Outdoor Activities ...

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

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

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

• 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 Bartlesville:
  • 36.747554, -95.976782
  • 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 Bartlesville

• 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 Washington County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
  • eBird sighting report for Washington County
  • Since Bartlesville is near Osage County and also Nowata County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
  • eBird sighting report for Osage County
  • eBird sighting report for Nowata 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 Bartlesville ...

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.

• Bigheart
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Bigheart have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bigheart
  • Bigheart is located in Osage County
• Cotton Valley
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Cotton Valley have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cotton Valley
  • Cotton Valley is located in Washington County
• Delaware
  (18 miles [29 km] to the east)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Delaware have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Delaware
  • Delaware is located in Nowata County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 399 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Delaware <2>
• Dewey
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Dewey have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dewey
  • Dewey is located in Washington County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,411 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Dewey <2>
• Herd
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Herd have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Herd
  • Herd is located in Osage County
• Hickory Hill
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Hickory Hill have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hickory Hill
  • Hickory Hill is located in Osage County
• Hogshooter
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hogshooter
  • Hogshooter is located in Washington County
• Torpedo
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Torpedo have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Torpedo
  • Torpedo is located in Osage County

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

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

• Oklahoma City, which is the State Capital of Oklahoma, lies 123 miles [197.9 km]<3> to the southwest (SW). If you could drive a straight line from Bartlesville to Oklahoma City, with an average speed<4>of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, it would take about two hours to make the trip. A comfortable walk of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour would take 7 days. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take 5 days.
• The White House (Washington, DC) is 1,041 miles [1,675.3 km] to the east northeast (ENE). Driving would take over two days, a buggy would take 41 days and walking would take 60 days.
• The shortest distance<5> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,745 miles [10,855 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
• The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,487 miles [12,049.2 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>
• The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,373 miles [8,647 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<8>

Off-the-Road Links ...

The official website for Bartlesville: www.cityofbartlesville.org/

The official website for Washington County: www.co.washington.ok.us/

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