Outdoor Activities ...

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

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

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

• 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 Dean Springs:
  • 35.535642, -94.195207
  • 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 Dean Springs

• 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:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Crawford County
  • Since Dean Springs is near Franklin County and also Sebastian County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Franklin County
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Sebastian 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 Dean Springs

Curious and Interesting Names Near Dean Springs ...

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.

• Ball
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
  • Ball is located in Crawford County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ball
• Deans Market
  (Less than 2 miles to the west)
  • Deans Market is located in Crawford County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Deans Market
• Dyer
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
  • Dyer is located in Crawford County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dyer
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 893 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Dyer <1>
• Furry
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
  • Furry is located in Crawford County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Furry
• Graphic ‑ Historic
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
  • Graphic is located in Crawford County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Graphic
• Hobbtown
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
  • Hobbtown is located in Crawford County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hobbtown
• Meadows
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
  • Meadows is located in Crawford County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Meadows
• Mulberry
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
  • Mulberry is located in Crawford County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mulberry
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,694 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Mulberry <1>
• Pleasant Hill
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
  • Pleasant Hill is located in Crawford County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pleasant Hill

How Far From Dean Springs 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 Dean Springs to various places of note, such as the White House.

With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance<2> beginning in Dean Springs and extending to:

• Van Buren, which is the Seat of Crawford County, lies 10 miles [16.1 km]<2> to the west southwest. If you could walk a straight line from Dean Springs to Van Buren, with an average speed<3> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take four to five hours to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take a little over three hours.
• Little Rock, which is the State Capital of Arkansas, lies 122 miles [196.3 km] to the east southeast (ESE). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take about two hours, a buggy would take 5 days and walking would take 7 days.
• The White House (Washington, DC) is 970 miles [1,561.1 km] to the east northeast (ENE). Driving would take most of two days, a buggy would take 38 days and walking would take 56 days.
• The shortest distance<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,743 miles [10,851.8 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
• The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,478 miles [12,034.7 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
• The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,358 miles [8,622.9 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>'