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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 Hiram, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Hiram 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 Hiram:
- 35.469247, -91.867922
- 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 Hiram
- 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 Cleburne County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Cleburne County
- Since Hiram is near White County and also Independence County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- Open the eBird sighting report for White County
- Open the eBird sighting report for Independence 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 Hiram
Communities Also Named Hiram ...
We found twelve communities that are also named Hiram.
Within Arkansas, the name Hiram is unique.
Beyond Arkansas, we know of twelve communities that are located in the United States.
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- Georgia
- Paulding County
- This Hiram is located in Paulding County and lies 418 miles [672.7 km]<1> to the east southeast of the Hiram that is located in Cleburne County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Paulding County community of Hiram.
- Kentucky
- Harlan County
- This Hiram is located in Harlan County and lies 501 miles [806.3 km]<1> to the east northeast of the Hiram that is located in Cleburne County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Harlan County community of Hiram.
- Maine
- Oxford County
- This Hiram is located in Oxford County and lies 1,256 miles [2,021.3 km]<1> to the east northeast of the Hiram that is located in Cleburne County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Oxford County community of Hiram.
- Michigan
- Montcalm County
- We found mention of this community, but have little information.<2> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Michigan community of Hiram [Montcalm County].
- Mississippi
- Tallahatchie County
- This Hiram is located in Tallahatchie County and lies 132 miles [212.4 km]<1> to the southeast of the Hiram that is located in Cleburne County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Tallahatchie County community of Hiram.
- Wilkinson County
- This Hiram is located in Wilkinson County and lies 295 miles [474.8 km] to the south of the Hiram that is located in Cleburne County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Wilkinson County community of Hiram.
- Missouri
- Wayne County
- This Hiram is located in Wayne County and lies 146 miles [235 km]<1> to the northeast of the Hiram that is located in Cleburne County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Wayne County community of Hiram.
- Ohio
- Portage County
- This Hiram is located in Portage County and lies 705 miles [1,134.6 km]<1> to the northeast of the Hiram that is located in Cleburne County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Portage County community of Hiram.
- Pennsylvania
- Fulton County
- This Hiram is located in Fulton County and lies 815 miles [1,311.6 km]<1> to the east northeast of the Hiram that is located in Cleburne County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Fulton County community of Hiram.
- Tennessee
- Bedford County
- We found mention of this community, but have little information.<2> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Tennessee community of Hiram [Bedford County].
- Texas
- Kaufman County
- This Hiram is located in Kaufman County and lies 311 miles [500.5 km]<1> to the southwest of the Hiram that is located in Cleburne County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Kaufman County community of Hiram.
- West Virginia
- Barbour County
- This Hiram is located in Barbour County and lies 705 miles [1,134.6 km]<1> to the east northeast of the Hiram that is located in Cleburne County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Barbour County community of Hiram.
Curious and Interesting Names Near Hiram ...
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.
- Clay
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Clay is located in White County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clay
- Dewey
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Dewey is located in White County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dewey
- Hickory Flat
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Hickory Flat is located in White County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hickory Flat
- Ida
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Libby ‑ Historic
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Libby is located in Cleburne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Libby
- Little Red
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Little Red is located in White County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Little Red
- Mountain Home
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Mountain Home is located in White County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mountain Home
- Pickens
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Pickens is located in White County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pickens
- Price Ford
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Price Ford is located in Cleburne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Price Ford
- Rainbow Island
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- Rainbow Island is located in Cleburne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rainbow Island
- Slick Rock Ford
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Slick Rock Ford is located in Cleburne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Slick Rock Ford
- Tumbling Shoals
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
How Far From Hiram 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 community such as Hiram to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Hiram and extending to:
- Heber Springs, which is the Seat of Cleburne County, lies 9 miles [14.5 km]<1> to the west. If you could walk a straight line from Hiram to Heber Springs, with an average speed<4> 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 55 miles [88.5 km] to the south southwest (SSW). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take less than an hour, a buggy would take over two days and walking would take most of three days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 848 miles [1,364.7 km] to the east northeast (ENE). Driving would take just about two full days, a buggy would take 34 days and walking would take 49 days.
- The shortest distance<5> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,658 miles [10,715 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,388 miles [11,889.8 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,265 miles [8,473.2 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<8>'
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 drawn from Point A (ie- Hiram) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |
| <2> | 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 Hiram 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. |
| <3> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <4> | 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. |
| <5> | 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 Hiram 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 Hiram. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 35.4692, Longitude: -91.8679 In this case, the coordinates for Hiram have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 316.977 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 313.375 degrees. |
| <8> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 312.062 degrees. |
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