Outdoor Activities ...
As we travel, we like to pursue some of our interests (such as astronomy and bird watching).
When in Cooper, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Cooper and the surrounding area.
- Weather ...
- Before heading outdoors, you should check the weather:
- The National Weather Service forecast for Cooper
- 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 Cooper:
- 34.266771, -93.726022
- 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 Cooper
- 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 Pike County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- eBird sighting report for Pike County
- Since Cooper is near Montgomery County and also Howard County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- eBird sighting report for Montgomery County
- eBird sighting report for Howard 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 Cooper ...
We found 36 communities that share the name Cooper.
There is one other community in Arkansas which is also named Cooper.
Beyond Arkansas, we know of another 35 communities that are located throughout in the United States and Canada. Of these 35 communities, 35 are located in the United States and one is in Canada.
- Communities Located In Arkansas ...
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- Alabama
- California
- Lake County
- This Cooper is located in Lake County and lies 1,648 miles [2,652.2 km]<2> to the west northwest of the Cooper that is located in Pike County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Lake County community of Cooper.
- Monterey County
- This Cooper is located in Monterey County and lies 1,577 miles [2,537.9 km] to the west northwest of the Cooper that is located in Pike County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Monterey County community of Cooper.
- Colorado
- Georgia
- Colquitt 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 Cooper [Colquitt County].
- Hart 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 Georgia community of Cooper [Hart County].
- Jackson 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 Georgia community of Cooper [Jackson County].
- Idaho
- Illinois
- Iowa
- Kentucky
- Louisiana
- Maine
- Maryland
- Michigan
- Kalamazoo County
- This Cooper is located in Kalamazoo County and lies 711 miles [1,144.2 km]<2> to the northeast of the Cooper that is located in Pike County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Kalamazoo County community of Cooper.
- Schoolcraft 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 Michigan community of Cooper [Schoolcraft County].
- Missouri
- Montana
- Nevada
- New Jersey
- Gloucester County
- This Cooper is located in Gloucester County and lies 1,080 miles [1,738.1 km]<2> to the east northeast of the Cooper that is located in Pike County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Gloucester County community of Cooper.
- Passaic County
- This Cooper is located in Passaic County and lies 1,158 miles [1,863.6 km] to the east northeast of the Cooper that is located in Pike County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Passaic County community of Cooper.
- New Mexico
- Lea County
- This community is historic<3> and although located in Lea County, we don't know where within the county.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Lea County community of Cooper.
- Lincoln County
- This Cooper is located in Lincoln County and lies 689 miles [1,108.8 km]<2> to the west of the Cooper that is located in Pike County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Lincoln County community of Cooper.
- New York
- North Carolina
- Ohio
- Oklahoma
- Blaine 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 Oklahoma community of Cooper [Blaine County].
- Osage County
- This Cooper is located in Osage County and lies 244 miles [392.7 km]<2> to the northwest of the Cooper that is located in Pike County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Osage County community of Cooper.
- Ontario
- This Cooper lies 1,120 miles [1,802.5 km]<2> to the northeast of the Cooper that is located in Pike County.
- South Carolina
- Tennessee
- Texas
- Delta County
- This Cooper is located in Delta County and lies 128 miles [206 km]<2> to the west southwest of the Cooper that is located in Pike County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Delta County community of Cooper.
- Houston County
- This Cooper is located in Houston County and lies 234 miles [376.6 km] to the south southwest of the Cooper that is located in Pike County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Houston County community of Cooper.
- Virginia
- Wyoming
Curious and Interesting Names Near Cooper ...
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.
- Daisy
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Daisy
- Daisy is located in Pike County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 109 people
- Henry
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west) - Hickory Station ‑ Historic
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Hickory Station have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hickory Station
- Hickory Station is located in Montgomery County
- Hopper
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north) - Kirby
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kirby
- Kirby is located in Pike County
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Kirby <5>
- Muddy Fork
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Muddy Fork have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Muddy Fork
- Muddy Fork is located in Howard County
- Nathan
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nathan
- Nathan is located in Pike County
- Norman
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Norman have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Norman
- Norman is located in Montgomery County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 363 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Norman <5>
- Pike City
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pike City
- Pike City is located in Pike County
- Continue List (6 more) ...
- Pleasant Home ‑ Historic
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Pleasant Home have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pleasant Home
- Pleasant Home is located in Pike County
- Reed
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest) - Rock Creek ‑ Historic
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Rock Creek have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rock Creek
- Rock Creek is located in Pike County
- Slip-Up and Hitch ‑ Historic
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Slip-Up and Hitch have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Slip-Up and Hitch
- Slip-Up and Hitch is located in Howard County
- Stanley ‑ Historic
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast) - Star of the West ‑ Historic
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Star of the West
- Star of the West is located in Pike County
- Pleasant Home ‑ Historic
How Far From Cooper to ...
We spend a lot of time looking through Gazetteers & Almanacs that were published in the late 1800's and early 1900's. Many of the Gazetteers include the distance from a community such as Cooper to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers and using the location of where the historic community of Cooper once stood, the straight-line distance beginning in Cooper and extending to:
- Murfreesboro, which is the Seat of Pike County, lies 14 miles [22.5 km]<2> to the south. If you could walk a straight line from Cooper to Murfreesboro, with an average speed<6> 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.
- Little Rock, which is the State Capital of Arkansas, lies 89 miles [143.2 km] to the east northeast (ENE). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take less than two hours, a buggy would take most of three days and walking would take 5 days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 977 miles [1,572.3 km] to the east northeast (ENE). Driving would take most of two days, a buggy would take 39 days and walking would take 56 days.
- The shortest distance<7> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,791 miles [10,929.1 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<8>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,521 miles [12,103.9 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<9>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,399 miles [8,688.8 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<10>
Off-the-Road Links ...
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 Bird Creek to see Pete ... Bird 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 Cooper 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 obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Cooper) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Cooper. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 34.2668, Longitude: -93.7260 In this case, the coordinates for Cooper 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 Cooper, 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're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <6> | 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. |
| <7> | 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 Cooper to the Middle East to be East and South, the Great Circle Route actually lies to the North and East. |
| <8> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 318.08 degrees. |
| <9> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 314.50 degrees. |
| <10> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 313.092 degrees. |