Outdoor Activities ...
As we travel, we like to pursue some of our interests (such as astronomy and bird watching).
When in Hext, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Hext and the surrounding area.
- Weather ...
- Before heading outdoors, you should check the weather:
- The National Weather Service forecast for Hext
- 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 Hext:
- 35.247551, -99.752878
- 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 Hext
- 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 Beckham County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- eBird sighting report for Beckham County
- Since Hext is near Greer County and also Wheeler County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- eBird sighting report for Greer 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 Hext ...
We found one communities that share the name Hext.
Within Oklahoma, the name Hext is unique.
Beyond Oklahoma, there is another community also named Hext in the United States.
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
Curious and Interesting Names Near Hext ...
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
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Berlin
- Berlin is located in Roger Mills County
- Carter
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carter
- Carter is located in Beckham County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 246 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Carter <2>
- Fuller
(18 miles [29 km] to the west) - Hocker
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the east) - Jester
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the south) - Meridian
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest) - Plainview
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south) - Rosehill
(18 miles [29 km] to the north) - Sweetwater
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)- 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 <2>
- Willow
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Willow have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Willow
- Willow is located in Greer County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 136 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Willow <2>
How Far From Hext 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 Hext to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Hext and extending to:
- Sayre, which is the Seat of Beckham County, lies just to the East Northeast.
- Oklahoma City, which is the State Capital of Oklahoma, lies 127 miles [204.4 km]<1> to the east (E). If you could drive a straight line from Hext 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 5 days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 1,273 miles [2,048.7 km] to the east northeast (ENE). Driving would take about three full days, a buggy would take 50 days and walking would take 73 days.
- The shortest distance<5> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,958 miles [11,197.8 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,705 miles [12,400 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,595 miles [9,004.3 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<8>
Off-the-Road Links ...
Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Hext. 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' distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Hext) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Hext. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 35.2476, Longitude: -99.7529 In this case, the coordinates for Hext have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <2> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <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 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 Hext 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 322.265 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 319.522 degrees. |
| <8> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 315.766 degrees. |