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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 Deerwood, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Deerwood and the surrounding area.

  • Weather ...
  • 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 Deerwood:
    • 35.142584, -92.731554
    • 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 Deerwood
  • 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 Deerwood ...

We found nineteen communities that share the name Deerwood.

Within Arkansas, the name Deerwood is unique.

Beyond Arkansas, we know of another nineteen communities that are located throughout in the United States and Canada. Of these nineteen communities, eighteen are located in the United States and one is in Canada.

  • Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
    • Alabama
      • Mobile County
      • This Deerwood is located in Mobile County and lies 404 miles [650.2 km]<1> to the southeast of the Deerwood that is located in Conway County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Mobile County community of Deerwood.
    • Delaware
      • Sussex County
      • This Deerwood is located in Sussex County and lies 991 miles [1,594.9 km]<1> to the east northeast of the Deerwood that is located in Conway County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Sussex County community of Deerwood.
    • Florida
      • Duval County
      • We found mention of this community, but have little information.<2> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Florida community of Deerwood [Duval County].
    • Georgia
      • Glynn County
      • This Deerwood is located in Glynn County and lies 700 miles [1,126.5 km]<1> to the east southeast of the Deerwood that is located in Conway County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Glynn County community of Deerwood.
      • Gwinnett County
      • This Deerwood is located in Gwinnett County and lies 500 miles [804.7 km] to the east of the Deerwood that is located in Conway County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Gwinnett County community of Deerwood.
      • Houston County
      • This Deerwood is located in Houston County and lies 553 miles [890 km] to the east southeast of the Deerwood that is located in Conway County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Houston County community of Deerwood.
    • Indiana
      • Johnson County
      • This Deerwood is located in Johnson County and lies 470 miles [756.4 km]<1> to the northeast of the Deerwood that is located in Conway County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Johnson County community of Deerwood.
    • Manitoba
      • This Deerwood lies 1,025 miles [1,649.6 km]<1> to the north northwest of the Deerwood that is located in Conway County.
    • Maryland
      • Charles County
      • This Deerwood is located in Charles County and lies 901 miles [1,450 km]<1> to the east northeast of the Deerwood that is located in Conway County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Charles County community of Deerwood.
    • Minnesota
      • Crow Wing County
      • This Deerwood is located in Crow Wing County and lies 784 miles [1,261.7 km]<1> to the north of the Deerwood that is located in Conway County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Crow Wing County community of Deerwood.
      • Kittson County
      • This Deerwood is located in Kittson County and lies 947 miles [1,524 km] to the north of the Deerwood that is located in Conway County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Kittson County community of Deerwood.
    • North Carolina
      • Mecklenburg County
      • This Deerwood is located in Mecklenburg County and lies 664 miles [1,068.6 km]<1> to the east of the Deerwood that is located in Conway County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Mecklenburg County community of Deerwood.
      • Wayne County
      • This Deerwood is located in Wayne County and lies 836 miles [1,345.4 km] to the east of the Deerwood that is located in Conway County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Wayne County community of Deerwood.
    • South Carolina
      • Aiken County
      • This Deerwood is located in Aiken County and lies 635 miles [1,021.9 km]<1> to the east of the Deerwood that is located in Conway County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Aiken County community of Deerwood.
    • Tennessee
      • Cumberland County
      • This Deerwood is located in Cumberland County and lies 454 miles [730.6 km]<1> to the east of the Deerwood that is located in Conway County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Cumberland County community of Deerwood.
      • Williamson County
      • This Deerwood is located in Williamson County and lies 336 miles [540.7 km] to the east northeast of the Deerwood that is located in Conway County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Williamson County community of Deerwood.
    • Virginia
      • Albemarle County
      • This Deerwood is located in Albemarle County and lies 817 miles [1,314.8 km]<1> to the east northeast of the Deerwood that is located in Conway County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Albemarle County community of Deerwood.
      • Goochland County
      • This Deerwood is located in Goochland County and lies 842 miles [1,355.1 km] to the east northeast of the Deerwood that is located in Conway County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Goochland County community of Deerwood.
    • Wyoming
      • Albany County
      • This Deerwood is located in Albany County and lies 838 miles [1,348.6 km]<1> to the northwest of the Deerwood that is located in Conway County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Albany County community of Deerwood.

Curious and Interesting Names Near Deerwood ...

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.

  • Hickory Hill
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Hickory Hill have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hickory Hill
    • Hickory Hill is located in Conway County
  • Hill Creek
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Hill Creek have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hill Creek
    • Hill Creek is located in Conway County
  • Index ‑ Historic
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Index have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Index
    • Index is located in Conway County
  • Lewisburg ‑ Historic
    (Less than 2 miles to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Lewisburg have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lewisburg
    • Lewisburg is located in Conway County
  • Overcup
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Overcup have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Overcup
    • Overcup is located in Conway County
  • Riverview
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Riverview have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Riverview
    • Riverview is located in Conway County
  • Sandtown ‑ Historic
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Sandtown have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sandtown
    • Sandtown is located in Conway County
  • Spring Meadows
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Spring Meadows have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spring Meadows
    • Spring Meadows is located in Conway County
  • Stony Point
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Stony Point have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stony Point
    • Stony Point is located in Perry County
  • Sweet Home
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Sweet Home have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sweet Home
    • Sweet Home is located in Perry County

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

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

  • Morrilton, which is the Seat of Conway County, lies just to the Northwest.
  • Little Rock, which is the State Capital of Arkansas, lies 38 miles [61.2 km]<1> to the southeast (SE). If you could walk a straight line from Deerwood to Little Rock, with an average speed<4> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take over two days to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take just about two full days.
  • The White House (Washington, DC) is 901 miles [1,450 km] to the east northeast (ENE). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take most of two days, a buggy would take 36 days and walking would take 52 days.
  • The shortest distance<5> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,708 miles [10,795.5 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
  • The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,439 miles [11,971.9 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>
  • The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,316 miles [8,555.3 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<8>

Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Deerwood. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.

The official website for State of Arkansas: https://portal.arkansas.gov/

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- Deerwood) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Deerwood. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 35.1426, Longitude: -92.7316       In this case, the coordinates for Deerwood have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).
<2>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 Deerwood 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.
<3>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.
<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 Deerwood 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 317.511 degrees.
<7>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 313.952 degrees.
<8>The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 312.506 degrees.









 

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