USS Batfish, Muskogee

Name: USS Batfish
Address: 3500 Batfish Rd, Muskogee, 74403-5515, United States
Telephone: +1 918-682-6294

#1 among attractions in Muskogee

Top attraction, Military museum, Museum, Ship

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USS Batfish is a Balao-class submarine, known primarily for the remarkable feat of sinking three Imperial Japanese Navy submarines in a 76-hour period, in February 1945. USS Batfish is the first vessel of the United States Navy to be named for the batfish, a fish found off the coast of Peru, at depths ranging from 3 to 76 metres. ()

Alternative names: Coordinates: 35°47'40"N, 95°18'39"W

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3500 Batfish RdMuskogee 74403-5515 United States

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+1 918-682-6294

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USS Batfish – popular in the area (distance from the attraction)

Nearby attractions include: Fort Gibson, Oklahoma Music Hall of Fame, Fort Gibson National Cemetery, Fort Gibson Dam.

3.1 miE
Military museum, Museum
Fort Gibson, Fort Gibson
79 min walk • Fort Gibson is a historic military site next to the modern city of Fort Gibson, in Muskogee County Oklahoma. It guarded the American frontier in Indian Territory from 1824 to 1888. When it was constructed, the fort was farther west than any other military post in the United States.
4.9 miSW
Specialty museum, Museum
Oklahoma Music Hall of Fame, Muskogee
124 min walk • The Oklahoma Music Hall of Fame, located in Muskogee, Oklahoma, honors Oklahoma musicians for their lifetime achievements in music. The induction ceremony and concert are held each year in Muskogee.
4.6 miE
Cemetery
Fort Gibson National Cemetery, Cherokee State Park
118 min walk • Fort Gibson National Cemetery is a United States National Cemetery located inside of the town of Fort Gibson, in Muskogee County, Oklahoma. It encompasses 48.3 acres, and as of 2021 had more than 25,000 interments.
6.9 miNE
Dam
Fort Gibson Dam, Cherokee State Park
176 min walk • The Fort Gibson Dam is a gravity dam on the Grand River in Oklahoma, 5.4 mi north of the town of Fort Gibson. The dam forms Fort Gibson Lake.
4.8 miSW
35°44'44"N • 95°22'21"W
Three Rivers Museum, Muskogee
124 min walk • Specialty museum, Museum
4.6 miSW
Skyscraper
Surety Building, Muskogee
118 min walk • The Surety Building in Muskogee, Oklahoma is an eight story skyscraper built for the Southern Surety Company in 1910. It is one of five skyscraper buildings, ranging from five to ten stories tall, built in 1910–1912 and included in the Pre-Depression Muskogee Skyscrapers Thematic Resources study.
4.3 miSW
Shopping, Shopping centre
Arrowhead Mall, Muskogee
111 min walk • Arrowhead Mall is an enclosed shopping mall in Muskogee, Oklahoma. It was opened in 1987 and was owned by J. Herzog & Sons, Inc. from 2005 until November 2016 when the mall went into receivership and was put up for sale by Wells Fargo Bank.
5.1 miSW
Museum, History museum
Grant Foreman House, Muskogee
130 min walk • The Thomas-Foreman Historic Home, also known as the Grant Foreman House, is a house in Muskogee, Oklahoma, United States, built by Judge John R. Thomas on a tract of prairie land. It was later named after Thomas' son-in-law, Grant Foreman, by the Muskogee Historical Society and the National Register of Historic Places.
4.6 miSW
Church
First Baptist Church, Muskogee
117 min walk • The First Baptist Church is a historic church building in Muskogee, Oklahoma. The church was built in 1903 and was the first church building for the African-American population of Muskogee County. It was built in a Romanesque Revival style. It features two asymmetrical, crenelated towers and a steeply pitched gabled roof.
5.5 miW
35°47'9"N • 95°24'28"W
The Castle of Muskogee, Muskogee
140 min walk • Forts and castles, Entertainment
4.4 miSW
Church
Central Baptist Church, Muskogee
112 min walk • The Central Baptist Church at 515 N. 4th Street in Muskogee, Oklahoma was a historic Baptist church building. It was built in 1908 and added to the National Register of Historic Places in 1984. The building was demolished in 1985 for Arrowhead Mall.