Broken Arrow
Tulsa and Wagoner counties
Our home base
Oklahoma’s fourth-largest city and home of the Rose District, a revived brick downtown of shops, patios and Friday-night crowds.
Latest Broken Arrow news ↗
The field guide
The Towns
Fifteen places that make up Green Country, where they sit and what each one is known for. Tap a town for its latest news.
Positions are drawn to scale from each town’s coordinates. The blue lines are the Arkansas, Grand and Illinois rivers; the shapes are Keystone, Oologah, Grand and Tenkiller lakes.
Tulsa
Tulsa County
13 miles northwest of Broken Arrow
The region’s big city on the Arkansas River, with art deco towers, the Gathering Place and the Greenwood District.
Latest Tulsa news ↗Owasso
Tulsa and Rogers counties
15 miles north of Broken Arrow
One of the fastest-growing suburbs in the state, built around young families, sports fields and new neighborhoods.
Latest Owasso news ↗Bixby
Tulsa County
9 miles southwest of Broken Arrow
A river town with farm roots, still known for its sweet corn and its riverfront parks along the Arkansas.
Latest Bixby news ↗Jenks
Tulsa County
10 miles west of Broken Arrow
The self-styled antique capital of Oklahoma, with the Oklahoma Aquarium on the riverbank.
Latest Jenks news ↗Sand Springs
Tulsa County
19 miles west of Broken Arrow
A river city on the road to Keystone Lake, with the Case Community Park and a handsome old downtown.
Latest Sand Springs news ↗Sapulpa
Creek County
18 miles west of Broken Arrow
A Route 66 town with murals, a historic main street and the Heart of Route 66 Auto Museum.
Latest Sapulpa news ↗Claremore
Rogers County
20 miles northeast of Broken Arrow
The hometown of Will Rogers, with his memorial museum on the hill and Rogers State University nearby.
Latest Claremore news ↗Coweta
Wagoner County
10 miles southeast of Broken Arrow
A small town with big Friday nights, sitting between Broken Arrow and the Arkansas River bottoms.
Latest Coweta news ↗Pryor
Mayes County
32 miles northeast of Broken Arrow
The Mayes County seat and gateway to the MidAmerica Industrial Park and the Grand River lakes.
Latest Pryor news ↗Bartlesville
Washington County
49 miles north of Broken Arrow
Oil-boom heritage, Frank Lloyd Wright’s Price Tower and the Woolaroc ranch and museum in the Osage Hills.
Latest Bartlesville news ↗Grand Lake
Delaware and Mayes counties
64 miles northeast of Broken Arrow
Grand Lake O’ the Cherokees, 46,500 acres of water with Grove, Monkey Island and lake towns all around it.
Latest Grand Lake news ↗Tahlequah
Cherokee County
47 miles east of Broken Arrow
Capital of the Cherokee Nation, home of Northeastern State University and the float trips on the Illinois River.
Latest Tahlequah news ↗Muskogee
Muskogee County
32 miles southeast of Broken Arrow
Honor Heights Park and its spring azaleas, the Five Civilized Tribes Museum and the Oklahoma Music Hall of Fame.
Latest Muskogee news ↗Stillwater
Payne County
71 miles west of Broken Arrow
Home of Oklahoma State University, Eskimo Joe’s and a college-town energy all year long.
Latest Stillwater news ↗
