Outdoor Activities ...
As we travel, we like to pursue some of our interests (such as astronomy and bird watching).
When in Welling, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Welling and the surrounding area.
- Weather ...
- Before heading outdoors, you should check the weather:
- The National Weather Service forecast for Welling
- 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 Welling:
- 35.877869, -94.901065
- 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 Welling
- 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 Cherokee County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- eBird sighting report for Cherokee County
- Since Welling is near Adair County and also Sequoyah County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- eBird sighting report for Adair County
- eBird sighting report for Sequoyah 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 Welling ...
We found one communities that share the name Welling.
Within Oklahoma, the name Welling is unique.
Beyond Oklahoma, there is another community also named Welling in Canada.
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- Alberta
- This Welling lies 1,299 miles [2,090.5 km]<1> to the northwest of the Welling that is located in Cherokee County.
- Alberta
Curious and Interesting Names Near Welling ...
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.
- Barber
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south) - Dry Creek
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south) - Indian Meadows
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Indian Meadows have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Indian Meadows
- Indian Meadows is located in Cherokee County
- Park Hill
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Park Hill have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Park Hill
- Park Hill is located in Cherokee County
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Park Hill <3>
- Rocky Mountain
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Rocky Mountain have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rocky Mountain
- Rocky Mountain is located in Adair County
- Spade Mountain
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Spade Mountain have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spade Mountain
- Spade Mountain is located in Adair County
- Tenkiller
(5 miles [8 km] to the south) - Titanic
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east) - Wildcat Point
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Wildcat Point have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wildcat Point
- Wildcat Point is located in Cherokee County
How Far From Welling 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 Welling to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Welling and extending to:
- Tahlequah, which is the Seat of Cherokee County, lies just to the Northwest.
- Oklahoma City, which is the State Capital of Oklahoma, lies 149 miles [239.8 km]<1> to the west (W). If you could drive a straight line from Welling to Oklahoma City, with an average speed<4>of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, it would take less than three hours to make the trip. A comfortable walk of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour would take 9 days. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take 6 days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 1,000 miles [1,609.3 km] to the east northeast (ENE). Driving would take most of two days, a buggy would take 39 days and walking would take 57 days.
- The shortest distance<5> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,751 miles [10,864.7 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,489 miles [12,052.4 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,371 miles [8,643.8 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<8>
Off-the-Road Links ...
Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Welling. 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' (or 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- Welling) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Welling. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 35.8779, Longitude: -94.9011 In this case, the coordinates for Welling 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'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 Welling to the Middle East to be East and South, the Great Circle Route actually lies to the North and East. |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 319.009 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 315.79 degrees. |
| <8> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 313.377 degrees. |