Outdoor Activities ...

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

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

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

• 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 Harjo:
  • 35.213408, -96.827798
  • 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 Harjo

• 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 Pottawatomie County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Pottawatomie County
  • Since Harjo is near Seminole County and also Cleveland County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Seminole County
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Cleveland 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 Harjo

Curious and Interesting Names Near Harjo ...

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.

• Bowlegs
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
  • Bowlegs is located in Seminole County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bowlegs
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 386 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Bowlegs <1>
• Garden Grove
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
  • Garden Grove is located in Pottawatomie County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Garden Grove
• Little
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
  • Little is located in Seminole County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Little
• Maud
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
  • Maud is located in Pottawatomie County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maud
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,059 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Maud <1>
• Neal
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
  • Neal is located in Pottawatomie County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Neal
• Pink
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
  • Pink is located in Pottawatomie County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pink
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,187 people
• Pleasant Grove
  (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
  • Pleasant Grove is located in Seminole County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pleasant Grove
• Sacred Heart
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
  • Sacred Heart is located in Pottawatomie County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sacred Heart
• Wolf
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
  • Wolf is located in Seminole County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wolf

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

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

• Shawnee, which is the Seat of Pottawatomie County, lies 9 miles [14.5 km]<2> to the north northwest. If you could walk a straight line from Harjo to Shawnee, 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 42 miles [67.6 km] to the west northwest (WNW). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take less than an hour, a buggy would take just about two full days and walking would take about three full days.
• The White House (Washington, DC) is 1,117 miles [1,797.6 km] to the east northeast (ENE). Driving would take over two days, a buggy would take 44 days and walking would take 64 days.
• The shortest distance<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,856 miles [11,033.7 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
• The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,597 miles [12,226.2 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
• The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,481 miles [8,820.8 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>'