Outdoor Activities ...
As we travel, we like to pursue some of our interests (such as astronomy and bird watching).
When in Tushka, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Tushka and the surrounding area.
- Weather ...
- Before heading outdoors, you should check the weather:
- The National Weather Service forecast for Tushka
- 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 Tushka:
- 34.320424, -96.166788
- 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 Tushka
- 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 Atoka County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- eBird sighting report for Atoka County
- Since Tushka is near Coal County and also Bryan County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- eBird sighting report for Coal County
- eBird sighting report for Bryan 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 Tushka ...
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.
- Bromide Junction
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Bromide Junction have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bromide Junction
- Bromide Junction is located in Johnston County
- Cook
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest) - Cottonwood
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Cottonwood have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cottonwood
- Cottonwood is located in Coal County
- Crystal
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast) - Flora
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast) - Half Bank Crossing
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Half Bank Crossing have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Half Bank Crossing
- Half Bank Crossing is located in Atoka County
- Hopewell
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest) - Lane
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lane
- Lane is located in Atoka County
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Lane <2>
- Google driving directions:
- From your current location to Lane
- From Tushka to Lane
- Sevenmile Corner
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Sevenmile Corner have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sevenmile Corner
- Sevenmile Corner is located in Bryan County
- Stringtown
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stringtown
- Stringtown is located in Atoka County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 407 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Stringtown <2>
- Google driving directions:
- From your current location to Stringtown
- From Tushka to Stringtown
How Far From Tushka to ...
We spend a lot of time looking through Gazetteers & Almanacs that were published in the late 1800's and early 1900's. Many of the Gazetteers include the distance from a town such as Tushka to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance<3> beginning in Tushka and extending to:
- Atoka, which is the Seat of Atoka County, lies just to the North Northeast.
- Oklahoma City, which is the State Capital of Oklahoma, lies 109 miles [175.4 km]<3> to the northwest (NW). If you could drive a straight line from Tushka to Oklahoma City, with an average speed<4>of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, it would take about two hours to make the trip. A comfortable walk of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour would take 7 days. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take 5 days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 1,104 miles [1,776.7 km] to the east northeast (ENE). Driving would take over two days, a buggy would take 44 days and walking would take 63 days.
- The shortest distance<5> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,879 miles [11,070.7 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,616 miles [12,256.8 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,497 miles [8,846.6 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<8>
Off-the-Road Links ...
Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Tushka. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.
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 'straight-line' (or 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- Tushka) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Tushka. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 34.3204, Longitude: -96.1668 |
| <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 Tushka 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 319.701 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 316.401 degrees. |
| <8> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 314.186 degrees. |