Outdoor Activities ...
As we travel, we like to pursue some of our interests (such as astronomy and bird watching).
When in Black Oak, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Black Oak and the surrounding area.
- Weather ...
- Before heading outdoors, you should check the weather:
- The National Weather Service forecast for Black Oak
- 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 Black Oak:
- 35.455083, -90.413157
- 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 Black Oak
- 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 Poinsett County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- eBird sighting report for Poinsett County
- Since Black Oak is near Crittenden County and also Cross County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- eBird sighting report for Crittenden County
- eBird sighting report for Cross 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
Communities Also Named Black Oak ...
We found fourteen communities that share the name Black Oak.
There are two communities within Arkansas that are also named Black Oak.
Beyond Arkansas, we know of another twelve communities that are located throughout in the United States.
- Communities Located In Arkansas ...
- Craighead County
- Washington County
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- Alabama
- California
- Indiana
- Davies's County
- This Black Oak is located in Davies's County and lies 287 miles [461.9 km]<1> to the northeast of the Black Oak that is located in Poinsett County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Davies's County community of Black Oak.
- Lake County
- This Black Oak is located in Lake County and lies 452 miles [727.4 km] to the north northeast of the Black Oak that is located in Poinsett County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Lake County community of Black Oak.
- Maryland
- Missouri
- Ohio
- Tennessee
- Knox County
- This Black Oak is located in Knox County and lies 363 miles [584.2 km]<1> to the east of the Black Oak that is located in Poinsett County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Knox County community of Black Oak.
- Scott County
- This Black Oak is located in Scott County and lies 332 miles [534.3 km] to the east northeast of the Black Oak that is located in Poinsett County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Scott County community of Black Oak.
- White County
- This Black Oak is located in White County and lies 277 miles [445.8 km] to the east of the Black Oak that is located in Poinsett County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the White County community of Black Oak.
- Texas
- West Virginia
Curious and Interesting Names Near Black Oak ...
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.
- Boat Run
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west) - Deckerville
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Deckerville have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Deckerville
- Deckerville is located in Poinsett County
- Dub
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast) - Frys Mill
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast) - Joyland
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest) - Marked Tree
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marked Tree
- Marked Tree is located in Poinsett County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 2,383 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Marked Tree <5>
- Poindexter
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Poindexter have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Poindexter
- Poindexter is located in Crittenden County
- Twist
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest) - Weed
(5 miles [8 km] to the north) - Yellow Banks
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Yellow Banks have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Yellow Banks
- Yellow Banks is located in Poinsett County
How Far From Black Oak 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 Black Oak to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Black Oak and extending to:
- Harrisburg, which is the Seat of Poinsett County, lies 18 miles [29 km]<1> to the west northwest. If you could walk a straight line from Black Oak to Harrisburg, with an average speed<6> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take just over a day to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take five to six hours.
- Little Rock, which is the State Capital of Arkansas, lies 115 miles [185.1 km] to the west southwest (WSW). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take about two hours, a buggy would take 5 days and walking would take 7 days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 772 miles [1,242.4 km] to the east northeast (ENE). Driving would take just about two full days, a buggy would take 31 days and walking would take 44 days.
- The shortest distance<7> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,603 miles [10,626.5 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<8>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,328 miles [11,793.3 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<9>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,205 miles [8,376.6 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<10>
Off-the-Road Links ...
Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Black Oak. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.
The official website for Poinsett County: www.poinsettco.com/
The official website for State of Arkansas: https://portal.arkansas.gov/
Footnotes ...
| <1> | 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 from Point A (ie- Black Oak) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Black Oak. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 35.4551, Longitude: -90.4132 In this case, the coordinates for Black Oak have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <2> | If we encounter the name of what might be a community, our methodology is to add that name to our Gazetteer as a placeholder. As we find more information about that community, it will be added to our Gazetteer. Just as a reminder: Our definition of a community is rather broad and includes those places (or areas) where several families lived and had a name which identified that place. For example, you might hear somebody say that they are going over to Mile's to see Pete ... Mile's is just a gas station and a couple of homes at the crossroads. While it might not be on the map, everybody in the area knows it by that name. Places of interest include buildings at a crossroad, several families clustered in a hollow or maybe the location of a way station. It also includes places like mines, lumber camps, ferry crossings, etc. The community might still exist, is now gone or only existed for just a short period of time. Also keep in mind that Black Oak could have been on the original document by mistake, misspelled, the original/alternate name of a community that we've listed elsewhere or was placed in the wrong county. Sometimes a post office or train station would have a different name than the community where it's located, so two names might be referring to the same community - we're working to straighten it all out. |
| <3> | We use the term 'Historic' broadly and it generally means that the community no longer exists. However, it can also mean that the community might still exist, but was significantly larger or had a more 'official' existence in the past than it does now. Unfortunately our sources of data have proven to be unreliable. If you can provide us with more specific information about Black Oak, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <4> | 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. |
| <5> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <6> | 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. |
| <7> | 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 Black Oak to the Middle East to be East and South, the Great Circle Route actually lies to the North and East. |
| <8> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 316.041 degrees. |
| <9> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 312.288 degrees. |
| <10> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 311.42 degrees. |