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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 Fowler, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Fowler 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 Fowler:
    • 35.148419, -93.020172
    • 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 Fowler
  • 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 Fowler ...

We found 23 communities that share the name Fowler.

Within Arkansas, the name Fowler is unique.

Beyond Arkansas, we know of another 23 communities that are located throughout in the United States and Canada. Of these 23 communities, 21 are located in the United States and two are in Canada.

  • Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
    • Alabama
      • Blount County
      • This community is historic<1> and we have very little information. For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Alabama community of Fowler [Blount County].
      • Conecuh County
      • This Fowler is located in Conecuh County and lies 420 miles [675.9 km]<2> to the southeast of the Fowler that is located in Yell County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Conecuh County community of Fowler.
      • Greene County
      • This Fowler is located in Greene County and lies 329 miles [529.5 km] to the east southeast of the Fowler that is located in Yell County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Greene County community of Fowler.
    • Arizona
      • Maricopa County
      • This Fowler is located in Maricopa County and lies 1,098 miles [1,767.1 km]<2> to the west of the Fowler that is located in Yell County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Maricopa County community of Fowler.
    • British Columbia
      • This Fowler lies 2,335 miles [3,757.8 km]<2> to the northwest of the Fowler that is located in Yell County.
    • California
      • Fresno County
      • This Fowler is located in Fresno County and lies 1,490 miles [2,397.9 km]<2> to the west northwest of the Fowler that is located in Yell County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Fresno County community of Fowler.
    • Colorado
      • Otero County
      • This Fowler is located in Otero County and lies 643 miles [1,034.8 km]<2> to the west northwest of the Fowler that is located in Yell County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Otero County community of Fowler.
    • Illinois
      • Adams County
      • This Fowler is located in Adams County and lies 349 miles [561.7 km]<2> to the north northeast of the Fowler that is located in Yell County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Adams County community of Fowler.
    • Indiana
      • Benton County
      • This Fowler is located in Benton County and lies 488 miles [785.4 km]<2> to the northeast of the Fowler that is located in Yell County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Benton County community of Fowler.
    • Kansas
      • Meade County
      • This Fowler is located in Meade County and lies 428 miles [688.8 km]<2> to the west northwest of the Fowler that is located in Yell County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Meade County community of Fowler.
      • Russell County
      • We found mention of this community, but have little information.<3> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Kansas community of Fowler [Russell County].
    • Louisiana
      • Ouachita Parish
      • This Fowler is located in Ouachita Parish and lies 181 miles [291.3 km]<2> to the south southeast of the Fowler that is located in Yell County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Ouachita Parish community of Fowler.
    • Michigan
      • Clinton County
      • This Fowler is located in Clinton County and lies 700 miles [1,126.5 km]<2> to the northeast of the Fowler that is located in Yell County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Clinton County community of Fowler.
    • Missouri
      • Texas County
      • This Fowler is located in Texas County and lies 150 miles [241.4 km]<2> to the north northeast of the Fowler that is located in Yell County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Texas County community of Fowler.
    • Montana
      • Pondera County
      • This Fowler is located in Pondera County and lies 1,320 miles [2,124.3 km]<2> to the northwest of the Fowler that is located in Yell County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Pondera County community of Fowler.
    • Nebraska
      • Douglas County
      • We found mention of this community, but have little information.<3> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Nebraska community of Fowler [Douglas County].
    • New York
      • Saint Lawrence County
      • This Fowler is located in Saint Lawrence County and lies 1,125 miles [1,810.5 km]<2> to the northeast of the Fowler that is located in Yell County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Saint Lawrence County community of Fowler.
    • Ohio
      • Trumbull County
      • This Fowler is located in Trumbull County and lies 793 miles [1,276.2 km]<2> to the northeast of the Fowler that is located in Yell County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Trumbull County community of Fowler.
    • Oklahoma
      • Lincoln County
      • This Fowler is located in Lincoln County and lies 228 miles [366.9 km]<2> to the west of the Fowler that is located in Yell County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Lincoln County community of Fowler.
    • Ontario
      • This Fowler lies 1,046 miles [1,683.4 km]<2> to the north of the Fowler that is located in Yell County.
    • Pennsylvania
      • Centre County
      • We found mention of this community, but have little information.<3> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Pennsylvania community of Fowler [Centre County].
    • South Carolina
      • Williamsburg County
      • This Fowler is located in Williamsburg County and lies 764 miles [1,229.5 km]<2> to the east of the Fowler that is located in Yell County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Williamsburg County community of Fowler.
    • Texas
      • Bosque County
      • We found mention of this community, but have little information.<3> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Texas community of Fowler [Bosque County].

Curious and Interesting Names Near Fowler ...

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.

  • Cotton Town
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Cotton Town have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cotton Town
    • Cotton Town is located in Yell County
  • Divide ‑ Historic
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Divide have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Divide
    • Divide is located in Conway County
  • Gold Hill
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Gold Hill have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gold Hill
    • Gold Hill is located in Pope County
  • Holla Bend
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Holla Bend have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Holla Bend
    • Holla Bend is located in Pope County
  • Lakeview
    (Less than 2 miles to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Lakeview have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lakeview
    • Lakeview is located in Yell County
  • Libby Ferry
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Libby Ferry have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Libby Ferry
    • Libby Ferry is located in Conway County
  • Pontoon
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Pontoon have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pontoon
    • Pontoon is located in Conway County
  • Reeds Ferry
    (Less than 2 miles to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Reeds Ferry have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Reeds Ferry
    • Reeds Ferry is located in Pope County

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

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

  • Little Rock, which is the State Capital of Arkansas, lies 51 miles [82.1 km]<2> to the southeast (SE). If you could walk a straight line from Fowler to Little Rock, with an average speed<5> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take most of three days to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take most of two days.
  • The White House (Washington, DC) is 916 miles [1,474.2 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<6> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,719 miles [10,813.2 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>
  • The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,450 miles [11,989.6 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<8>
  • The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,328 miles [8,574.6 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<9>

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

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

Footnotes ...

<1>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 Fowler, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.
<2>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- Fowler) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Fowler. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 35.1484, Longitude: -93.0202       In this case, the coordinates for Fowler have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).
<3>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 Rock Creek to see Pete ... Rock 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 Fowler 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.
<4>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.
<5>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.
<6>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 Fowler to the Middle East to be East and South, the Great Circle Route actually lies to the North and East.
<7>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 317.70 degrees.
<8>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 314.173 degrees.
<9>The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 312.635 degrees.









 

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