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Outdoor Activities ...

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

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

  • 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 Seward:
    • 35.798105, -97.488375
    • 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 Seward
  • 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 Logan County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
    • Open the eBird sighting report for Logan County
    • Since Seward is near Oklahoma County and also Kingfisher County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
    • Open the eBird sighting report for Oklahoma County
    • Open the eBird sighting report for Kingfisher 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 Seward

Communities Also Named Seward ...

We found twelve communities that are also named Seward.

Within Oklahoma, the name Seward is unique.

Beyond Oklahoma, we know of twelve communities that are located in the United States.

  • Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
    • Alaska
      • This Seward lies 2,821 miles [4,540 km]<1> to the northwest of the Seward that is located in Logan County.
    • Georgia
      • Montgomery 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 Georgia community of Seward [Montgomery County].
    • Illinois
      • Winnebago County
      • This Seward is located in Winnebago County and lies 622 miles [1,001 km]<1> to the northeast of the Seward that is located in Logan County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Winnebago County community of Seward.
    • Kansas
      • Brown 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 Kansas community of Seward [Brown County].
      • Stafford County
      • This Seward is located in Stafford County and lies 179 miles [288.1 km]<1> to the north northwest of the Seward that is located in Logan County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Stafford County community of Seward.
    • Maryland
      • Dorchester County
      • This Seward is located in Dorchester County and lies 1,189 miles [1,913.5 km]<1> to the east northeast of the Seward that is located in Logan County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Dorchester County community of Seward.
    • Nebraska
      • Seward County
      • This Seward is located in Seward County and lies 353 miles [568.1 km]<1> to the north of the Seward that is located in Logan County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Seward County community of Seward.
    • New York
      • Schoharie County
      • This Seward is located in Schoharie County and lies 1,308 miles [2,105 km]<1> to the east northeast of the Seward that is located in Logan County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Schoharie County community of Seward.
    • North Carolina
      • Forsyth County
      • This Seward is located in Forsyth County and lies 955 miles [1,536.9 km]<1> to the east of the Seward that is located in Logan County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Forsyth County community of Seward.
    • Ohio
      • Fulton County
      • This Seward is located in Fulton County and lies 829 miles [1,334.1 km]<1> to the east northeast of the Seward that is located in Logan County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Fulton County community of Seward.
    • Pennsylvania
      • Westmoreland County
      • This Seward is located in Westmoreland County and lies 1,050 miles [1,689.8 km]<1> to the east northeast of the Seward that is located in Logan County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Westmoreland County community of Seward.
    • South Dakota
      • Hamlin 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 South Dakota community of Seward [Hamlin County].

Curious and Interesting Names Near Seward ...

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 Valley
    (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
    • Cedar Valley is located in Logan County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cedar Valley
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 325 people
  • Crescent
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
  • Crescent Springs
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
    • Crescent Springs is located in Logan County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crescent Springs
  • Edmond
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
    • Edmond is located in Oklahoma County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Edmond
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 95,346 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Edmond <3>
  • Frost
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
    • Frost is located in Logan County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Frost
  • Indian Springs
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
    • Indian Springs is located in Logan County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Indian Springs
  • Lakeview
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
    • Lakeview is located in Logan County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lakeview
  • Meridian
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
  • Twin Lakes
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
    • Twin Lakes is located in Kingfisher County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Twin Lakes
  • Zion ‑ Historic
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
    • Zion is located in Kingfisher County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Zion

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

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

  • Guthrie, which is the Seat of Logan County, lies just to the North Northeast.
  • Oklahoma City, which is the State Capital of Oklahoma, lies 23 miles [37 km]<1> to the south (S). If you could walk a straight line from Seward to Oklahoma City, with an average speed<4> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take just about two full days to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take most of a day.
  • The White House (Washington, DC) is 1,140 miles [1,834.7 km] to the east northeast (ENE). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take over two days, a buggy would take 45 days and walking would take 65 days.
  • The shortest distance<5> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,849 miles [11,022.4 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
  • The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,592 miles [12,218.1 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>
  • The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,479 miles [8,817.6 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<8>'

Footnotes ...

<1>Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Seward) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'.
<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 Seward 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>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<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 Seward to the Middle East to be East and South, the Great Circle Route actually lies to the North and East.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Seward. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 35.7981, Longitude: -97.4884       In this case, the coordinates for Seward have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).
<6>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 320.755 degrees.
<7>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 317.819 degrees.
<8>The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 314.609 degrees.