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.
- Weather ...
- Before heading outdoors, you should check the weather:
- The National Weather Service forecast for Sapulpa
- 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.
- 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:
- 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:
- eBird sighting report for Tulsa 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
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)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Carbondale have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carbondale
- Carbondale is located in Tulsa County
- Fisher
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north) - Garden City
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Garden City have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Garden City
- Garden City is located in Tulsa County
- Gray
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north) - Jenks
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Jenks have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jenks
- Jenks is located in Tulsa County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 24,257 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Jenks <2>
- Kellyville
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kellyville
- Kellyville is located in Creek County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,127 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Kellyville <2>
- Lake
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north) - Mounds
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Mounds have been provided by the GNIS.<1> 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 <2>
- Posey ‑ Historic
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east) - Prattville
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Prattville
- Prattville is located in Tulsa County
- Price
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north) - Red Fork
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast) - Sand Springs
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Sand Springs have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sand Springs
- Sand Springs is located in Tulsa County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 20,017 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Sand Springs <2>
- Shirk
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
How Far From Sapulpa 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 Sapulpa to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance<3> beginning in Sapulpa and extending to:
- Oklahoma City, which is the State Capital of Oklahoma, lies 86 miles [138.4 km]<3> to the west southwest (WSW). If you could drive a straight line from Sapulpa to Oklahoma City, with an average speed<4>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<5> 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).<6>
- 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).<7>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,414 miles [8,713 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<8>
Off-the-Road Links ...
The official website for Sapulpa: www.cityofsapulpa.net/
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> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <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- Sapulpa) to Point B.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 |
| <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 Sapulpa 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 319.837 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 316.772 degrees. |
| <8> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 313.928 degrees. |