Outdoor Activities ...
As we travel, we like to pursue some of our interests (such as astronomy and bird watching).
When in Tulsa, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Tulsa and the surrounding area.
- Weather ...
- Before heading outdoors, you should check the weather:
- The National Weather Service forecast for Tulsa
- 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 Tulsa:
- 36.159972, -95.980060
- 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 Tulsa
- 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 Tulsa County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- eBird sighting report for Tulsa County
- Since Tulsa is near Creek County and also Rogers County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- eBird sighting report for Creek County
- eBird sighting report for Rogers 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 Tulsa ...
We found one communities that share the name Tulsa.
Within Oklahoma, the name Tulsa is unique.
Beyond Oklahoma, there is another community also named Tulsa in the United States.
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
Curious and Interesting Names Near Tulsa ...
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
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Carbondale have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carbondale
- Carbondale is located in Tulsa County
- Garden City
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Garden City have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Garden City
- Garden City is located in Tulsa County
- Gray
(5 miles [8 km] to the west) - Lake
(5 miles [8 km] to the west) - Mingo
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast) - Mohawk
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast) - Prattville
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Prattville
- Prattville is located in Tulsa County
- Price
(5 miles [8 km] to the west) - Red Fork
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest) - Sand Springs
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Sand Springs have been provided by the GNIS.<2> 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 <3>
- Shirk
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west) - Union
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
How Far From Tulsa 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 Tulsa to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Tulsa and extending to:
- Oklahoma City, which is the State Capital of Oklahoma, lies 98 miles [157.7 km]<1> to the west southwest (WSW). If you could drive a straight line from Tulsa 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 6 days. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take three full days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 1,052 miles [1,693 km] to the east northeast (ENE). Driving would take over two days, a buggy would take 41 days and walking would take 60 days.
- The shortest distance<5> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,776 miles [10,904.9 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,517 miles [12,097.4 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,401 miles [8,692.1 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<8>
Off-the-Road Links ...
The official website for Tulsa: www.cityoftulsa.org/
The official website for Tulsa County: www.tulsacounty.org/
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- Tulsa) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Tulsa. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 36.1600, Longitude: -95.9801 |
| <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 Tulsa 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 319.761 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 316.704 degrees. |
| <8> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 313.84 degrees. |