Outdoor Activities ...

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

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

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

• 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 Inola:
  • 36.115135, -95.552016
  • 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 Inola

• 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 Inola is near Wagoner County and also Mayes County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Wagoner 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 Inola

Curious and Interesting Names Near Inola ...

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.

• Broken Arrow
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
  • Broken Arrow is located in Tulsa County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Broken Arrow
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 111,648 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Broken Arrow <1>
• Fair Oaks
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
  • Fair Oaks is located in Wagoner County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fair Oaks
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 100 people
• Gregory
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
  • Gregory is located in Rogers County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gregory
• Harmony Star
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
  • Harmony Star is located in Rogers County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harmony Star
• Justice
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
  • Justice is located in Rogers County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Justice
• Keith
  (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
  • Keith is located in Rogers County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Keith
• Lynn Lane
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
  • Lynn Lane is located in Tulsa County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lynn Lane
• Paradise View
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
  • Paradise View is located in Mayes County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Paradise View
• Redbird
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
  • Redbird is located in Wagoner County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Redbird
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 156 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Redbird <1>
• Rocky Point
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
  • Rocky Point is located in Wagoner County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rocky Point
• Tiger
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
  • Tiger is located in Rogers County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tiger
• Valley Park
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
  • 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 Inola 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 Inola to various places of note, such as the White House.

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

• Claremore, which is the Seat of Rogers County, lies 14 miles [22.5 km]<2> to the north northwest. If you could walk a straight line from Inola to Claremore, with an average speed<3> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take most of a day to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take four to five hours.
• Oklahoma City, which is the State Capital of Oklahoma, lies 118 miles [189.9 km] to the west southwest (WSW). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take about two hours, a buggy would take 5 days and walking would take 7 days.
• The White House (Washington, DC) is 1,030 miles [1,657.6 km] to the east northeast (ENE). Driving would take over two days, a buggy would take 41 days and walking would take 59 days.
• The shortest distance<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,763 miles [10,884 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
• The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,503 miles [12,074.9 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
• The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,386 miles [8,667.9 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>'