Outdoor Activities ...

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

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

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

• 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 Choctaw Pines:
  • 35.520078, -92.344600
  • 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 Choctaw Pines

• 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 Van Buren County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Van Buren County
  • Since Choctaw Pines is near Cleburne County and also Conway County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Cleburne County
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Conway 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 Choctaw Pines

Curious and Interesting Names Near Choctaw Pines ...

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.

• Bee Branch
  (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
  • Bee Branch is located in Van Buren County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bee Branch
• Chalk ‑ Historic
  (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
  • Chalk is located in Van Buren County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chalk
• Choctaw
  (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
  • Choctaw is located in Van Buren County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Choctaw
• Crossroads
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
  • Crossroads is located in Cleburne County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crossroads
• Gravesville
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
  • Gravesville is located in Van Buren County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gravesville
• Green Tree
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
  • Green Tree is located in Van Buren County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Green Tree
• Pee Dee
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
  • Pee Dee is located in Van Buren County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pee Dee
• Settlement ‑ Historic
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
  • Settlement is located in Van Buren County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Settlement
• Shake Rag ‑ Historic
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
  • Shake Rag is located in Van Buren County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shake Rag
• Sulphur Springs
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
  • Sulphur Springs is located in Van Buren County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sulphur Springs
• Whispering Springs
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
  • Whispering Springs is located in Cleburne County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Whispering Springs

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

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

• Clinton, which is the Seat of Van Buren County, lies just to the Northwest.
• Little Rock, which is the State Capital of Arkansas, lies 54 miles [86.9 km]<1> to the south (S). If you could walk a straight line from Choctaw Pines to Little Rock, with an average speed<2> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take most of three days to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take over two days.
• The White House (Washington, DC) is 872 miles [1,403.3 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 34 days and walking would take 50 days.
• The shortest distance<3> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,674 miles [10,740.8 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<4>
• The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,405 miles [11,917.2 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
• The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,282 miles [8,500.6 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>'