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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 Bexar, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Bexar 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 Bexar:
    • 36.286733, -91.995707
    • 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 Bexar
  • 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 Bexar ...

We found three communities that share the name Bexar.

Within Arkansas, the name Bexar is unique.

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

  • Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
    • Alabama
      • Marion County
      • This Bexar is located in Marion County and lies 260 miles [418.4 km]<1> to the east southeast of the Bexar that is located in Fulton County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Marion County community of Bexar.
    • Georgia
      • Coweta 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 Georgia community of Bexar [Coweta County].
    • Texas
      • Bexar County
      • This Bexar is located in Bexar County and lies 623 miles [1,002.6 km]<1> to the southwest of the Bexar that is located in Fulton County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Bexar County community of Bexar.

Curious and Interesting Names Near Bexar ...

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.

  • Covey ‑ Historic
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Covey have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Covey
    • Covey is located in Baxter County
  • Crossroads
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Crossroads have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crossroads
    • Crossroads is located in Izard County
  • Elizabeth
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Elizabeth have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elizabeth
    • Elizabeth is located in Fulton County
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Elizabeth <4>
  • Flint Springs
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Flint Springs have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Flint Springs
    • Flint Springs is located in Fulton County
  • Mitchell
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Mitchell have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mitchell
    • Mitchell is located in Fulton County
  • Mount Pleasant
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Mount Pleasant have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Pleasant
    • Mount Pleasant is located in Fulton County
  • Shady Grove
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
    • 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 Fulton County
  • Union
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Union have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Union
    • Union is located in Fulton County
  • Wild Cherry
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Wild Cherry have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wild Cherry
    • Wild Cherry is located in Fulton County
  • Woods Point Landing
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Woods Point Landing have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woods Point Landing
    • Woods Point Landing is located in Baxter County

How Far From Bexar to ...

We spend a lot of time looking through Gazetteers & Almanacs that were published in the late 1800's and early 1900's. Many of the Gazetteers include the distance from a community such as Bexar to various places of note, such as the White House.

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

  • Salem, which is the Seat of Fulton County, lies 11 miles [17.7 km]<1> to the east northeast. If you could walk a straight line from Bexar to Salem, with an average speed<5> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take five to six hours to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take nearly four hours.
  • Little Rock, which is the State Capital of Arkansas, lies 107 miles [172.2 km] to the south (S). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take less than two hours, a buggy would take 5 days and walking would take 6 days.
  • The White House (Washington, DC) is 837 miles [1,347 km] to the east northeast (ENE). Driving would take just about two full days, a buggy would take 33 days and walking would take 48 days.
  • The shortest distance<6> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,622 miles [10,657.1 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>
  • The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,354 miles [11,835.1 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<8>
  • The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,232 miles [8,420.1 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<9>

Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Bexar. 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' (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- Bexar) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Bexar. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 36.2867, Longitude: -91.9957       In this case, the coordinates for Bexar 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 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 Bexar 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 Bexar 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 317.12 degrees.
<8>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 313.65 degrees.
<9>The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 311.969 degrees.









 

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