Outdoor Activities ...
As we travel, we like to pursue some of our interests (such as astronomy and bird watching).
When in Blanchard, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Blanchard and the surrounding area.
- Weather ...
- Before heading outdoors, you should check the weather:
- The National Weather Service forecast for Blanchard
- 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 Blanchard:
- 34.172333, -94.464101
- 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 Blanchard
- 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 Sevier County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- eBird sighting report for Sevier County
- Since Blanchard is near McCurtain County and also Polk County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- eBird sighting report for McCurtain County
- eBird sighting report for Polk 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 Blanchard ...
We found nineteen communities that share the name Blanchard.
Within Arkansas, the name Blanchard is unique.
Beyond Arkansas, we know of another nineteen communities that are located throughout in the United States and Canada. Of these nineteen communities, eighteen are located in the United States and one is in Canada.
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- California
- Delaware
- Idaho
- Iowa
- Kansas
- Louisiana
- Maine
- Michigan
- New Mexico
- Newfoundland and Labrador
- We haven't found the location of this community yet.
- North Dakota
- Ohio
- Hardin County
- This Blanchard is located in Hardin County and lies 745 miles [1,199 km]<1> to the northeast of the Blanchard that is located in Sevier County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Hardin County community of Blanchard.
- Licking County
- This community is historic<3> and we have very little information. For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Ohio community of Blanchard [Licking County].
- Oklahoma
- Pennsylvania
- Allegheny County
- This Blanchard is located in Allegheny County and lies 917 miles [1,475.8 km]<1> to the east northeast of the Blanchard that is located in Sevier County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Allegheny County community of Blanchard.
- Centre County
- This Blanchard is located in Centre County and lies 1,035 miles [1,665.7 km] to the east northeast of the Blanchard that is located in Sevier County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Centre County community of Blanchard.
- Texas
- Utah
- Washington
Curious and Interesting Names Near Blanchard ...
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.
- Bog Springs
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bog Springs
- Bog Springs is located in Polk County
- Chapel Hill
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Chapel Hill have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chapel Hill
- Chapel Hill is located in Sevier County
- Cross Trails ‑ Historic
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Cross Trails have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cross Trails
- Cross Trails is located in Sevier County
- De Queen
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for De Queen have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for De Queen
- De Queen is located in Sevier County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 6,406 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for De Queen <5>
- Eagletown
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eagletown
- Eagletown is located in McCurtain County (OK)
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Eagletown <5>
- Holly Grove
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Holly Grove have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Holly Grove
- Holly Grove is located in Polk County
- King
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east) - Mineral
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east) - Oak Grove
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast) - Process City
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Process City have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Process City
- Process City is located in Sevier County
- Union
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
How Far From Blanchard 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 Blanchard 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 community of Blanchard once stood, the straight-line distance beginning in Blanchard and extending to:
- De Queen, which is the Seat of Sevier County, lies 11 miles [17.7 km]<1> to the southeast. If you could walk a straight line from Blanchard to De Queen, with an average speed<6> 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 131 miles [210.8 km] to the east northeast (ENE). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take less than three hours, a buggy would take 6 days and walking would take 8 days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 1,018 miles [1,638.3 km] to the east northeast (ENE). Driving would take over two days, a buggy would take 40 days and walking would take 58 days.
- The shortest distance<7> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,824 miles [10,982.2 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<8>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,556 miles [12,160.2 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<9>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,434 miles [8,745.2 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<10>
Off-the-Road Links ...
The official website for Sevier County: www.seviercounty-ar.com/
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 from Point A (ie- Blanchard) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Blanchard. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 34.1723, Longitude: -94.4641 In this case, the coordinates for Blanchard 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 Blanchard 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> | 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 Blanchard, 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're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <6> | 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. |
| <7> | 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 Blanchard to the Middle East to be East and South, the Great Circle Route actually lies to the North and East. |
| <8> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 318.554 degrees. |
| <9> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 315.041 degrees. |
| <10> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 313.435 degrees. |