Outdoor Activities ...
As we travel, we like to pursue some of our interests (such as astronomy and bird watching).
When in Osceola, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Osceola and the surrounding area.
- Weather ...
- Before heading outdoors, you should check the weather:
- The National Weather Service forecast for Osceola
- 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 Osceola:
- 35.702887, -89.968210
- 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 Osceola
- 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 Mississippi County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- eBird sighting report for Mississippi County
- Since Osceola is near Lauderdale County and also Tipton County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- eBird sighting report for Lauderdale County
- eBird sighting report for Tipton 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 Osceola ...
We found 32 communities that share the name Osceola.
Within Arkansas, the name Osceola is unique.
Beyond Arkansas, we know of another 32 communities that are located throughout in the United States and Canada. Of these 32 communities, 31 are located in the United States and one is in Canada.
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- Florida
- Alachua 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 Florida community of Osceola [Alachua County].
- Hillsborough County
- This Osceola is located in Hillsborough County and lies 690 miles [1,110.4 km]<2> to the southeast of the Osceola that is located in Mississippi County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Hillsborough County community of Osceola.
- Seminole County
- This Osceola is located in Seminole County and lies 705 miles [1,134.6 km] to the southeast of the Osceola that is located in Mississippi County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Seminole County community of Osceola.
- Georgia
- Illinois
- Indiana
- Iowa
- Kentucky
- Louisiana
- Tangipahoa Parish
- This Osceola is located in Tangipahoa Parish and lies 349 miles [561.7 km]<2> to the south of the Osceola that is located in Mississippi County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Tangipahoa Parish community of Osceola.
- Tensas Parish
- This Osceola is located in Tensas Parish and lies 268 miles [431.3 km] to the south southwest of the Osceola that is located in Mississippi County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Tensas Parish community of Osceola.
- Massachusetts
- Michigan
- Missouri
- Nebraska
- Nevada
- New Mexico
- New York
- North Carolina
- Guilford County
- This Osceola is located in Guilford County and lies 579 miles [931.8 km]<2> to the east of the Osceola that is located in Mississippi County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Guilford County community of Osceola.
- Union 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 North Carolina community of Osceola [Union County].
- Ohio
- Oklahoma
- Ontario
- This Osceola lies 964 miles [1,551.4 km]<2> to the northeast of the Osceola that is located in Mississippi County.
- Pennsylvania
- Centre 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 Pennsylvania community of Osceola [Centre County].
- Clearfield County
- We found mention of this community, but have little information. For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Pennsylvania community of Osceola [Clearfield County].
- Tioga County
- This Osceola is located in Tioga County and lies 804 miles [1,293.9 km]<2> to the northeast of the Osceola that is located in Mississippi County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Tioga County community of Osceola.
- South Carolina
- South Dakota
- Texas
- Virginia
- Washington
- West Virginia
- Wisconsin
- Florida
Curious and Interesting Names Near Osceola ...
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.
- Butler
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south) - Cottonwood Corner
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Cottonwood Corner have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cottonwood Corner
- Cottonwood Corner is located in Mississippi County
- Driver
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south) - Golddust
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east) - Hightower
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north) - Marie
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest) - Oak Grove
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast) - Red Line
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west) - Tuckertown
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Tuckertown have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tuckertown
- Tuckertown is located in Mississippi County
How Far From Osceola to ...
We spend a lot of time looking through Gazetteers that were published in the late 1800's and early 1900's. Many of the Gazetteers include the distance from a city such as Osceola to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Osceola and extending to:
- Little Rock, which is the State Capital of Arkansas, lies 145 miles [233.4 km]<2> to the west southwest (WSW). If you could drive a straight line from Osceola to Little Rock, with an average speed<5>of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, it would take less than three hours to make the trip. A comfortable walk of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour would take 9 days. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take 6 days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 742 miles [1,194.1 km] to the east northeast (ENE). Driving would take just about two full days, a buggy would take 29 days and walking would take 43 days.
- The shortest distance<6> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,573 miles [10,578.2 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,298 miles [11,745 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<8>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,174 miles [8,326.7 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<9>
Off-the-Road Links ...
Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Osceola. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.
The official website for Mississippi County: www.mcagov.com/
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 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 Osceola 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' (or point-to-point) distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Osceola) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Osceola. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 35.7029, Longitude: -89.9682 |
| <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 Osceola, 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 Osceola 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 315.774 degrees. |
| <8> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 312.012 degrees. |
| <9> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 311.175 degrees. |