Outdoor Activities ...
As we travel, we like to pursue some of our interests (such as astronomy and bird watching).
When in Choctaw, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Choctaw and the surrounding area.
- Weather ...
- Before heading outdoors, you should check the weather:
- The National Weather Service forecast for Choctaw
- 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 Choctaw:
- 35.527578, -92.439880
- 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 Choctaw
- 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 Van Buren County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- eBird sighting report for Van Buren County
- Since Choctaw is near Conway County and also Cleburne County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- eBird sighting report for Conway County
- eBird sighting report for Cleburne 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 Choctaw ...
We found thirteen communities that share the name Choctaw.
Within Arkansas, the name Choctaw is unique.
Beyond Arkansas, we know of another thirteen communities that are located throughout in the United States.
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- Alabama
- Florida
- Illinois
- Louisiana
- Iberville Parish
- This Choctaw is located in Iberville Parish and lies 379 miles [609.9 km]<2> to the south of the Choctaw that is located in Van Buren County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Iberville Parish community of Choctaw.
- Lafourche Parish
- This Choctaw is located in Lafourche Parish and lies 405 miles [651.8 km] to the south southeast of the Choctaw that is located in Van Buren County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Lafourche Parish community of Choctaw.
- West Baton Rouge Parish
- This Choctaw is located in West Baton Rouge Parish and lies 360 miles [579.4 km] to the south of the Choctaw that is located in Van Buren County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the West Baton Rouge Parish community of Choctaw.
- Mississippi
- Bolivar County
- This Choctaw is located in Bolivar County and lies 164 miles [263.9 km]<2> to the southeast of the Choctaw that is located in Van Buren County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Bolivar County community of Choctaw.
- Clarke County
- This community is historic<3> and we have very little information. For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Mississippi community of Choctaw [Clarke County].
- Grenada County
- This Choctaw is located in Grenada County and lies 197 miles [317 km] to the southeast of the Choctaw that is located in Van Buren County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Grenada County community of Choctaw.
- Holmes County
- This Choctaw is located in Holmes County and lies 203 miles [326.7 km] to the southeast of the Choctaw that is located in Van Buren County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Holmes County community of Choctaw.
- Jones County
- We found mention of this community, but have little information.<1> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Mississippi community of Choctaw [Jones County].
- Oklahoma
- Texas
Curious and Interesting Names Near Choctaw ...
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.
- Bee Branch
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Bee Branch have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bee Branch
- Bee Branch is located in Van Buren County
- Butter Creek ‑ Historic
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Butter Creek have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Butter Creek
- Butter Creek is located in Van Buren County
- Buzzard Roost ‑ Historic
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Buzzard Roost have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Buzzard Roost
- Buzzard Roost is located in Van Buren County
- Choctaw Pines
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Choctaw Pines have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Choctaw Pines
- Choctaw Pines is located in Van Buren County
- Green Tree
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Green Tree
- Green Tree is located in Van Buren County
- Pee Dee
(5 miles [8 km] to the north) - Shake Rag ‑ Historic
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest) - Walnut Grove
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Walnut Grove have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Walnut Grove
- Walnut Grove is located in Van Buren County
How Far From Choctaw 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 community such as Choctaw to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Choctaw and extending to:
- Clinton, which is the Seat of Van Buren County, lies just to the North Northwest.
- Little Rock, which is the State Capital of Arkansas, lies 55 miles [88.5 km]<2> to the south (S). If you could walk a straight line from Choctaw to Little Rock, with an average speed<5> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take most of three days to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take over two days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 877 miles [1,411.4 km] to the east northeast (ENE). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take most of two days, a buggy would take 35 days and walking would take 50 days.
- The shortest distance<6> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,677 miles [10,745.6 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,408 miles [11,922 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<8>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,286 miles [8,507 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<9>
Off-the-Road Links ...
Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Choctaw. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.
The official website for State of Arkansas: https://portal.arkansas.gov/
Footnotes ...
| <1> | 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 Bird Creek to see Pete ... Bird Creek 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 Choctaw 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. |
| <2> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Choctaw) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Choctaw. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 35.5276, Longitude: -92.4399 In this case, the coordinates for Choctaw have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <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 Choctaw, 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 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. |
| <6> | 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 Choctaw to the Middle East to be East and South, the Great Circle Route actually lies to the North and East. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 317.353 degrees. |
| <8> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 313.819 degrees. |
| <9> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 312.309 degrees. |