Outdoor Activities ...
As we travel, we like to pursue some of our interests (such as astronomy and bird watching).
When in Chester, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Chester and the surrounding area.
- Weather ...
- Before heading outdoors, you should check the weather:
- The National Weather Service forecast for Chester
- 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 Chester:
- 35.677623, -94.177807
- 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 Chester
- 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 Crawford County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- eBird sighting report for Crawford County
- Since Chester is near Washington County and also Franklin County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- eBird sighting report for Washington County
- eBird sighting report for Franklin 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 Chester ...
We found 47 communities that share the name Chester.
Within Arkansas, the name Chester is unique.
Beyond Arkansas, we know of another 46 communities that are located throughout in the United States and Canada. Of these 46 communities, 43 are located in the United States and four are in Canada.
In addition to the above occurrences of Chester, we know of another community located outside of the United States and Canada.
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- Alabama
- California
- Colorado
- Connecticut
- Florida
- Georgia
- Idaho
- Illinois
- Indiana
- Iowa
- Kansas
- Douglas 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 Kansas community of Chester [Douglas County].
- Gray County
- We found mention of this community, but have little information. For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Kansas community of Chester [Gray County].
- Jefferson County
- We found mention of this community, but have little information. For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Kansas community of Chester [Jefferson County].
- Kentucky
- Mason County
- Although located in Mason County, we don't know the location within the county.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Mason County community of Chester.
- Montgomery 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 Kentucky community of Chester [Montgomery County].
- Perry County
- We found mention of this community, but have little information. For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Kentucky community of Chester [Perry County].
- Louisiana
- Maine
- Maryland
- Massachusetts
- Michigan
- Minnesota
- Mississippi
- Missouri
- Newton 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 Missouri community of Chester [Newton County].
- Nodaway 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 Missouri community of Chester [Nodaway County].
- Montana
- Nebraska
- Lancaster County
- This community is historic<3> and although located in Lancaster County, we don't know where within the county.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Lancaster County community of Chester.
- Thayer County
- This Chester is located in Thayer County and lies 353 miles [568.1 km]<2> to the north northwest of the Chester that is located in Crawford County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Thayer County community of Chester.
- New Brunswick
- New Hampshire
- New Jersey
- New York
- Nova Scotia
- This Chester lies 1,683 miles [2,708.5 km]<2> to the east northeast of the Chester that is located in Crawford County.
- Ohio
- Oklahoma
- Ontario
- Pennsylvania
- South Carolina
- South Dakota
- Tennessee
- Texas
- Utah
- Vermont
- Virginia
- Washington
- West Virginia
- Communities Beyond North America ...
- England
- Distance: 4,340 miles [6,984.6 km]<2> to the northeast
- England
Curious and Interesting Names Near Chester ...
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.
- Anna ‑ Historic
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest) - Artist Point
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Artist Point have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Artist Point
- Artist Point is located in Crawford County
- Ball
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest) - Dean Springs
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Dean Springs have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dean Springs
- Dean Springs is located in Crawford County
- Deans Market
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Deans Market have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Deans Market
- Deans Market is located in Crawford County
- Fern
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east) - Graphic ‑ Historic
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south) - Hobbtown
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest) - Lee Creek
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west) - Locke
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Locke
- Locke is located in Crawford County
How Far From Chester to ...
We spend a lot of time looking through Gazetteers, Almanacs & Directories that were published in the late 1800's and early 1900's. Many of the Gazetteers include the distance from a town such as Chester to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Chester and extending to:
- Van Buren, which is the Seat of Crawford County, lies 18 miles [29 km]<2> to the south southwest. If you could walk a straight line from Chester to Van Buren, with an average speed<5> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take just over a day to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take five to six hours.
- Little Rock, which is the State Capital of Arkansas, lies 126 miles [202.8 km] to the east southeast (ESE). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take less than three hours, a buggy would take 5 days and walking would take 8 days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 965 miles [1,553 km] to the east northeast (ENE). Driving would take most of two days, a buggy would take 38 days and walking would take 55 days.
- The shortest distance<6> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,735 miles [10,838.9 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,471 miles [12,023.4 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<8>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,351 miles [8,611.6 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<9>
Off-the-Road Links ...
Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Chester. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.
The official website for Crawford County: www.crawford-county.org/
The official website for State of Arkansas: https://portal.arkansas.gov/
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 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 Chester 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 'straight-line' distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Chester) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Chester. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 35.6776, Longitude: -94.1778 In this case, the coordinates for Chester have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <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 Chester, 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 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 Chester 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 318.509 degrees. |
| <8> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 315.182 degrees. |
| <9> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 313.074 degrees. |