Outdoor Activities ...
As we travel, we like to pursue some of our interests (such as astronomy and bird watching).
When in Jenks, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Jenks and the surrounding area.
- Weather ...
- Before heading outdoors, you should check the weather:
- The National Weather Service forecast for Jenks
- 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 Jenks:
- 35.997765, -95.974513
- 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 Jenks
- 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 Tulsa County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- eBird sighting report for Tulsa County
- Since Jenks is near Creek County and also Okmulgee County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- eBird sighting report for Creek County
- eBird sighting report for Okmulgee 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
Communities Also Named Jenks ...
We found six communities that share the name Jenks.
Within Oklahoma, the name Jenks is unique.
Beyond Oklahoma, we know of another six communities that are located throughout in the United States.
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- Georgia
- Michigan
- Alger County
- We found mention of this community, but have little information.<2> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Michigan community of Jenks [Alger County].
- Oakland County
- We found mention of this community, but have little information. For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Michigan community of Jenks [Oakland County].
- Pennsylvania
- West Virginia
- Wyoming
Curious and Interesting Names Near Jenks ...
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.
- Bixby
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bixby
- Bixby is located in Tulsa County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 28,453 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Bixby <4>
- Broken Arrow
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)- 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 <4>
- Carbondale
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Carbondale have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carbondale
- Carbondale is located in Tulsa County
- Garden City
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Garden City have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Garden City
- Garden City is located in Tulsa County
- Gray
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest) - Liberty
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south) - Mounds
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Mounds have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mounds
- Mounds is located in Creek County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,244 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Mounds <4>
- Posey ‑ Historic
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast) - Price
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest) - Red Fork
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north) - Union
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
How Far From Jenks 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 city such as Jenks to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Jenks and extending to:
- Tulsa, which is the Seat of Tulsa County, lies 11 miles [17.7 km]<3> to the north. If you could walk a straight line from Jenks to Tulsa, with an average speed<6> 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 93 miles [149.7 km] to the west southwest (WSW). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take less than two hours, a buggy would take most of three days and walking would take 6 days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 1,055 miles [1,697.9 km] to the east northeast (ENE). Driving would take over two days, a buggy would take 42 days and walking would take 60 days.
- The shortest distance<7> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,784 miles [10,917.8 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<8>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,525 miles [12,110.3 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<9>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,409 miles [8,704.9 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<10>
Off-the-Road Links ...
The official website for Jenks: www.jenks.com/
The official website for Tulsa County: www.tulsacounty.org/
The official website for State of Oklahoma: https://www.ok.gov/
Footnotes ...
| <1> | We use the term 'Historic' broadly and it generally means that the community no longer exists. However, it can also mean that the community might still exist, but was significantly larger or had a more 'official' existence in the past than it does now. Unfortunately our sources of data have proven to be unreliable. If you can provide us with more specific information about Jenks, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <2> | If we encounter the name of what might be a community, our methodology is to add that name to our Gazetteer as a placeholder. As we find more information about that community, it will be added to our Gazetteer. Just as a reminder: Our definition of a community is rather broad and includes those places (or areas) where several families lived and had a name which identified that place. For example, you might hear somebody say that they are going over to Mile's to see Pete ... Mile's is just a gas station and a couple of homes at the crossroads. While it might not be on the map, everybody in the area knows it by that name. Places of interest include buildings at a crossroad, several families clustered in a hollow or maybe the location of a way station. It also includes places like mines, lumber camps, ferry crossings, etc. The community might still exist, is now gone or only existed for just a short period of time. Also keep in mind that Jenks could have been on the original document by mistake, misspelled, the original/alternate name of a community that we've listed elsewhere or was placed in the wrong county. Sometimes a post office or train station would have a different name than the community where it's located, so two names might be referring to the same community - we're working to straighten it all out. |
| <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 drawn from Point A (ie- Jenks) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Jenks. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 35.9978, Longitude: -95.9745 In this case, the coordinates for Jenks have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <4> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <5> | 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. |
| <6> | 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. |
| <7> | 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 Jenks to the Middle East to be East and South, the Great Circle Route actually lies to the North and East. |
| <8> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 319.743 degrees. |
| <9> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 316.661 degrees. |
| <10> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 313.862 degrees. |