
- Weather ...
- Before heading outdoors, you should check the weather:
- The National Weather Service forecast for Herring
- 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 Herring:
- 35.610049, -99.517879
- 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 Herring
- 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 Herring is near Custer County and also Beckham County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- eBird sighting report for Custer County
- eBird sighting report for Beckham 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 Herring ...
We found six communities that share the name Herring.
Within Oklahoma, the name Herring is unique.
Beyond Oklahoma, we know of another six communities that are located throughout in the United States.
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- Georgia
- North Carolina
- Ohio
- Texas
- Anderson County
- This Herring is located in Anderson County and lies 355 miles [571.3 km]<1> to the southeast of the Herring that is located in Roger Mills County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Anderson County community of Herring.
- Tom Green 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 Herring [Tom Green County].
- West Virginia
Curious and Interesting Names Near Herring ...
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
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Berlin
- Berlin is located in Roger Mills County
- Butler
(18 miles [29 km] to the east)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Butler have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Butler
- Butler is located in Custer County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 289 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Butler <4>
- Carpenter
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carpenter
- Carpenter is located in Custer County
- Cheyenne
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)- 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
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Elk City have been provided by the GNIS.<3> 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>
- Moorewood
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast) - Rosehill
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest) - Strong City
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Strong City have been provided by the GNIS.<3> 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
How Far From Herring to ...
We spend a lot of time looking through Gazetteers that were published in the late 1800's and early 1900's. Many of the Gazetteers include the distance from a community such as Herring to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Herring and extending to:
- Cheyenne, which is the Seat of Roger Mills County, lies just to the West.
- Oklahoma City, which is the State Capital of Oklahoma, lies 113 miles [181.9 km]<1> to the east (E). If you could drive a straight line from Herring to Oklahoma City, with an average speed<5>of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, it would take about two hours to make the trip. A comfortable walk of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour would take 7 days. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take 5 days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 1,252 miles [2,014.9 km] to the east northeast (ENE). Driving would take about three full days, a buggy would take 49 days and walking would take 72 days.
- The shortest distance<6> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,930 miles [11,152.8 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,677 miles [12,354.9 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<8>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,568 miles [8,960.8 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<9>
Off-the-Road Links ...
Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Herring. 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 things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Herring) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Herring. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 35.6100, Longitude: -99.5179 In this case, the coordinates for Herring 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 Herring 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> | 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. |
| <4> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <5> | 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. |
| <6> | 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 Herring to the Middle East to be East and South, the Great Circle Route actually lies to the North and East. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 322.142 degrees. |
| <8> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 319.421 degrees. |
| <9> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 315.611 degrees. |