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Outdoor Activities ...

As we travel, we like to pursue some of our interests (such as astronomy and bird watching).

When in Wooster, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Wooster and the surrounding area.

  • 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 Wooster:
    • 35.201926, -92.456036
    • 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 Wooster
  • 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 Wooster ...

We found seven communities that share the name Wooster.

Within Arkansas, the name Wooster is unique.

Beyond Arkansas, we know of another seven communities that are located throughout in the United States.

  • Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
    • Georgia
      • Meriwether County
      • This Wooster is located in Meriwether County and lies 469 miles [754.8 km]<1> to the east southeast of the Wooster that is located in Faulkner County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Meriwether County community of Wooster.
    • Indiana
      • Kosciusko County
      • This Wooster is located in Kosciusko County and lies 551 miles [886.7 km]<1> to the northeast of the Wooster that is located in Faulkner County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Kosciusko County community of Wooster.
      • Scott County
      • This Wooster is located in Scott County and lies 445 miles [716.2 km] to the northeast of the Wooster that is located in Faulkner County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Scott County community of Wooster.
    • Kansas
      • Wooster #
      • 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 Kansas community of Wooster.
    • Michigan
      • Newaygo County
      • This Wooster is located in Newaygo County and lies 672 miles [1,081.5 km]<1> to the north northeast of the Wooster that is located in Faulkner County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Newaygo County community of Wooster.
    • Ohio
      • Wayne County
      • This Wooster is located in Wayne County and lies 690 miles [1,110.4 km]<1> to the northeast of the Wooster that is located in Faulkner County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Wayne County community of Wooster.
    • Texas
      • Harris County
      • This Wooster is located in Harris County and lies 404 miles [650.2 km]<1> to the south southwest of the Wooster that is located in Faulkner County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Harris County community of Wooster.

Curious and Interesting Names Near Wooster ...

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.

  • Bono
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Bono have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bono
    • Bono is located in Faulkner County
  • Cedar Creek
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Cedar Creek have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cedar Creek
    • Cedar Creek is located in Conway County
  • Hill Creek
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Hill Creek have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hill Creek
    • Hill Creek is located in Conway County
  • Holly Springs
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Holly Springs have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Holly Springs
    • Holly Springs is located in Conway County
  • Martinville
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Martinville have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Martinville
    • Martinville is located in Faulkner County
  • Pinnacle Springs ‑ Historic
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Pinnacle Springs have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pinnacle Springs
    • Pinnacle Springs is located in Faulkner County
  • Republican
    (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Republican have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Republican
    • Republican is located in Faulkner County
  • Rolling Hills
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Rolling Hills have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rolling Hills
    • Rolling Hills is located in Faulkner County
  • Shady Grove
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Shady Grove have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shady Grove
    • Shady Grove is located in Faulkner County
  • Soda Valley
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Soda Valley have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Soda Valley
    • Soda Valley is located in Faulkner County
  • Sunny Gap ‑ Historic
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Sunny Gap have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sunny Gap
    • Sunny Gap is located in Faulkner County
  • Twin Groves
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Twin Groves have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Twin Groves
    • Twin Groves is located in Faulkner County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 334 people

How Far From Wooster 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 town such as Wooster to various places of note, such as the White House.

With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Wooster and extending to:

  • Conway, which is the Seat of Faulkner County, lies just to the South.
  • Little Rock, which is the State Capital of Arkansas, lies 33 miles [53.1 km]<1> to the south southeast (SSE). If you could walk a straight line from Wooster to Little Rock, with an average speed<4> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take most of two days to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take just over a day.
  • The White House (Washington, DC) is 885 miles [1,424.3 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 51 days.
  • The shortest distance<5> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,694 miles [10,772.9 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
  • The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,424 miles [11,947.8 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>
  • The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,302 miles [8,532.7 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<8>

Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Wooster. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.

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' distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Wooster) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Wooster. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 35.2019, Longitude: -92.4560       In this case, the coordinates for Wooster 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 Wooster 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 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.
<5>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 Wooster to the Middle East to be East and South, the Great Circle Route actually lies to the North and East.
<6>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 317.337 degrees.
<7>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 313.758 degrees.
<8>The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 312.373 degrees.









 

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