Outdoor Activities ...
As we travel, we like to pursue some of our interests (such as astronomy and bird watching).
When in El Dorado, we use the following websites to find information relevant to El Dorado and the surrounding area.
- Weather ...
- Before heading outdoors, you should check the weather:
- The National Weather Service forecast for El Dorado
- 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 El Dorado:
- 33.211926, -92.663671
- 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 El Dorado
- 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 Union County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- eBird sighting report for Union County
- Since El Dorado is near Ouachita County and also Claiborne Parish, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- eBird sighting report for Ouachita County
- eBird sighting report for Claiborne Parish
- 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 El Dorado ...
We found ten communities that share the name El Dorado.
Within Arkansas, the name El Dorado is unique.
Beyond Arkansas, we know of another ten communities that are located throughout in the United States.
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- California
- Georgia
- Indiana
- Hamilton County
- We found mention of this community, but have little information.<2> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Indiana community of El Dorado [Hamilton County].
- Johnson County
- This El Dorado is located in Johnson County and lies 569 miles [915.7 km]<1> to the northeast of the El Dorado that is located in Union County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Johnson County community of El Dorado.
- Kansas
- New Mexico
- Texas
- Bexar County
- We found mention of this community, but have little information.<2> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Texas community of El Dorado [Bexar County].
- Galveston County
- This El Dorado is located in Galveston County and lies 298 miles [479.6 km]<1> to the south southwest of the El Dorado that is located in Union County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Galveston County community of El Dorado.
- Harris County
- This El Dorado is located in Harris County and lies 280 miles [450.6 km] to the southwest of the El Dorado that is located in Union County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Harris County community of El Dorado.
- Utah
Curious and Interesting Names Near El Dorado ...
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.
- Cairo
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west) - Griffin ‑ Historic
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest) - Joyce City
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Joyce City have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Joyce City
- Joyce City is located in Ouachita County
- Junction City
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Junction City have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Junction City
- Junction City is located in Union County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 520 people
- Lisbon
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lisbon
- Lisbon is located in Union County
- Pleasant Grove
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Pleasant Grove have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pleasant Grove
- Pleasant Grove is located in Union County
- Sandy Land
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sandy Land
- Sandy Land is located in Union County
- Scotland
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Scotland
- Scotland is located in Union County
- Smackover
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Smackover have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Smackover
- Smackover is located in Union County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,665 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Smackover <4>
- Snow Hill
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north) - Three Creeks
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Three Creeks have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Three Creeks
- Three Creeks is located in Union County
How Far From El Dorado to ...
We spend a lot of time looking through Gazetteers, Almanacs & Directories that were published in the late 1800's and early 1900's. Many of the Gazetteers include the distance from a city such as El Dorado to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in El Dorado and extending to:
- Little Rock, which is the State Capital of Arkansas, lies 107 miles [172.2 km]<1> to the north northeast (NNE). If you could drive a straight line from El Dorado to Little Rock, with an average speed<5>of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, it would take less than two hours to make the trip. A comfortable walk of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour would take 6 days. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take 5 days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 954 miles [1,535.3 km] to the east northeast (ENE). Driving would take most of two days, a buggy would take 38 days and walking would take 55 days.
- The shortest distance<6> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,803 miles [10,948.4 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,528 miles [12,115.1 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<8>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,404 miles [8,696.9 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<9>
Off-the-Road Links ...
The official website for El Dorado: www.eldoradoar.org/
The official website for Union County: www.co.union.ar.us/
The official website for State of Arkansas: https://portal.arkansas.gov/
Footnotes ...
| <1> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'point-to-point' distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- El Dorado) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in El Dorado. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 33.2119, Longitude: -92.6637 |
| <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 Rock Creek to see Pete ... Rock 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 El Dorado 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> | 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. |
| <4> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <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 El Dorado 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 317.288 degrees. |
| <8> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 313.437 degrees. |
| <9> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 312.788 degrees. |