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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 Delmar, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Delmar 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 Delmar:
    • 36.160629, -93.341016
    • 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 Delmar
  • 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 Carroll County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
    • Open the eBird sighting report for Carroll County
    • Since Delmar is near Newton County and also Boone County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
    • Open the eBird sighting report for Newton County
    • Open the eBird sighting report for Boone 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 Delmar

Communities Also Named Delmar ...

We found seventeen communities that are also named Delmar.

Within Arkansas, the name Delmar is unique.

Beyond Arkansas, we know of seventeen communities that are located in the United States.

  • Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
    • Alabama
      • Winston County
      • This Delmar is located in Winston County and lies 351 miles [564.9 km]<1> to the east southeast of the Delmar that is located in Carroll County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Winston County community of Delmar.
    • Delaware
      • Sussex County
      • This Delmar is located in Sussex County and lies 986 miles [1,586.8 km]<1> to the east northeast of the Delmar that is located in Carroll County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Sussex County community of Delmar.
    • Georgia
      • Cobb 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 Georgia community of Delmar [Cobb County].
      • Lowndes County
      • This Delmar is located in Lowndes County and lies 690 miles [1,110.4 km]<1> to the east southeast of the Delmar that is located in Carroll County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Lowndes County community of Delmar.
    • Illinois
      • Kankakee County
      • This Delmar is located in Kankakee County and lies 464 miles [746.7 km]<1> to the northeast of the Delmar that is located in Carroll County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Kankakee County community of Delmar.
    • Iowa
      • Clinton County
      • This Delmar is located in Clinton County and lies 428 miles [688.8 km]<1> to the north northeast of the Delmar that is located in Carroll County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Clinton County community of Delmar.
    • Maryland
      • Wicomico County
      • This Delmar is located in Wicomico County and lies 986 miles [1,586.8 km]<1> to the east northeast of the Delmar that is located in Carroll County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Wicomico County community of Delmar.
    • Missouri
      • Henry County
      • This Delmar is located in Henry County and lies 155 miles [249.4 km]<1> to the north northwest of the Delmar that is located in Carroll County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Henry County community of Delmar.
      • Laclede County
      • This Delmar is located in Laclede County and lies 120 miles [193.1 km] to the north northeast of the Delmar that is located in Carroll County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Laclede County community of Delmar.
    • New York
      • Albany County
      • This Delmar is located in Albany County and lies 1,129 miles [1,816.9 km]<1> to the east northeast of the Delmar that is located in Carroll County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Albany County community of Delmar.
    • North Carolina
      • Halifax County
      • This Delmar is located in Halifax County and lies 874 miles [1,406.6 km]<1> to the east of the Delmar that is located in Carroll County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Halifax County community of Delmar.
    • Oregon
      • Coos County
      • This Delmar is located in Coos County and lies 1,701 miles [2,737.5 km]<1> to the west northwest of the Delmar that is located in Carroll County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Coos County community of Delmar.
    • Pennsylvania
      • Tioga 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 Pennsylvania community of Delmar [Tioga County].
    • South Carolina
      • Saluda County
      • This Delmar is located in Saluda County and lies 683 miles [1,099.2 km]<1> to the east of the Delmar that is located in Carroll County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Saluda County community of Delmar.
      • Spartanburg County
      • This Delmar is located in Spartanburg County and lies 649 miles [1,044.5 km] to the east of the Delmar that is located in Carroll County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Spartanburg County community of Delmar.
    • Virginia
      • Washington County
      • This Delmar is located in Washington County and lies 638 miles [1,026.8 km]<1> to the east of the Delmar that is located in Carroll County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Washington County community of Delmar.
    • West Virginia
      • Monongalia County
      • This Delmar is located in Monongalia County and lies 763 miles [1,227.9 km]<1> to the east northeast of the Delmar that is located in Carroll County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Monongalia County community of Delmar.

Curious and Interesting Names Near Delmar ...

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.

  • Allfriend ‑ Historic
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
    • Allfriend is located in Newton County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Allfriend
  • Coin
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
    • Coin is located in Carroll County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coin
  • Dean
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
    • Dean is located in Carroll County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dean
  • Dryfork
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
    • Dryfork is located in Carroll County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dryfork
  • George
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
    • George is located in Newton County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for George
  • Gobbler
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
    • Gobbler is located in Carroll County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gobbler
  • Grubb Springs
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
    • Grubb Springs is located in Boone County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grubb Springs
  • Hill Top
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
    • Hill Top is located in Boone County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hill Top
  • Little Arkansaw
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
    • Little Arkansaw is located in Boone County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Little Arkansaw
  • Red Bank
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
    • Red Bank is located in Boone County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Red Bank
  • Rule
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
    • Rule is located in Carroll County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rule

How Far From Delmar to ...

We spend a lot of time looking through Gazetteers, Almanacs & Directories that were published in the late 1800's and early 1900's. Many of the Gazetteers include the distance from a community such as Delmar to various places of note, such as the White House.

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

  • Little Rock, which is the State Capital of Arkansas, lies 115 miles [185.1 km]<1> to the south southeast (SSE). If you could drive a straight line from Delmar to Little Rock, with an average speed<3>of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, it would take about two hours to make the trip. A comfortable walk of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour would take 7 days. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take 5 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 6,679 miles [10,748.8 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
  • The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,414 miles [11,931.7 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
  • The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,294 miles [8,519.9 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>'

Footnotes ...

<1>Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'point-to-point' distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Delmar) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'.
<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 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 Delmar 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>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 Delmar 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 Delmar. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 36.1606, Longitude: -93.3410       In this case, the coordinates for Delmar have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).
<5>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 317.995 degrees.
<6>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 314.648 degrees.
<7>The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 312.608 degrees.