Outdoor Activities ...
As we travel, we like to pursue some of our interests (such as astronomy and bird watching).
When in Pensacola, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Pensacola and the surrounding area.
- Weather ...
- Before heading outdoors, you should check the weather:
- The National Weather Service forecast for Pensacola
- 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 Pensacola:
- 36.455664, -95.129202
- 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 Pensacola
- 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 Mayes County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- eBird sighting report for Mayes County
- Since Pensacola is near Craig County and also Delaware County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- eBird sighting report for Craig County
- eBird sighting report for Delaware 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 Pensacola ...
We found two communities that share the name Pensacola.
Within Oklahoma, the name Pensacola is unique.
Beyond Oklahoma, we know of another two communities that are located throughout in the United States.
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- Florida
- North Carolina
Curious and Interesting Names Near Pensacola ...
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.
- Big Cabin
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Big Cabin have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Big Cabin
- Big Cabin is located in Craig County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 251 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Big Cabin <3>
- Boatman
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the south) - Dennis
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast) - Disney
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Disney have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Disney
- Disney is located in Mayes County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 303 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Disney <3>
- Green
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest) - Hoot Owl
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south) - Pryor Creek
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)- 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>
- Pump Back
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pump Back
- Pump Back is located in Mayes County
- Success
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast) - Sunsweet
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
How Far From Pensacola 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 Pensacola to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Pensacola and extending to:
- Pryor Creek, which is the Seat of Mayes County, lies 14 miles [22.5 km]<1> to the southwest. If you could walk a straight line from Pensacola to Pryor Creek, 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 149 miles [239.8 km] to the west southwest (WSW). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take less than three hours, a buggy would take 6 days and walking would take 9 days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 1,001 miles [1,611 km] to the east northeast (ENE). Driving would take most of two days, a buggy would take 40 days and walking would take 57 days.
- The shortest distance<5> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,729 miles [10,829.3 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,469 miles [12,020.2 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,353 miles [8,614.8 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<8>
Off-the-Road Links ...
Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Pensacola. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.
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' distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Pensacola) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Pensacola. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 36.4557, Longitude: -95.1292 In this case, the coordinates for Pensacola 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 Pensacola 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 319.213 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 316.102 degrees. |
| <8> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 313.392 degrees. |