Outdoor Activities ...

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

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

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

• 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 Flute Springs:
  • 35.619536, -94.805781
  • 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 Flute Springs

• 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 Sequoyah County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Sequoyah County
  • Since Flute Springs is near Adair County and also Cherokee 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 Cherokee 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 Flute Springs

Curious and Interesting Names Near Flute Springs ...

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.

• Box
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
  • Box is located in Sequoyah County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Box
• Brushy
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
  • Brushy is located in Sequoyah County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brushy
• Bunch
  (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
  • Bunch is located in Adair County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bunch
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Bunch <1>
• Dry Creek
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
  • Dry Creek is located in Cherokee County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dry Creek
• Evening Shade
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
  • Evening Shade is located in Sequoyah County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Evening Shade
• Greasy
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
  • Greasy is located in Adair County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greasy
• Marble City
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
  • Marble City is located in Sequoyah County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marble City
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 250 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Marble City <1>
• Marble City Community
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
  • Marble City Community is located in Sequoyah County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marble City Community
• Pinhook Corners
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
  • Pinhook Corners is located in Sequoyah County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pinhook Corners
• Stoney Point
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
  • Stoney Point is located in Sequoyah County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stoney Point

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

With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance<2> beginning in Flute Springs and extending to:

• Sallisaw, which is the Seat of Sequoyah County, lies 11 miles [17.7 km]<2> to the south. If you could walk a straight line from Flute Springs to Sallisaw, with an average speed<3> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take five to six hours to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take nearly four hours.
• Oklahoma City, which is the State Capital of Oklahoma, lies 152 miles [244.6 km] to the west (W). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take less than three hours, a buggy would take 6 days and walking would take 9 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 6,761 miles [10,880.8 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
• The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,498 miles [12,066.9 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
• The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,379 miles [8,656.7 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>'