Oklahoma – The Best Guide, Must Knows & Fun Facts

Basic Information About Oklahoma

• State Name: Oklahoma
• State Abbreviation: OK
• Capital: Oklahoma City
• Largest City: Oklahoma City
• Area: 181,195 km² (20th largest U.S. state)
• Population: 3,956,971 (28th highest in the U.S.)
• Time Zone: CST (UTC-6), CDT (UTC-5) in the summer
• More Information: Speed Limits in Oklahoma, Current Time in Oklahoma, Minimum Wage in Oklahoma

What to See in the State of Oklahoma

1. Oklahoma City National Memorial and Museum
2. National Cowboy and Western Museum in Oklahoma City
3. Oklahoma City Museum of Osteology
4. Philbrook Museum of Art in Tulsa
5. Oklahoma City Museum of Art
6. Armstrong Auditorium in Edmond
7. Oklahoma City Museum of Science
8. Museum of Route 66 in Clinton
9. Oklahoma City Zoo
10. National Metereology Center in Norman

For tips on other sights and places of interest in Oklahoma, post them in the discussion.

Fun Facts about Oklahoma

Date of Oklahoma’s Entry into the Union

November 16, 1907 (46th in order)

Oklahoma State Nickname

The Sooner State (the term used to refer to the original inhabitants of Oklahoma)

Oklahoma’s tallest mountain

Black Mesa (1,516 metres)

Rivers in Oklahoma

1. Arkansas River (2,364 km)
2. Red River (2,190 km)
3. Canadian River (1,458 km)
4. Cimarron River (1 123 km)
5. Neosho River (745 km)

Airports in Oklahoma

1. Oklahoma City – Will Rogers World Airport
2. Tulsa International Airport
3. Lawton-Fort Sill Regional Airport
4. Stillwater Regional Airport
5. Clinton-Sherman Airport

Oklahoma Sports Teams

• NFL (American football): no team
• MLB (baseball): no team
• MLS (football): no team
• NHL (ice hockey): no team
• NBA (basketball): Oklahoma City Thunder

Universities in Oklahoma

• University of Oklahoma
• Oklahoma State University
• University of Tulsa

ZIP Codes

73001-73199, 73401-74966

Oklahoma Weather

The state of Oklahoma is known for its huge temperature swings. In winter, temperatures usually range between -3 °C and +8 °C, with heavier snow cover occurring in the northwestern corner of the state.

Summers can be extremely hot, with average temperatures exceeding 30 °C, with days reaching 40 °C being far from exceptional. Oklahoma is one of the places with the highest incidence of tornadoes in the world.

Current Forecasts:

• Oklahoma weather
• Norman weather
• Oklahoma City weather
• Tulsa weather

Largest Cities in Oklahoma

Food Prices in Oklahoma

• McDonalds Restaurant McMeal prices: $8.00
• Restaurant draft beer (0.5L): $3.50
• Cappuccino in restaurant: $3.88
• Coca-Cola in restaurant (0.33 l): $1.63
• Milk (1 l): $0.93
• Bread (500 g): $2.54
• Rice (1 kg): $2.48
• Egg (12 pcs): $1.63
• Cheese (1 kg): $11.52
• Boneless chicken breast (1 kg): $10.40
• Beef Loin (1 kg): $13.62
• Apples (1 kg): $4.53
• Bananas (1 kg): $1.46
• Oranges (1 kg): $3.66
• Tomatoes (1 kg): $3.63
• Potatoes (1 kg): $2.11
• Water (1.5 l bottle): $1.69
• Bottle beer (0.5 l bottle): $2.69
• Pack of Marlboro cigarettes: $7.00

Oklahoma City grocery prices effective January 2021. Take these as a guide, prices vary from store to store. Tax is included in the price.

State Symbols of Oklahoma

• Animated Character:GUSTY©
• Colors: green, white
• Drumming Instrument: drum
• Children’s Song: Oklahoma, My Native Land (by Martha Kemm Barrett)
• Dinosaur: Acrocanthosaurus
• Folk Dance: Square Dance
• Fossils: Saurophaganax
• Insect: bee
• Musical instrument: housle
• Hymn: Oklahoma!
• Flower: Oklahoma rose
• Floral Emblem: Yarrow
• Flying mammal: Guano’s tadarida
• Butterfly: Rudkin’s nutcracker
• Drink: milk
• Carnivore: Stephen of the valley
• Fruit: strawberries
• Plasma: collared iguana
• Bird: fork-tailed tyrant
• Fish: Silver Marlin
• Mammal: bison
• Furbearer: northern raccoon
• State Monument: Golden Driller (golden statue of an oil driller in Tulsa)
• Tree: marigold
• Wildflower: Cocaranda glorious
• Vegetable: watermelon