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.
- 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:
- 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:
- eBird sighting report for Nowata County
- 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:
- Waymark.com
Communities Also Named Hisle ...
We found one communities that share the name 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 ...
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)- 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
- Bushyhead
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest) - Elba
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest) - Green
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast) - Harmony Star
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Harmony Star have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harmony Star
- Harmony Star is located in Rogers County
- Howard
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast) - Jamestown
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest) - Justice
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the south) - Sunsweet
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
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<3> 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<4> 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).<5>
- 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).<6>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,366 miles [8,635.7 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>
Off-the-Road Links ...
Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Hisle. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.
The official website for Rogers County: www.rogerscounty.org/
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- Hisle) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Hisle. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 36.4768, Longitude: -95.4764 In this case, the coordinates for Hisle 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 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. |
| <4> | 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 Hisle to the Middle East to be East and South, the Great Circle Route actually lies to the North and East. |
| <5> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 319.449 degrees. |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 316.379 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 313.553 degrees. |