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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 Elm Springs, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Elm Springs 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 Elm Springs:
    • 36.204916, -94.220110
    • 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 Elm 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 Washington County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
    • Open the eBird sighting report for Washington County
    • Since Elm Springs is near Benton County and also Madison County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
    • Open the eBird sighting report for Benton County
    • Open the eBird sighting report for Madison 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 Elm Springs

Communities Also Named Elm Springs ...

We found two communities that are also named Elm Springs.

Within Arkansas, the name Elm Springs is unique.

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

  • Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
    • South Dakota
      • Meade County
      • This Elm Springs is located in Meade County and lies 709 miles [1,141 km]<1> to the northwest of the Elm Springs that is located in Washington County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Meade County community of Elm Springs.
    • Tennessee
      • Grainger County
      • This Elm Springs is located in Grainger County and lies 590 miles [949.5 km]<1> to the east of the Elm Springs that is located in Washington County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Grainger County community of Elm Springs.

Curious and Interesting Names Near Elm 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.

  • Cannon ‑ Historic
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
    • Cannon is located in Benton County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cannon
  • Castleville ‑ Historic
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
    • Castleville is located in Benton County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Castleville
  • Cave Springs
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
    • Cave Springs is located in Benton County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cave Springs
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 5,737 people
  • Cross Roads ‑ Historic
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
    • Cross Roads is located in Washington County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cross Roads
  • Gulley
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
    • Gulley is located in Washington County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gulley
  • Healing Springs
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
    • Healing Springs is located in Benton County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Healing Springs
  • Liberty ‑ Historic
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
    • Liberty is located in Benton County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Liberty
  • Oak Grove
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
    • Oak Grove is located in Washington County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oak Grove
  • Shady Grove
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
    • Shady Grove is located in Washington County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shady Grove
  • Silent Grove
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
    • Silent Grove is located in Benton County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Silent Grove
  • Spring Creek
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
    • Spring Creek is located in Benton County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spring Creek

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

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

  • Fayetteville, which is the Seat of Washington County, lies 10 miles [16.1 km]<1> to the south southeast. If you could walk a straight line from Elm Springs to Fayetteville, with an average speed<2> 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 149 miles [239.8 km] to the southeast (SE). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take less than three hours, a buggy would take 6 days and walking would take 9 days.
  • The White House (Washington, DC) is 957 miles [1,540.1 km] to the east northeast (ENE). Driving would take most of two days, a buggy would take 38 days and walking would take 55 days.
  • The shortest distance<3> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,709 miles [10,797.1 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<4>
  • The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,446 miles [11,983.2 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
  • The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,328 miles [8,574.6 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>'

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 from Point A (ie- Elm Springs) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'.
<2>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.
<3>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 Elm Springs 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 Elm Springs. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 36.2049, Longitude: -94.2201       In this case, the coordinates for Elm Springs have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).
<4>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 318.582 degrees.
<5>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 315.336 degrees.
<6>The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 313.007 degrees.