Outdoor Activities ...

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

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

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

• 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 Seiling:
  • 36.148198, -98.924509
  • 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 Seiling

• 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 Dewey County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
  • eBird sighting report for Dewey County
  • Since Seiling is near Major County and also Woodward County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
  • eBird sighting report for Major County
  • eBird sighting report for Woodward 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

Curious and Interesting Names Near Seiling ...

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.

• Cedar Springs
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Cedar Springs have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cedar Springs
  • Cedar Springs is located in Major County
• Chester
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chester
  • Chester is located in Major County
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Chester <2>
• Cheyenne Valley
  (21 miles [33.8 km] to the northeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Cheyenne Valley have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cheyenne Valley
  • Cheyenne Valley is located in Major County
• Dane
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Dane have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dane
  • Dane is located in Major County
• Longdale
  (20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Longdale
  • Longdale is located in Blaine County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 263 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Longdale <2>
• Mutual
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mutual
  • Mutual is located in Woodward County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 60 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Mutual <2>
• Orion
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Orion have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Orion
  • Orion is located in Major County
• Parallel
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Parallel have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Parallel
  • Parallel is located in Dewey County

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

With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance<3> beginning in Seiling and extending to:

• Taloga, which is the Seat of Dewey County, lies just to the South Southwest.
• Oklahoma City, which is the State Capital of Oklahoma, lies 92 miles [148.1 km]<3> to the east southeast (ESE). If you could drive a straight line from Seiling to Oklahoma City, with an average speed<4>of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, it would take less than two hours to make the trip. A comfortable walk of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour would take 6 days. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take most of three days.
• The White House (Washington, DC) is 1,210 miles [1,947.3 km] to the east northeast (ENE). Driving would take about three full days, a buggy would take 48 days and walking would take 69 days.
• The shortest distance<5> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,880 miles [11,072.3 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
• The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,627 miles [12,274.5 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>
• The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,519 miles [8,882 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<8>

Off-the-Road Links ...

Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Seiling. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.

The official website for State of Oklahoma: https://www.ok.gov/