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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 Deer, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Deer 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 Deer:
    • 35.826746, -93.209343
    • 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 Deer
  • 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 Newton County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
    • Open the eBird sighting report for Newton County
    • Since Deer is near Pope County and also Johnson County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
    • Open the eBird sighting report for Pope County
    • Open the eBird sighting report for Johnson 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 Deer

Communities Also Named Deer ...

We found four communities that are also named Deer.

Within Arkansas, the name Deer is unique.

Beyond Arkansas, we know of four communities that are located in the United States and Canada. Of these four communities, .

  • Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
    • Manitoba
      • This Deer lies 1,015 miles [1,633.5 km]<1> to the north northwest of the Deer that is located in Newton County.
    • Missouri
      • Osage County
      • This Deer is located in Osage County and lies 208 miles [334.7 km]<1> to the north northeast of the Deer that is located in Newton County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Osage County community of Deer.
    • New Mexico
      • Hidalgo County
      • This Deer is located in Hidalgo County and lies 937 miles [1,508 km]<1> to the west southwest of the Deer that is located in Newton County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Hidalgo County community of Deer.
    • Yukon
      • This Deer lies 2,726 miles [4,387.1 km]<1> to the north northwest of the Deer that is located in Newton County.

Curious and Interesting Names Near Deer ...

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.

  • Crossroad
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
    • Crossroad is located in Newton County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crossroad
  • Edwards Junction
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
    • Edwards Junction is located in Newton County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Edwards Junction
  • Gum Springs
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
    • Gum Springs is located in Newton County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gum Springs
  • Limestone
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
    • Limestone is located in Newton County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Limestone
  • Murray
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
    • Murray is located in Newton County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Murray
  • Nail
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
    • Nail is located in Newton County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nail
  • Parthenon
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
  • Pleasant Hill
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
    • Pleasant Hill is located in Newton County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pleasant Hill
  • Red Rock
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
    • Red Rock is located in Newton County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Red Rock
  • Sand Gap
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
    • Sand Gap is located in Pope County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sand Gap
  • Walnut
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
    • Walnut is located in Newton County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Walnut

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

With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Deer and extending to:

  • Jasper, which is the Seat of Newton County, lies 12 miles [19.3 km]<1> to the north. If you could walk a straight line from Deer to Jasper, with an average speed<3> 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 92 miles [148.1 km] to the southeast (SE). 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 6 days.
  • The White House (Washington, DC) is 911 miles [1,466.1 km] to the east northeast (ENE). Driving would take most of two days, a buggy would take 36 days and walking would take 52 days.
  • The shortest distance<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,691 miles [10,768.1 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
  • The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,425 miles [11,949.4 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
  • The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,304 miles [8,536 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>'

Footnotes ...

<1>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- Deer) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'.
<2>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<3>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.
<4>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 Deer 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 Deer. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 35.8267, Longitude: -93.2093       In this case, the coordinates for Deer have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).
<5>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 317.881 degrees.
<6>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 314.472 degrees.
<7>The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 312.605 degrees.