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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 Armada, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Armada 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 Armada:
- 35.716749, -94.195484
- 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.
- Open the Heavens-Above website centered on Armada
- 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 Crawford County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Crawford County
- Since Armada is near Washington County and also Franklin County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Washington County
- Open the eBird sighting report for Franklin 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:
- Open the Waymark.com report for Armada
Communities Also Named Armada ...
We found one communities that are also named Armada.
Within Arkansas, the name Armada is unique.
Beyond Arkansas, there is another community also named Armada in the United States.
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- Michigan
- Macomb County
- This Armada is located in Macomb County and lies 778 miles [1,252.1 km]<1> to the northeast of the Armada that is located in Crawford County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Macomb County community of Armada.
Curious and Interesting Names Near Armada ...
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.
- Anna ‑ Historic
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Anna is located in Crawford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Anna
- Artist Point
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Artist Point is located in Crawford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Artist Point
- Chester
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- Dean Springs
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
- Dean Springs is located in Crawford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dean Springs
- Deans Market
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
- Deans Market is located in Crawford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Deans Market
- Fern
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- Fern is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fern
- Floss
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- Floss is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Floss
- Graphic ‑ Historic
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Graphic is located in Crawford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Graphic
- Hobbtown
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- Hobbtown is located in Crawford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hobbtown
- Continue List (6 more) ...
- Lee Creek
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Lee Creek is located in Crawford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lee Creek
- Locke
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Locke is located in Crawford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Locke
- Natural Dam
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
- Rosedale ‑ Historic
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- Rosedale is located in Crawford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rosedale
- Stop ‑ Historic
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
- Stop is located in Crawford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stop
- Sunset
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
- Sunset is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sunset
How Far From Armada 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 community such as Armada to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers and using the location of where the historic<3> community of Armada once stood, the straight-line distance beginning in Armada and extending to:
- Van Buren, which is the Seat of Crawford County, lies 19 miles [30.6 km]<1> to the south southwest. If you could walk a straight line from Armada to Van Buren, with an average speed<4> 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 6 hours.
- Little Rock, which is the State Capital of Arkansas, lies 128 miles [206 km] to the east southeast (ESE). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take less than three hours, a buggy would take 5 days and walking would take 8 days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 966 miles [1,554.6 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<5> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,734 miles [10,837.3 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,469 miles [12,020.2 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,350 miles [8,610 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<8>'
Footnotes ...
| <1> | 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- Armada) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |
| <2> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <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 Armada, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <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 Armada to the Middle East to be East and South, the Great Circle Route actually lies to the North and East.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Armada. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 35.7167, Longitude: -94.1955 In this case, the coordinates for Armada have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 318.524 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 315.205 degrees. |
| <8> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 313.076 degrees. |
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