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.
  • Open 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:
  • Open the 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:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Adair County
  • Open the 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:
  • Open the Waymark.com report for Welling

Communities Also Named Welling ...

We found one communities that are also named 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.

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)
  • Barber is located in Cherokee County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Barber
• Dry Creek
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
  • Dry Creek is located in Cherokee County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dry Creek
• Indian Meadows
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
  • Indian Meadows is located in Cherokee County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Indian Meadows
• Park Hill
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
  • Park Hill is located in Cherokee County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Park Hill
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Park Hill <2>
• Rocky Mountain
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
  • Rocky Mountain is located in Adair County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rocky Mountain
• Spade Mountain
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
  • Spade Mountain is located in Adair County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spade Mountain
• Tenkiller
  (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
  • Tenkiller is located in Cherokee County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tenkiller
• Titanic
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
  • Titanic is located in Adair County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Titanic
• Wildcat Point
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
  • Wildcat Point is located in Cherokee County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wildcat Point

How Far From Welling 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 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<3>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<4> 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).<5>
• 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).<6>
• The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,371 miles [8,643.8 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>'