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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 Horseshoe Bend, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Horseshoe Bend 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 Horseshoe Bend:
- 36.225815, -91.764577
- 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 Horseshoe Bend
- 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 Izard County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Izard County
- Since Horseshoe Bend is near Fulton County and also Sharp County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Fulton County
- Open the eBird sighting report for Sharp 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 Horseshoe Bend
Communities Also Named Horseshoe Bend ...
We found seven communities that are also named Horseshoe Bend.
Within Arkansas, the name Horseshoe Bend is unique.
Beyond Arkansas, we know of seven communities that are located in the United States.
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- Georgia
- Bulloch County
- This Horseshoe Bend is located in Bulloch County and lies 623 miles [1,002.6 km]<1> to the east southeast of the Horseshoe Bend that is located in Izard County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Bulloch County community of Horseshoe Bend.
- Floyd County
- This Horseshoe Bend is located in Floyd County and lies 393 miles [632.5 km] to the east southeast of the Horseshoe Bend that is located in Izard County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Floyd County community of Horseshoe Bend.
- Fulton County
- This Horseshoe Bend is located in Fulton County and lies 449 miles [722.6 km] to the east southeast of the Horseshoe Bend that is located in Izard County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Fulton County community of Horseshoe Bend.
- Heard 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 Georgia community of Horseshoe Bend [Heard County].
- Idaho
- Boise County
- This Horseshoe Bend is located in Boise County and lies 1,389 miles [2,235.4 km]<1> to the west northwest of the Horseshoe Bend that is located in Izard County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Boise County community of Horseshoe Bend.
- Nevada
- Lincoln County
- This Horseshoe Bend is located in Lincoln County and lies 1,235 miles [1,987.5 km]<1> to the west northwest of the Horseshoe Bend that is located in Izard County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Lincoln County community of Horseshoe Bend.
- Virginia
- Smyth County
- This Horseshoe Bend is located in Smyth County and lies 566 miles [910.9 km]<1> to the east of the Horseshoe Bend that is located in Izard County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Smyth County community of Horseshoe Bend.
Curious and Interesting Names Near Horseshoe Bend ...
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.
- Ash Flat
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Day
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- Day is located in Izard County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Day
- Franklin
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Heart
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Heart is located in Fulton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Heart
- Jett ‑ Historic
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Jett is located in Izard County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jett
- Love ‑ Historic
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Love is located in Izard County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Love
- Mount Pleasant
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Mount Pleasant is located in Fulton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Pleasant
- Union
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Union is located in Fulton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Union
- Violet Hill
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Wiseman
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
How Far From Horseshoe Bend 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 city such as Horseshoe Bend to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Horseshoe Bend and extending to:
- Melbourne, which is the Seat of Izard County, lies 13 miles [20.9 km]<1> to the southwest. If you could walk a straight line from Horseshoe Bend to Melbourne, with an average speed<4> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take 6 hours to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take four to five hours.
- Little Rock, which is the State Capital of Arkansas, lies 106 miles [170.6 km] to the south southwest (SSW). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take less than two hours, a buggy would take 5 days and walking would take 6 days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 825 miles [1,327.7 km] to the east northeast (ENE). Driving would take just about two full days, a buggy would take 33 days and walking would take 47 days.
- The shortest distance<5> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,616 miles [10,647.4 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,348 miles [11,825.5 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,226 miles [8,410.4 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<8>'
Footnotes ...
| <1> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' (or 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- Horseshoe Bend) 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 Mile's to see Pete ... Mile's 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 Horseshoe Bend 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 Horseshoe Bend 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 Horseshoe Bend. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 36.2258, Longitude: -91.7646 |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 316.965 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 313.462 degrees. |
| <8> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 311.875 degrees. |
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