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 Foreman:
33.719821, -94.397997
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.
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 Little River County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
We found four communities that share the name Foreman.
Within Arkansas, the name Foreman is unique.
Beyond Arkansas, we know of another four communities that are located throughout in the United States and Canada. Of these four communities, three are located in the United States and one is in Canada.
Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
British Columbia
This Foreman lies 1,959 miles [3,152.7 km]<1> to the northwest of the Foreman that is located in Little River County.
Louisiana
East Baton Rouge Parish
This Foreman is located in East Baton Rouge Parish and lies 304 miles [489.2 km]<1> to the southeast of the Foreman that is located in Little River County.
For more information, please visit our profile page for the East Baton Rouge Parish community of Foreman.
Oklahoma
Sequoyah County
This Foreman is located in Sequoyah County and lies 112 miles [180.2 km]<1> to the north of the Foreman that is located in Little River County.
For more information, please visit our profile page for the Sequoyah County community of Foreman.
Pennsylvania
Bedford County
This Foreman is located in Bedford County and lies 984 miles [1,583.6 km]<1> to the east northeast of the Foreman that is located in Little River County.
For more information, please visit our profile page for the Bedford County community of Foreman.
Curious and Interesting Names Near Foreman ...
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.
America (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for America have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
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 Foreman to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Foreman and extending to:
Ashdown, which is the Seat of Little River County, lies 15 miles [24.1 km]<1> to the east southeast. If you could walk a straight line from Foreman to Ashdown, with an average speed<3> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take most of a day to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take four to five hours.
Little Rock, which is the State Capital of Arkansas, lies 140 miles [225.3 km] to the east northeast (ENE). 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 8 days.
The White House (Washington, DC) is 1,028 miles [1,654.4 km] to the east northeast (ENE). Driving would take over two days, a buggy would take 41 days and walking would take 59 days.
The shortest distance<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,844 miles [11,014.4 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,575 miles [12,190.8 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,453 miles [8,775.8 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 drawn from Point A (ie- Foreman) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Foreman. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 33.7198, Longitude: -94.3980 In this case, the coordinates for Foreman have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).
<2>
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.
<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 Foreman to the Middle East to be East and South, the Great Circle Route actually lies to the North and East.
<5>
The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 318.464 degrees.
<6>
The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 314.876 degrees.
<7>
The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 313.471 degrees.