Outdoor Activities ...

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

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

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

• 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 Huntoon:
  • 36.455864, -100.630981
  • 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 Huntoon

• 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 Ochiltree County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Ochiltree County
  • Since Huntoon is near Lipscomb County and also Beaver County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Lipscomb County
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Beaver 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 Huntoon

Communities Also Named Huntoon ...

We found one communities that are also named Huntoon.

Within Texas, the name Huntoon is unique.

Beyond Texas, there is another community also named Huntoon in Canada.

• Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
  • Saskatchewan
    • This Huntoon lies 913 miles [1,469.3 km]<1> to the north of the Huntoon that is located in Ochiltree County.

Curious and Interesting Names Near Huntoon ...

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.

• Beaver
  (25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)
  • Beaver is located in Beaver County (OK)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beaver
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,364 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Beaver <2>
• Booker
  (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
  • Booker is located in Lipscomb County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Booker
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,437 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Booker <2>
• Bryans Corner
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
  • Bryans Corner is located in Beaver County (OK)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bryans Corner
• Clear Lake
  (25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)
  • Clear Lake is located in Beaver County (OK)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clear Lake
• Gray
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
  • Gray is located in Beaver County (OK)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gray
• Lord
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
  • Lord is located in Ochiltree County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lord
• Range
  (25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
  • Range is located in Texas County (OK)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Range
• Sherlock
  (22 miles [35.4 km] to the east)
  • Sherlock is located in Lipscomb County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sherlock
• Twin Grove
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
  • Twin Grove is located in Lipscomb County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Twin Grove

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

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

• Perryton, which is the Seat of Ochiltree County, lies 10 miles [16.1 km]<1> to the west southwest. If you could walk a straight line from Huntoon to Perryton, with an average speed<3> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take four to five hours to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take a little over three hours.
• Austin, which is the State Capital of Texas, lies 458 miles [737.1 km] to the south southeast (SSE). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take most of a day, a buggy would take 18 days and walking would take 26 days.
• The White House (Washington, DC) is 1,296 miles [2,085.7 km] to the east northeast (ENE). Driving would take about three full days, a buggy would take 51 days and walking would take 74 days.
• The shortest distance<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,921 miles [11,138.3 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
• The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,673 miles [12,348.5 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
• The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,570 miles [8,964 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>'