Outdoor Activities ...

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

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

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

• 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 Homan:
  • 33.542900, -93.886296
  • 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 Homan

• 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 Homan is near Hempstead County and also Little River County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Hempstead County
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Little River 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 Homan

Communities Also Named Homan ...

We found one communities that are also named Homan.

Within Arkansas, the name Homan is unique.

Beyond Arkansas, there is another community also named Homan in the United States.

• Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
  • Washington
    • Clark County
    • This Homan is located in Clark County and lies 1,728 miles [2,780.9 km]<1> to the northwest of the Homan that is located in Miller County.
    • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Clark County community of Homan.

Curious and Interesting Names Near Homan ...

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.

• Clipper
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
  • Clipper is located in Miller County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clipper
• Dave
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
  • Dave is located in Hempstead County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dave
• Gertrude
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
  • Gertrude is located in Miller County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gertrude
• Index
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
  • Index is located in Miller County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Index
• Long
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
  • Long is located in Little River County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Long
• Mount Pleasant
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
  • Mount Pleasant is located in Miller County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Pleasant
• Powers
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
  • Powers is located in Hempstead County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Powers
• Red Bluff
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
  • Red Bluff is located in Little River County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Red Bluff
• Stokers Ferry
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
  • Stokers Ferry is located in Hempstead County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stokers Ferry
• Temple
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
  • Temple is located in Little River County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Temple
• Thrasher ‑ Historic
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
  • Thrasher is located in Hempstead County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Thrasher
• Wafers Crossing
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
  • Wafers Crossing is located in Hempstead County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wafers Crossing

How Far From Homan to ...

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 community such as Homan to various places of note, such as the White House.

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

• Texarkana, which is the Seat of Miller County, lies 10 miles [16.1 km]<1> to the southwest. If you could walk a straight line from Homan to Texarkana, with an average speed<2> 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 124 miles [199.6 km] to the northeast (NE). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take about two hours, a buggy would take 5 days and walking would take 7 days.
• The White House (Washington, DC) is 1,006 miles [1,619 km] to the east northeast (ENE). Driving would take most of two days, a buggy would take 40 days and walking would take 58 days.
• The shortest distance<3> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,834 miles [10,998.3 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<4>
• The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,563 miles [12,171.5 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
• The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,440 miles [8,754.8 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>'