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.
- 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:
- 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:
- eBird sighting report for Adair County
- 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:
- Waymark.com
Communities Also Named Tahlequah ...
We found one communities that share the name 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 ...
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) - Indian Meadows
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Indian Meadows have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Indian Meadows
- Indian Meadows is located in Cherokee County
- Liberty
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north) - Lost City
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lost City
- Lost City is located in Cherokee County
- Park Hill
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Park Hill have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Park Hill
- Park Hill is located in Cherokee County
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Park Hill <3>
- Shady Grove
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Shady Grove have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shady Grove
- Shady Grove is located in Cherokee County
- Spade Mountain
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Spade Mountain have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spade Mountain
- Spade Mountain is located in Adair County
- Tenkiller
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast) - Titanic
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east) - Wildcat Point
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Wildcat Point have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wildcat Point
- Wildcat Point is located in Cherokee County
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<4>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<5> 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).<6>
- 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).<7>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,372 miles [8,645.4 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<8>
Off-the-Road Links ...
The official website for Tahlequah: www.cityoftahlequah.com/
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' (or point-to-point) distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Tahlequah) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Tahlequah. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 35.9180, Longitude: -94.9702 |
| <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 Tahlequah 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 319.059 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 315.854 degrees. |
| <8> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 313.403 degrees. |