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.
- 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:
- 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:
- eBird sighting report for Wagoner County
- 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:
- Waymark.com
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)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Broken Arrow
- Broken Arrow is located in Tulsa County
- 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) - Gregory
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north) - Harmony Star
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Harmony Star have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harmony Star
- Harmony Star is located in Rogers County
- Justice
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north) - Keith
(5 miles [8 km] to the east) - Lynn Lane
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west) - Paradise View
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Paradise View have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Paradise View
- Paradise View is located in Mayes County
- Redbird
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Redbird have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Redbird
- Redbird is located in Wagoner County
- 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)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Rocky Point have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rocky Point
- Rocky Point is located in Wagoner County
- Tiger
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the west) - Valley Park
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Valley Park have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Valley Park
- Valley Park is located in Rogers County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 56 people
How Far From Inola 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 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<3> beginning in Inola and extending to:
- Claremore, which is the Seat of Rogers County, lies 14 miles [22.5 km]<3> to the north northwest. If you could walk a straight line from Inola to Claremore, with an average speed<4> 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<5> 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).<6>
- 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).<7>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,386 miles [8,667.9 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<8>
Off-the-Road Links ...
Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Inola. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.
The official website for Rogers County: www.rogerscounty.org/
The official website for State of Oklahoma: https://www.ok.gov/
Footnotes ...
| <1> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <2> | 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. |
| <3> | 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- Inola) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Inola. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 36.1151, Longitude: -95.5520 In this case, the coordinates for Inola have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <4> | 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. |
| <5> | 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 Inola to the Middle East to be East and South, the Great Circle Route actually lies to the North and East. |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 319.468 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 316.355 degrees. |
| <8> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 313.645 degrees. |