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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 Bergman, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Bergman 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 Bergman:
- 36.312899, -93.011469
- 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 Bergman
- 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 Boone County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Boone County
- Since Bergman is near Marion County and also Newton County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Marion County
- Open the eBird sighting report for Newton 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 Bergman
Communities Also Named Bergman ...
We found three communities that are also named Bergman.
Within Arkansas, the name Bergman is unique.
Beyond Arkansas, we know of three communities that are located in the United States and Canada. Of these three communities, .
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- Alaska
- This Bergman lies 3,122 miles [5,024.4 km]<1> to the north northwest of the Bergman that is located in Boone County.
- Manitoba
- We haven't found the location of this community yet.
- West Virginia
- Preston 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 West Virginia community of Bergman [Preston County].
Curious and Interesting Names Near Bergman ...
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.
- Elixir ‑ Historic
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Elixir is located in Boone County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elixir
- Francis
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Francis is located in Boone County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Francis
- Grubb Springs
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Grubb Springs is located in Boone County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grubb Springs
- Hopewell
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Hopewell is located in Boone County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hopewell
- Lead Hill
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Monarch
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- Monarch is located in Marion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Monarch
- Mount Pleasant ‑ Historic
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Mount Pleasant is located in Boone County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Pleasant
- Oregon ‑ Historic
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- Oregon is located in Boone County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oregon
- Pleasant Ridge
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Pleasant Ridge is located in Boone County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pleasant Ridge
- Prosperity
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- Prosperity is located in Boone County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Prosperity
- Self
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Self is located in Boone County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Self
- Valley Springs
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Valley Springs is located in Boone County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Valley Springs
- Population from the 2020 Census: 166 people
- Wooden Hills
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Wooden Hills is located in Boone County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wooden Hills
- Zinc
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Zinc is located in Boone County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Zinc
- Population from the 2020 Census: 104 people
How Far From Bergman 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 town such as Bergman to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Bergman and extending to:
- Harrison, which is the Seat of Boone County, lies just to the Southwest.
- Little Rock, which is the State Capital of Arkansas, lies 116 miles [186.7 km]<1> to the south southeast (SSE). If you could drive a straight line from Bergman to Little Rock, with an average speed<4>of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, it would take about two hours to make the trip. A comfortable walk of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour would take 7 days. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take 5 days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 890 miles [1,432.3 km] to the east northeast (ENE). Driving 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 6,659 miles [10,716.6 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,393 miles [11,897.9 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,273 miles [8,486.1 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<8>'
Footnotes ...
| <1> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'point-to-point' distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Bergman) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |
| <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 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 Bergman 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> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <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 Bergman 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 Bergman. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 36.3129, Longitude: -93.0115 In this case, the coordinates for Bergman have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 317.789 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 314.429 degrees. |
| <8> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 312.429 degrees. |
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