Outdoor Activities ...
As we travel, we like to pursue some of our interests (such as astronomy and bird watching).
When in Cow Lake, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Cow Lake and the surrounding area.
- Weather ...
- Before heading outdoors, you should check the weather:
- The National Weather Service forecast for Cow Lake
- 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 Cow Lake:
- 35.457861, -91.057066
- 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 Cow Lake
- 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 Jackson County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- eBird sighting report for Jackson County
- Since Cow Lake is near Cross County and also Poinsett County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- eBird sighting report for Cross County
- eBird sighting report for Poinsett 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
Curious and Interesting Names Near Cow Lake ...
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.
- Eightmile ‑ Historic
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west) - Erwin
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest) - Fisher
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast) - Gourd Neck
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gourd Neck
- Gourd Neck is located in Jackson County
- Hickory Ridge
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hickory Ridge
- Hickory Ridge is located in Cross County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 233 people
- Horseshoe
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west) - Johnstown
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest) - Murphys Corner
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Murphys Corner have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Murphys Corner
- Murphys Corner is located in Jackson County
- Overcup
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest) - Pumpkin Bend
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Pumpkin Bend have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pumpkin Bend
- Pumpkin Bend is located in Woodruff County
- Stringers Mill
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Stringers Mill have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stringers Mill
- Stringers Mill is located in Jackson County
How Far From Cow Lake 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 Cow Lake 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<2> community of Cow Lake once stood, the straight-line distance<3> beginning in Cow Lake and extending to:
- Newport, which is the Seat of Jackson County, lies 15 miles [24.1 km]<3> to the northwest. If you could walk a straight line from Cow Lake to Newport, with an average speed<4> 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 84 miles [135.2 km] to the southwest (SW). 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 806 miles [1,297.1 km] to the east northeast (ENE). Driving would take just about two full days, a buggy would take 32 days and walking would take 46 days.
- The shortest distance<5> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,628 miles [10,666.7 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,355 miles [11,836.7 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,232 miles [8,420.1 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<8>
Off-the-Road Links ...
The official website for Jackson County: www.jacksoncountyar.org/
The official website for State of Arkansas: https://portal.arkansas.gov/
Footnotes ...
| <1> | 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. |
| <2> | 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 Cow Lake, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <3> | 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 drawn from Point A (ie- Cow Lake) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Cow Lake. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 35.4579, Longitude: -91.0571 In this case, the coordinates for Cow Lake have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <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 Cow Lake to the Middle East to be East and South, the Great Circle Route actually lies to the North and East. |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 316.453 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 312.766 degrees. |
| <8> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 311.704 degrees. |