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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 Claude, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Claude 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 Claude:
- 35.472856, -92.602383
- 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 Claude
- 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 Claude is near Conway County and also Faulkner County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Conway County
- Open the eBird sighting report for Faulkner 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 Claude
Communities Also Named Claude ...
We found seven communities that are also named Claude.
Within Arkansas, the name Claude is unique.
Beyond Arkansas, we know of seven communities that are located in the United States and Canada. Of these seven communities, six are located in the United States and one is in Canada.
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- Georgia
- Washington 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 Georgia community of Claude [Washington County].
- Kansas
- Woodson 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 Claude [Woodson County].
- Ontario
- This Claude lies 884 miles [1,422.7 km]<2> to the northeast of the Claude that is located in Van Buren County.
- Oregon
- Malheur 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 Oregon community of Claude [Malheur County].
- Texas
- Armstrong County
- This Claude is located in Armstrong County and lies 494 miles [795 km]<2> to the west of the Claude that is located in Van Buren County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Armstrong County community of Claude.
- West Virginia
- Barbour County
- This Claude is located in Barbour County and lies 743 miles [1,195.7 km]<2> to the east northeast of the Claude that is located in Van Buren County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Barbour County community of Claude.
- Taylor 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 West Virginia community of Claude [Taylor County].
Curious and Interesting Names Near Claude ...
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.
- Butter Creek ‑ Historic
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Butter Creek is located in Van Buren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Butter Creek
- Edge ‑ Historic
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Edge is located in Van Buren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Edge
- Gravel Hill
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- Gravel Hill is located in Van Buren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gravel Hill
- Liberty Springs ‑ Historic
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Liberty Springs is located in Van Buren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Liberty Springs
- Lost Corner
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Lost Corner is located in Conway County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lost Corner
- Old Liberty ‑ Historic
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Old Liberty is located in Van Buren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Old Liberty
- Pine Mountain ‑ Historic
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Pine Mountain is located in Van Buren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pine Mountain
- Pleasant Grove
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- Pleasant Grove is located in Van Buren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pleasant Grove
- Pleasant Hill
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Pleasant Hill is located in Conway County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pleasant Hill
- Racket Ridge ‑ Historic
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Racket Ridge is located in Van Buren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Racket Ridge
- Scotland
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Walnut Grove
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Walnut Grove is located in Van Buren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Walnut Grove
How Far From Claude 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 community such as Claude to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Claude and extending to:
- Clinton, which is the Seat of Van Buren County, lies 11 miles [17.7 km]<2> to the northeast. If you could walk a straight line from Claude to Clinton, with an average speed<4> 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 54 miles [86.9 km] to the south southeast (SSE). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take less than an hour, a buggy would take over two days and walking would take most of three days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 887 miles [1,427.5 km] to the east northeast (ENE). Driving would take most of two days, a buggy would take 35 days and walking would take 51 days.
- The shortest distance<5> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,686 miles [10,760.1 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,417 miles [11,936.5 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,295 miles [8,521.5 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<8>'
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 Claude 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' (or point-to-point) distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Claude) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |
| <3> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <4> | 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. |
| <5> | 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 Claude 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 Claude. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 35.4729, Longitude: -92.6024 In this case, the coordinates for Claude have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 317.455 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 313.93 degrees. |
| <8> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 312.391 degrees. |
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