Outdoor Activities ...
As we travel, we like to pursue some of our interests (such as astronomy and bird watching).
When in Justice, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Justice and the surrounding area.
- Weather ...
- Before heading outdoors, you should check the weather:
- The National Weather Service forecast for Justice
- 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 Justice:
- 36.292875, -95.566644
- 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 Justice
- 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 Justice 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
Communities Also Named Justice ...
We found five communities that share the name Justice.
Within Oklahoma, the name Justice is unique.
Beyond Oklahoma, we know of another five communities that are located throughout in the United States and Canada. Of these five communities, four are located in the United States and one is in Canada.
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- Illinois
- Kentucky
- Manitoba
- This Justice lies 969 miles [1,559.5 km]<1> to the north of the Justice that is located in Rogers County.
- North Carolina
- West Virginia
Curious and Interesting Names Near Justice ...
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.
- Bushyhead
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north) - Elba
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest) - Fair Oaks
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest) - Gregory
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south) - Harmony Star
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)- 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
- Limestone
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west) - Pryor Creek
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pryor Creek
- Pryor Creek is located in Mayes County
- 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 <3>
- Valley Park
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)- 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 Justice 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 community such as Justice to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Justice and extending to:
- Claremore, which is the Seat of Rogers County, lies just to the West Northwest.
- Oklahoma City, which is the State Capital of Oklahoma, lies 123 miles [197.9 km]<1> to the west southwest (WSW). If you could drive a straight line from Justice to Oklahoma City, with an average speed<4>of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, it would take about two hours to make the trip. A comfortable walk of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour would take 7 days. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take 5 days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 1,027 miles [1,652.8 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 6,754 miles [10,869.5 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,494 miles [12,060.4 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,378 miles [8,655.1 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<8>
Off-the-Road Links ...
Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Justice. 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> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' (or 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- Justice) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Justice. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 36.2929, Longitude: -95.5666 In this case, the coordinates for Justice have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <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> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <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 Justice 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 319.494 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 316.408 degrees. |
| <8> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 313.624 degrees. |