Outdoor Activities ...
As we travel, we like to pursue some of our interests (such as astronomy and bird watching).
When in East Tulsa, we use the following websites to find information relevant to East Tulsa and the surrounding area.
- Weather ...
- Before heading outdoors, you should check the weather:
- The National Weather Service forecast for East Tulsa
- 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 East Tulsa:
- 36.172594, -95.940828
- 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 East Tulsa
- 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 Tulsa County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- eBird sighting report for Tulsa County
- Since East Tulsa is near Rogers County and also Creek County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- eBird sighting report for Rogers County
- eBird sighting report for Creek 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 East Tulsa ...
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.
- Carbondale
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Carbondale have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carbondale
- Carbondale is located in Tulsa County
- Garden City
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Garden City have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Garden City
- Garden City is located in Tulsa County
- Gray
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west) - Lake
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west) - Lynn Lane
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east) - Mingo
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast) - Mohawk
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north) - Price
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west) - Red Fork
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest) - Tiger
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east) - Union
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
How Far From East Tulsa 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 East Tulsa to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance<2> beginning in East Tulsa and extending to:
- Tulsa, which is the Seat of Tulsa County, lies just to the West Southwest.
- Oklahoma City, which is the State Capital of Oklahoma, lies 100 miles [160.9 km]<2> to the west southwest (WSW). If you could drive a straight line from East Tulsa to Oklahoma City, with an average speed<3>of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, it would take less than two hours to make the trip. A comfortable walk of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour would take 6 days. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take three full days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 1,050 miles [1,689.8 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<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,774 miles [10,901.7 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,515 miles [12,094.2 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,399 miles [8,688.8 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>
Off-the-Road Links ...
Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for East Tulsa. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.
The official website for Tulsa County: www.tulsacounty.org/
The official website for State of Oklahoma: https://www.ok.gov/
Footnotes ...
| <1> | 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. |
| <2> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'point-to-point' distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- East Tulsa) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in East Tulsa. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 36.1726, Longitude: -95.9408 In this case, the coordinates for East Tulsa have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <3> | 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. |
| <4> | 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 East Tulsa to the Middle East to be East and South, the Great Circle Route actually lies to the North and East. |
| <5> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 319.736 degrees. |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 316.676 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 313.82 degrees. |