Outdoor Activities ...

As we travel, we like to pursue some of our interests (such as astronomy and bird watching).

When in Tahlequah, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Tahlequah and the surrounding area.

• Weather ...
  • Before heading outdoors, you should check the weather:
  • The National Weather Service forecast for Tahlequah

• 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 Tahlequah:
  • 35.917989, -94.970216
  • 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 Tahlequah

• 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 Cherokee County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Cherokee County
  • Since Tahlequah is near Adair County and also Muskogee County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Adair County
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Muskogee 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 Tahlequah

Communities Also Named Tahlequah ...

We found one communities that are also named Tahlequah.

Within Oklahoma, the name Tahlequah is unique.

Beyond Oklahoma, there is another community also named Tahlequah in the United States.

• Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
  • Washington
    • King County
    • This Tahlequah is located in King County and lies 1,612 miles [2,594.3 km]<1> to the northwest of the Tahlequah that is located in Cherokee County.
    • For more information, please visit our profile page for the King County community of Tahlequah.

Curious and Interesting Names Near Tahlequah ...

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.

• Barber
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
  • Barber is located in Cherokee County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Barber
  • Google driving directions:
  • From your current location to Barber
  • From Tahlequah to Barber
• Indian Meadows
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
  • Indian Meadows is located in Cherokee County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Indian Meadows
• Liberty
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
  • Liberty is located in Cherokee County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Liberty
• Lost City
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
  • Lost City is located in Cherokee County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lost City
  • Google driving directions:
  • From your current location to Lost City
  • From Tahlequah to Lost City
• Park Hill
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
  • Park Hill is located in Cherokee County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Park Hill
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Park Hill <2>
• Shady Grove
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
  • Shady Grove is located in Cherokee County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shady Grove
• Spade Mountain
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
  • Spade Mountain is located in Adair County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spade Mountain
• Tenkiller
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
  • Tenkiller is located in Cherokee County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tenkiller
• Titanic
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
  • Titanic is located in Adair County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Titanic
• Wildcat Point
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
  • Wildcat Point is located in Cherokee County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wildcat Point

How Far From Tahlequah 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 Tahlequah to various places of note, such as the White House.

With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Tahlequah and extending to:

• Oklahoma City, which is the State Capital of Oklahoma, lies 146 miles [235 km]<1> to the west (W). If you could drive a straight line from Tahlequah to Oklahoma City, with an average speed<3>of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, it would take less than three hours to make the trip. A comfortable walk of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour would take 9 days. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take 6 days.
• The White House (Washington, DC) is 1,003 miles [1,614.2 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<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,752 miles [10,866.3 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
• The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,490 miles [12,054 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
• The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,372 miles [8,645.4 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>'