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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 Cauthron, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Cauthron and the surrounding area.

  • Weather ...
  • 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 Cauthron:
    • 34.920933, -94.297436
    • 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 Cauthron
  • 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 Scott County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
    • Open the eBird sighting report for Scott County
    • Since Cauthron is near Sebastian County and also Le Flore County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
    • Open the eBird sighting report for Sebastian County
    • Open the eBird sighting report for Le Flore 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 Cauthron

Communities Also Named Cauthron ...

We found one communities that are also named Cauthron.

There is one other community in Arkansas that is also named Cauthron.

Beyond Arkansas.

  • Communities Located In Arkansas ...
    • Logan County
      • This Cauthron is located in Logan County and lies 29 miles [46.7 km]<1> to the northeast of the Cauthron that is located in Scott County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Logan County community of Cauthron.

Curious and Interesting Names Near Cauthron ...

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.

  • Apex
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
    • Apex is located in Sebastian County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Apex
  • Bryan
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
    • Bryan is located in Scott County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bryan
  • Coaldale
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
    • Coaldale is located in Scott County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coaldale
  • Evening Shade
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
    • Evening Shade is located in Scott County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Evening Shade
  • Frog Town
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
    • Frog Town is located in Sebastian County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Frog Town
  • Hiawatha
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
    • Hiawatha is located in Le Flore County (OK)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hiawatha
  • Kings Creek ‑ Historic
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
    • Kings Creek is located in Scott County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kings Creek
  • Liberty
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
    • Liberty is located in Sebastian County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Liberty
  • Loving
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
    • Loving is located in Le Flore County (OK)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Loving
  • Oliver
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
    • Oliver is located in Scott County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oliver
  • Pleasant Hill
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
    • Pleasant Hill is located in Scott County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pleasant Hill
  • Prairie Creek
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
    • Prairie Creek is located in Sebastian County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Prairie Creek
  • Sensation ‑ Historic
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
    • Sensation is located in Scott County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sensation
  • Sugar Creek
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
    • Sugar Creek is located in Le Flore County (OK)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sugar Creek

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

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

  • Waldron, which is the Seat of Scott County, lies 11 miles [17.7 km]<1> to the east. If you could walk a straight line from Cauthron to Waldron, with an average speed<2> 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 116 miles [186.7 km] to the east (E). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take about two hours, a buggy would take 5 days and walking would take 7 days.
  • The White House (Washington, DC) is 990 miles [1,593.3 km] to the east northeast (ENE). Driving would take most of two days, a buggy would take 39 days and walking would take 57 days.
  • The shortest distance<3> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,779 miles [10,909.7 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<4>
  • The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,512 miles [12,089.4 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
  • The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,391 miles [8,676 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>'

Footnotes ...

<1>Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Cauthron) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'.
<2>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.
<3>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 Cauthron 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 Cauthron. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 34.9209, Longitude: -94.2974       In this case, the coordinates for Cauthron have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).
<4>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 318.519 degrees.
<5>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 315.096 degrees.
<6>The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 313.248 degrees.