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Outdoor Activities ...
As we travel, we like to pursue some of our interests (such as astronomy and bird watching).
When in Sapulpa, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Sapulpa and the surrounding area.
- 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 Sapulpa:
- 35.998615, -96.114238
- 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.
- Open the Heavens-Above website centered on Sapulpa
- 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 Creek County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Creek County
- Since Sapulpa is near Tulsa County and also Okmulgee County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Tulsa County
- Open the 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:
- Open the Waymark.com report for Sapulpa
Curious and Interesting Names Near Sapulpa ...
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.
- Carbondale
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Carbondale is located in Tulsa County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carbondale
- Fisher
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Fisher is located in Tulsa County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fisher
- Garden City
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Garden City is located in Tulsa County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Garden City
- Gray
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Gray is located in Tulsa County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gray
- Jenks
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Kellyville
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Lake
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Lake is located in Tulsa County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lake
- Mounds
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Posey ‑ Historic
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- Posey is located in Tulsa County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Posey
- Prattville
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Price
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Price is located in Tulsa County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Price
- Red Fork
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Red Fork is located in Tulsa County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Red Fork
- Sand Springs
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Shirk
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Shirk is located in Tulsa County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shirk
How Far From Sapulpa to ...
We spend a lot of time looking through Gazetteers & Almanacs that were published in the late 1800's and early 1900's. Many of the Gazetteers include the distance from a city such as Sapulpa to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance<2> beginning in Sapulpa and extending to:
- Oklahoma City, which is the State Capital of Oklahoma, lies 86 miles [138.4 km]<2> to the west southwest (WSW). If you could drive a straight line from Sapulpa to Oklahoma City, with an average speed<3>of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, it would take less than two hours to make the trip. A comfortable walk of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour would take 5 days. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take most of three days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 1,062 miles [1,709.1 km] to the east northeast (ENE). Driving would take over two days, a buggy would take 42 days and walking would take 61 days.
- The shortest distance<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,789 miles [10,925.8 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,530 miles [12,118.4 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,414 miles [8,713 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>'
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> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'point-to-point' distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Sapulpa) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |
| <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 Sapulpa to the Middle East to be East and South, the Great Circle Route actually lies to the North and East.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Sapulpa. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 35.9986, Longitude: -96.1142 |
| <5> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 319.837 degrees. |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 316.772 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 313.928 degrees. |
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