Blue Whale
Blue Whale is an attraction in Oklahoma, at a modelled elevation of 181 m. Holmes Peak stands 314 m to the west, 18 miles off. The nearest named place is Ark of Catoosa, a attraction less than a tenth of a mile away. Historic Route 66 runs past it. 25 named summits stand within 25 miles.
How to reach it
- On the Historic Route 66, National
Named places within 25 miles
- Rogers Point Park: 1.4 mi
- Rogers Landing Public Use Area: 2.4 mi
- Rose Dew Park: 4.1 mi
- Liberty Park: 6.5 mi
- Cypress Creek Park: 6.5 mi
- Route 66 Rising: 7.9 mi
- Morning Mission: 8.7 mi
- Globe: 9.7 mi
- Grace In Motion: 10.4 mi
- "I never met a man I didn't like" -Will Rodgers: 10.5 mi
- Catoosa Historical Museum: 0.9 mi
- D W Correll Museum: 1.6 mi
- Owasso Museum: 8.4 mi
- Tulsa Air & Space Museum & Planetarium: 9.1 mi
- Military History Museum: 10.3 mi
- Round Mountain: 2.1 mi
- Indian Hills: 2.3 mi
- Goat Hill: 3.5 mi
- Hooper Hill: 3.5 mi
- Shadow Mountain: 11.9 mi
- Eric Wiles Memorial Tree Placque: 8.4 mi
- Ownby-Rutledge House: 10.2 mi
- Civilian Conservation Corps: 10.3 mi
- Fraker-Wells House: 10.4 mi
- Kentucky Colonel Hotel: 10.5 mi
- Macaw Landing Grille Outdoor Seating: 9.9 mi
- 21st Street Plaza: 14.7 mi
- Picnic Grove: 14.8 mi
- 41st Street Plaza: 15.3 mi
- 56th Street Plaza: 16.0 mi
- Snake Den Bluff: 12.1 mi
- Forgotten Wall: 19.6 mi
- Stump Wall: 19.6 mi
- Cub Scout Wall: 19.6 mi
- Disease Wall: 19.6 mi
- Broken Arrow Community Garden: 10.3 mi
- AVB Bank Plaza: 10.5 mi
- Graves Garden for the Arts: 14.7 mi
- Cottonwood Lawn & Theater: 14.7 mi
- Ramble Sensory Garden: 14.8 mi
- Ark of Catoosa: 0.0 mi
- Meadow Gold Sign: 13.9 mi
- Center of the Universe: 14.6 mi
- Cain's Ballroom: 14.8 mi
- The Cave House: 15.8 mi
- Redbud Valley: 4.3 mi
- TCC Nature Reserve: 13.1 mi
- Ray Harral Nature Park: 14.8 mi
- Natural Spring: 14.7 mi
- Weer Spring: 14.8 mi
- Willow Beach: 14.9 mi
- Tall Chief Cove Beach: 22.9 mi
- Alsuma: 10.0 mi
- Bixhoma Falls: 20.8 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 25 miles of Blue Whale. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Holmes Peak | W 273° | 314 m | 17.7 mi |
| Conjada Mountains | S 184° | 295 m | 20.7 mi |
| Concharty Mountain | S 189° | 289 m | 24.4 mi |
| Twin Mounds | SW 222° | 282 m | 24.5 mi |
| Lookout Mountain | WSW 252° | 277 m | 17.1 mi |
| Reservoir Hill | W 269° | 268 m | 14.9 mi |
| Indian Hills | SW 231° | 265 m | 2.3 mi |
| Inola Hill | ESE 104° | 253 m | 14.2 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:27 | 19:01 | 19:35 |
| June solstice | 06:07 | 20:06 | 20:44 |
| September equinox | 07:12 | 18:48 | 19:21 |
| December solstice | 07:31 | 16:33 | 17:13 |
Local time (America/Chicago).
Climate normals
Months averaging 50–80 °F: Mar–Jun, Sep–Nov.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg °F | 39 | 43 | 52 | 61 | 70 | 79 | 83 | 82 | 74 | 62 | 50 | 41 |
| Precip in | 1.6 | 1.6 | 3.1 | 4.4 | 5.7 | 4.7 | 3.8 | 3.4 | 3.9 | 3.8 | 2.7 | 2.4 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Tulsa Intl AP, 8 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
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