Outdoor Activities ...

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

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

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

• 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 Tenkiller:
  • 35.800646, -94.863840
  • 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 Tenkiller

• 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 Tenkiller is near Adair County and also Sequoyah 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 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:
  • Open the Waymark.com report for Tenkiller

Curious and Interesting Names Near Tenkiller ...

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
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
  • Barber is located in Cherokee County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Barber
• Dry Creek
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
  • Dry Creek is located in Cherokee County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dry Creek
• Indian Meadows
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
  • Indian Meadows is located in Cherokee County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Indian Meadows
• Lyons
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
  • Lyons is located in Adair County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lyons
  • Lyons has also been known as:
  • Lyons Switch
• Park Hill
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
  • Park Hill is located in Cherokee County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Park Hill
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Park Hill <1>
• Rocky Mountain
  (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
  • Rocky Mountain is located in Adair County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rocky Mountain
• Spade Mountain
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
  • Spade Mountain is located in Adair County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spade Mountain
• Titanic
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
  • Titanic is located in Adair County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Titanic
• Wildcat Point
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
  • Wildcat Point is located in Cherokee County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wildcat Point

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

With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance<2> beginning in Tenkiller and extending to:

• Tahlequah, which is the Seat of Cherokee County, lies 10 miles [16.1 km]<2> to the northwest. If you could walk a straight line from Tenkiller to Tahlequah, with an average speed<3> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take four to five hours to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take a little over three hours.
• Oklahoma City, which is the State Capital of Oklahoma, lies 150 miles [241.4 km] to the west (W). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take less than three hours, a buggy would take 6 days and walking would take 9 days.
• The White House (Washington, DC) is 999 miles [1,607.7 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 6,754 miles [10,869.5 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
• The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,492 miles [12,057.2 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
• The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,373 miles [8,647 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>'