Outdoor Activities ...

As we travel, we like to pursue some of our interests (such as astronomy and bird watching).

When in Bryant Oaks, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Bryant Oaks and the surrounding area.

• Weather ...
  • Before heading outdoors, you should check the weather:
  • The National Weather Service forecast for Bryant Oaks

• 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 Bryant Oaks:
  • 34.610093, -92.483491
  • 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 Bryant Oaks

• 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 Saline County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Saline County
  • Since Bryant Oaks is near Pulaski County and also Grant County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Pulaski County
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Grant 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 Bryant Oaks

Curious and Interesting Names Near Bryant Oaks ...

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.

• Bauxite
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
  • Bauxite is located in Saline County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bauxite
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 555 people
• Bauxite Junction
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
  • Bauxite Junction is located in Saline County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bauxite Junction
• Collegeville
  (Less than 2 miles to the north)
  • Collegeville is located in Saline County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Collegeville
• Dirtdauber ‑ Historic
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
  • Dirtdauber is located in Saline County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dirtdauber
• Evergreen
  (Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
  • Evergreen is located in Saline County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Evergreen
• Goodman
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
  • Goodman is located in Saline County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Goodman
• Lignite
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
  • Lignite is located in Saline County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lignite
• Otter Creek
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
  • Otter Creek is located in Pulaski County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Otter Creek
• Red Gate
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
  • Red Gate is located in Pulaski County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Red Gate
• Terrytown
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
  • Terrytown is located in Pulaski County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Terrytown
• Twin Oaks
  (Less than 2 miles to the west)
  • Twin Oaks is located in Saline County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Twin Oaks

How Far From Bryant Oaks 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 community such as Bryant Oaks to various places of note, such as the White House.

With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance<1> beginning in Bryant Oaks and extending to:

• Benton, which is the Seat of Saline County, lies just to the West Southwest.
• Little Rock, which is the State Capital of Arkansas, lies 15 miles [24.1 km]<1> to the northeast (NE). If you could walk a straight line from Bryant Oaks to Little Rock, with an average speed<2> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take most of a day to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take four to five hours.
• The White House (Washington, DC) is 903 miles [1,453.2 km] to the east northeast (ENE). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take most of two days, a buggy would take 36 days and walking would take 52 days.
• The shortest distance<3> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,725 miles [10,822.8 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<4>
• The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,454 miles [11,996.1 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
• The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,331 miles [8,579.4 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>'