Outdoor Activities ...

As we travel, we like to pursue some of our interests (such as astronomy and bird watching).

When in Hammons, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Hammons and the surrounding area.

• Weather ...
  • Before heading outdoors, you should check the weather:
  • The National Weather Service forecast for Hammons

• 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 Hammons:
  • 33.095688, -94.041572
  • 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 Hammons

• 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 Miller County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Miller County
  • Since Hammons is near Cass County and also Caddo Parish, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Cass County
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Caddo Parish

• 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 Hammons

Curious and Interesting Names Near Hammons ...

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.

• Black Diamond
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
  • Black Diamond is located in Miller County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Black Diamond
• Brightstar
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
  • Brightstar is located in Miller County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brightstar
• Era ‑ Historic
  (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
  • Era is located in Miller County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Era
• Frog Level ‑ Historic
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
  • Frog Level is located in Caddo Parish (LA)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Frog Level
• Ida
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
  • Ida is located in Caddo Parish (LA)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ida
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 208 people
• Jonesville
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
  • Jonesville is located in Miller County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jonesville
• Oak Grove
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
  • Oak Grove is located in Cass County (TX)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oak Grove
• Queen City
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
  • Queen City is located in Cass County (TX)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Queen City
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,414 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Queen City <1>
• Spring Bank ‑ Historic
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
  • Spring Bank is located in Miller County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spring Bank
• Three States
  (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
  • Three States is located in Caddo Parish (LA)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Three States

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

With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance<2> beginning in Hammons and extending to:

• Texarkana, which is the Seat of Miller County, lies 24 miles [38.6 km]<2> to the north. If you could walk a straight line from Hammons to Texarkana, with an average speed<3> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take just about two full days to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take most of a day.
• Little Rock, which is the State Capital of Arkansas, lies 152 miles [244.6 km] to the northeast (NE). 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 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 6,863 miles [11,044.9 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
• The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,591 miles [12,216.5 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
• The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,467 miles [8,798.3 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>'