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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 Fort Smith, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Fort Smith 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 Fort Smith:
- 35.362898, -94.372680
- 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 Fort Smith
- 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 Sebastian County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Sebastian County
- Since Fort Smith is near Le Flore County and also Sequoyah County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Le Flore County
- Open the eBird sighting report for Sequoyah 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 Fort Smith
Communities Also Named Fort Smith ...
We found four communities that are also named Fort Smith.
Within Arkansas, the name Fort Smith is unique.
Beyond Arkansas, we know of four communities that are located 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 ...
- Georgia
- Lumpkin County
- This Fort Smith is located in Lumpkin County and lies 590 miles [949.5 km]<1> to the east of the Fort Smith that is located in Sebastian County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Lumpkin County community of Fort Smith.
- Montana
- Big Horn County
- This Fort Smith is located in Big Horn County and lies 987 miles [1,588.4 km]<1> to the northwest of the Fort Smith that is located in Sebastian County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Big Horn County community of Fort Smith.
- Nevada
- Washoe County
- This community is historic<2> and although located in Washoe County, we don't know where within the county.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Washoe County community of Fort Smith.
- Northwest Territories
- This Fort Smith lies 1,872 miles [3,012.7 km]<1> to the north northwest of the Fort Smith that is located in Sebastian County.
Curious and Interesting Names Near Fort Smith ...
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.
- Catcher
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Catcher is located in Crawford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Catcher
- Cedars
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Cedars is located in Le Flore County (OK)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cedars
- Crescent
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Crescent is located in Sebastian County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crescent
- Enterprise
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Enterprise is located in Sebastian County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Enterprise
- Greenwood
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Greenwood is located in Crawford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greenwood
- Greenwood Junction
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Greenwood Junction is located in Crawford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greenwood Junction
- Jenny Lind
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Oak Grove
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Oak Grove is located in Crawford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oak Grove
- Old Jenny Lind
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Old Jenny Lind is located in Sebastian County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Old Jenny Lind
- Paw Paw
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Paw Paw is located in Sequoyah County (OK)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Paw Paw
- Saw Mill
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Saw Mill is located in Sebastian County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saw Mill
- Shady Grove
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Shady Grove is located in Sequoyah County (OK)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shady Grove
How Far From Fort Smith 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 city such as Fort Smith to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Fort Smith and extending to:
- Little Rock, which is the State Capital of Arkansas, lies 126 miles [202.8 km]<1> to the east southeast (ESE). If you could drive a straight line from Fort Smith to Little Rock, with an average speed<3>of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, it would take less than three hours to make the trip. A comfortable walk of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour would take 8 days. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take 5 days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 983 miles [1,582 km] to the east northeast (ENE). Driving would take most of two days, a buggy would take 39 days and walking would take 56 days.
- The shortest distance<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,758 miles [10,875.9 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,494 miles [12,060.4 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,374 miles [8,648.6 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>'
Footnotes ...
| <1> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Fort Smith) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |
| <2> | We use the term 'Historic' broadly and it generally means that the community no longer exists. However, it can also mean that the community might still exist, but was significantly larger or had a more 'official' existence in the past than it does now. Unfortunately our sources of data have proven to be unreliable. If you can provide us with more specific information about Fort Smith, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <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 Fort Smith 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 Fort Smith. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 35.3629, Longitude: -94.3727 |
| <5> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 318.61 degrees. |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 315.259 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 313.214 degrees. |
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