Outdoor Activities ...

As we travel, we like to pursue some of our interests (such as astronomy and bird watching).

When in Hisle, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Hisle and the surrounding area.

• Weather ...
  • Before heading outdoors, you should check the weather:
  • The National Weather Service forecast for Hisle

• 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 Hisle:
  • 36.476760, -95.476364
  • 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.
  • Open the Heavens-Above website centered on Hisle

• 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 Rogers County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Rogers County
  • Since Hisle is near Nowata County and also Mayes County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Nowata County
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Mayes 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:
  • Open the Waymark.com report for Hisle

Communities Also Named Hisle ...

We found one communities that are also named Hisle.

Within Oklahoma, the name Hisle is unique.

Beyond Oklahoma, there is another community also named Hisle in the United States.

• Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
  • South Dakota
    • Jackson County
    • This Hisle is located in Jackson County and lies 582 miles [936.6 km]<1> to the north northwest of the Hisle that is located in Rogers County.
    • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Jackson County community of Hisle.

Curious and Interesting Names Near Hisle ...

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
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
  • Bowlin Spring is located in Craig County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bowlin Spring
• Bushyhead
  (Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
  • Bushyhead is located in Rogers County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bushyhead
• Elba
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
  • Elba is located in Rogers County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elba
• Green
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
  • Green is located in Mayes County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Green
• Harmony Star
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
  • Harmony Star is located in Rogers County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harmony Star
• Howard
  (Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
  • Howard is located in Rogers County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Howard
• Jamestown
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
  • Jamestown is located in Rogers County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jamestown
• Justice
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
  • Justice is located in Rogers County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Justice
• Sunsweet
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
  • Sunsweet is located in Craig County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sunsweet

How Far From Hisle 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 Hisle to various places of note, such as the White House.

With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Hisle and extending to:

• Claremore, which is the Seat of Rogers County, lies 13 miles [20.9 km]<1> to the southwest. If you could walk a straight line from Hisle to Claremore, with an average speed<2> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take 6 hours to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take four to five hours.
• Oklahoma City, which is the State Capital of Oklahoma, lies 133 miles [214 km] to the west southwest (WSW). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take less than three hours, a buggy would take 6 days and walking would take 8 days.
• The White House (Washington, DC) is 1,019 miles [1,639.9 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<3> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,741 miles [10,848.6 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<4>
• The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,482 miles [12,041.1 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
• The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,366 miles [8,635.7 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>'