Outdoor Activities ...
As we travel, we like to pursue some of our interests (such as astronomy and bird watching).
When in Hollister, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Hollister and the surrounding area.
- Weather ...
- Before heading outdoors, you should check the weather:
- The National Weather Service forecast for Hollister
- 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 Hollister:
- 34.34224, -98.871333
- 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 Hollister
- 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 Tillman County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- eBird sighting report for Tillman County
- Since Hollister is near Comanche County and also Wilbarger County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- eBird sighting report for Comanche County
- eBird sighting report for Wilbarger 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 Hollister ...
We found eleven communities that share the name Hollister.
Within Oklahoma, the name Hollister is unique.
Beyond Oklahoma, we know of another eleven communities that are located throughout in the United States.
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- California
- Florida
- Idaho
- Kansas
- Michigan
- Iron 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 Michigan community of Hollister [Iron County].
- Oakland County
- We found mention of this community, but have little information. For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Michigan community of Hollister [Oakland County].
- Missouri
- North Carolina
- Ohio
- Vermont
- Wisconsin
Curious and Interesting Names Near Hollister ...
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.
- Cache
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Cache have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cache
- Cache is located in Comanche County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 2,824 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Cache <4>
- Clara
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clara
- Clara is located in Wichita County (TX)
- Cookietown
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cookietown
- Cookietown is located in Cotton County
- Electra
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Electra
- Electra is located in Wichita County (TX)
- Population from the 2020 Census: 2,737 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Electra <4>
- Fargo
(23 miles [37 km] to the west)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fargo
- Fargo is located in Wilbarger County (TX)
- Frederick
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Frederick
- Frederick is located in Tillman County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 3,528 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Frederick <4>
- Headrick
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Headrick
- Headrick is located in Jackson County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 88 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Headrick <4>
- Hinds
(23 miles [37 km] to the southwest) - Loveland
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Loveland have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Loveland
- Loveland is located in Tillman County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 12 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Loveland <4>
- Mountain Park
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Mountain Park have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mountain Park
- Mountain Park is located in Kiowa County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 384 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Mountain Park <4>
- Thrift
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)
How Far From Hollister to ...
We spend a lot of time looking through Gazetteers & Almanacs that were published in the late 1800's and early 1900's. Many of the Gazetteers include the distance from a town such as Hollister to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Hollister and extending to:
- Frederick, which is the Seat of Tillman County, lies just to the West Northwest.
- Oklahoma City, which is the State Capital of Oklahoma, lies 109 miles [175.4 km]<1> to the northeast (NE). If you could drive a straight line from Hollister 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 1,246 miles [2,005.2 km] to the east northeast (ENE). Driving would take about three full days, a buggy would take 49 days and walking would take 71 days.
- The shortest distance<6> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,976 miles [11,226.8 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,719 miles [12,422.5 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<8>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,605 miles [9,020.4 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<9>
Off-the-Road Links ...
Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Hollister. 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- Hollister) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Hollister. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 34.3422, Longitude: -98.8713 |
| <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 Bird Creek to see Pete ... Bird Creek 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 Hollister 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 Hollister 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 321.544 degrees. |
| <8> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 318.566 degrees. |
| <9> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 315.443 degrees. |