Outdoor Activities ...

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

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

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

• 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 Foyil:
  • 36.430779, -95.521698
  • 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 Foyil

• 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 Rogers County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Rogers County
  • Since Foyil is near Nowata County and also Mayes County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Nowata County
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Mayes 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 Foyil

Curious and Interesting Names Near Foyil ...

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.

• Bowlin Spring
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
  • Bowlin Spring is located in Craig County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bowlin Spring
• Bushyhead
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
  • Bushyhead is located in Rogers County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bushyhead
• Elba
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
  • Elba is located in Rogers County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elba
• Green
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
  • Green is located in Mayes County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Green
• Harmony Star
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
  • Harmony Star is located in Rogers County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harmony Star
• Howard
  (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
  • Howard is located in Rogers County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Howard
• Jamestown
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
  • Jamestown is located in Rogers County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jamestown
• Justice
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
  • Justice is located in Rogers County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Justice
• Limestone
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
  • Limestone is located in Rogers County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Limestone
• Pryor Creek
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
  • Pryor Creek is located in Mayes County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pryor Creek
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 9,392 people
  • Pryor Creek has also been known as:
  • Pryor
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Pryor Creek <1>
• Sunsweet
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
  • Sunsweet is located in Craig County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sunsweet
• Valley Park
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
  • Valley Park is located in Rogers County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Valley Park
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 56 people

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

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

• Claremore, which is the Seat of Rogers County, lies 9 miles [14.5 km]<2> to the south southwest. If you could walk a straight line from Foyil to Claremore, 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.
• Oklahoma City, which is the State Capital of Oklahoma, lies 129 miles [207.6 km] to the west southwest (WSW). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take less than three hours, a buggy would take 5 days and walking would take 8 days.
• The White House (Washington, DC) is 1,022 miles [1,644.7 km] to the east northeast (ENE). Driving would take over two days, a buggy would take 40 days and walking would take 58 days.
• The shortest distance<4> 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).<5>
• The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,486 miles [12,047.5 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
• The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,370 miles [8,642.2 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>'