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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 Bovine, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Bovine 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 Bovine:
    • 33.178455, -91.881797
    • 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 Bovine
  • 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 Ashley County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
    • Open the eBird sighting report for Ashley County
    • Since Bovine is near Bradley County and also Morehouse Parish, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
    • Open the eBird sighting report for Bradley County
    • Open the eBird sighting report for Morehouse Parish
  • 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 Bovine

Communities Also Named Bovine ...

We found four communities that are also named Bovine.

Within Arkansas, the name Bovine is unique.

Beyond Arkansas, we know of four communities that are located in the United States.

  • Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
    • Indiana
      • Gibson County
      • We found mention of this community, but have little information.<1> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Indiana community of Bovine [Gibson County].
    • Michigan
      • Baraga County
      • This Bovine is located in Baraga County and lies 952 miles [1,532.1 km]<2> to the north of the Bovine that is located in Ashley County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Baraga County community of Bovine.
    • South Dakota
      • Bovine #
      • We found mention of this community, but have little information.<1> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the South Dakota community of Bovine.
    • Utah
      • Box Elder County
      • This Bovine is located in Box Elder County and lies 1,321 miles [2,125.9 km]<2> to the west northwest of the Bovine that is located in Ashley County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Box Elder County community of Bovine.

Curious and Interesting Names Near Bovine ...

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.

  • Berlin
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
    • Berlin is located in Ashley County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Berlin
  • Brushy ‑ Historic
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
    • Brushy is located in Ashley County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brushy
  • Crossroad
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
    • Crossroad is located in Ashley County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crossroad
  • Fountain Hill
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
    • Fountain Hill is located in Ashley County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fountain Hill
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 157 people
  • Gulledge
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
    • Gulledge is located in Ashley County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gulledge
  • Longview Crossing
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
    • Longview Crossing is located in Ashley County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Longview Crossing
  • Martinville
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
    • Martinville is located in Ashley County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Martinville
  • Meridian
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
    • Meridian is located in Ashley County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Meridian
  • Mist
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
    • Mist is located in Ashley County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mist
  • Pine Island Landing
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
    • Pine Island Landing is located in Bradley County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pine Island Landing
  • Promised Land
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
    • Promised Land is located in Ashley County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Promised Land
  • Sulphur Springs
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
    • Sulphur Springs is located in Ashley County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sulphur Springs
  • Unity
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
    • Unity is located in Ashley County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Unity

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

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

  • Hamburg, which is the Seat of Ashley County, lies just to the East Northeast.
  • Little Rock, which is the State Capital of Arkansas, lies 109 miles [175.4 km]<2> to the north (N). If you could drive a straight line from Bovine to Little Rock, with an average speed<3>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 916 miles [1,474.2 km] to the east northeast (ENE). Driving would take most of two days, a buggy would take 36 days and walking would take 52 days.
  • The shortest distance<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,774 miles [10,901.7 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
  • The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,496 miles [12,063.6 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
  • The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,372 miles [8,645.4 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>'

Footnotes ...

<1>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 Bovine 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.
<2>Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'point-to-point' distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Bovine) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'.
<3>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.
<4>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 Bovine 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 Bovine. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 33.1785, Longitude: -91.8818       In this case, the coordinates for Bovine have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).
<5>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 316.786 degrees.
<6>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 312.849 degrees.
<7>The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 312.459 degrees.