Outdoor Activities ...
As we travel, we like to pursue some of our interests (such as astronomy and bird watching).
When in Pocola, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Pocola and the surrounding area.
- Weather ...
- Before heading outdoors, you should check the weather:
- The National Weather Service forecast for Pocola
- 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 Pocola:
- 35.245467, -94.477492
- 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 Pocola
- 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 Le Flore County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- eBird sighting report for Le Flore County
- Since Pocola is near Sebastian County and also Sequoyah County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- eBird sighting report for Sebastian County
- eBird sighting report for Sequoyah 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 Pocola ...
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.
- Bonanza
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east) - Cedar Knobb
(Less than 2 miles to the east)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Cedar Knobb have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cedar Knobb
- Cedar Knobb is located in Le Flore County
- Cedars
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast) - Crescent
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast) - Doubleday ‑ Historic
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast) - Enterprise
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Enterprise have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Enterprise
- Enterprise is located in Sebastian County (AR)
- Fort Coffee
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Fort Coffee have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fort Coffee
- Fort Coffee is located in Le Flore County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 421 people
- Paw Paw
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north) - Rock Island
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Rock Island have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rock Island
- Rock Island is located in Le Flore County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 648 people
- Saw Mill
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast) - Skullyville
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Skullyville have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Skullyville
- Skullyville is located in Le Flore County
How Far From Pocola to ...
We spend a lot of time looking through Gazetteers, Almanacs & Directories that were published in the late 1800's and early 1900's. Many of the Gazetteers include the distance from a town such as Pocola to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance<2> beginning in Pocola and extending to:
- Poteau, which is the Seat of Le Flore County, lies 15 miles [24.1 km]<2> to the south southwest. If you could walk a straight line from Pocola to Poteau, 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 171 miles [275.2 km] to the west (W). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take about three hours, a buggy would take 7 days and walking would take 10 days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 991 miles [1,594.9 km] to the east northeast (ENE). Driving would take most of two days, a buggy would take 39 days and walking would take 57 days.
- The shortest distance<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,768 miles [10,892 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,504 miles [12,076.5 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,383 miles [8,663.1 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>
Off-the-Road Links ...
Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Pocola. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.
The official website for State of Oklahoma: https://www.ok.gov/
Footnotes ...
| <1> | 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. |
| <2> | 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 drawn from Point A (ie- Pocola) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Pocola. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 35.2455, Longitude: -94.4775 In this case, the coordinates for Pocola have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <3> | 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. |
| <4> | 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 Pocola to the Middle East to be East and South, the Great Circle Route actually lies to the North and East. |
| <5> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 318.668 degrees. |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 315.312 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 313.28 degrees. |