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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 Island, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Island 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 Island:
    • 35.416477, -94.127984
    • 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 Island
  • 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 Sebastian County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
    • Open the eBird sighting report for Sebastian County
    • Since Island is near Crawford County and also Franklin County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
    • Open the eBird sighting report for Crawford County
    • Open the eBird sighting report for Franklin 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 Island

Communities Also Named Island ...

We found nineteen communities that are also named Island.

Within Arkansas, the name Island is unique.

Beyond Arkansas, we know of nineteen communities that are located in the United States and Canada. Of these nineteen communities, eighteen are located in the United States and one is in Canada.

  • Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
    • Delaware
      • New Castle County
      • This Island is located in New Castle County and lies 1,051 miles [1,691.4 km]<1> to the east northeast of the Island that is located in Sebastian County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the New Castle County community of Island.
      • Sussex County
      • This Island is located in Sussex County and lies 1,043 miles [1,678.5 km] to the east northeast of the Island that is located in Sebastian County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Sussex County community of Island.
    • Florida
      • Osceola 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 Florida community of Island [Osceola County].
    • Illinois
      • Lawrence 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 Illinois community of Island [Lawrence County].
    • Kansas
      • Neosho 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 Kansas community of Island [Neosho County].
    • Kentucky
      • McLean County
      • This Island is located in McLean County and lies 412 miles [663 km]<1> to the east northeast of the Island that is located in Sebastian County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the McLean County community of Island.
    • Louisiana
      • Iberville Parish
      • 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 Louisiana community of Island [Iberville Parish].
      • Pointe Coupee Parish
      • This Island is located in Pointe Coupee Parish and lies 363 miles [584.2 km]<1> to the south southeast of the Island that is located in Sebastian County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Pointe Coupee Parish community of Island.
    • Massachusetts
      • Worcester County
      • This Island is located in Worcester County and lies 1,285 miles [2,068 km]<1> to the east northeast of the Island that is located in Sebastian County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Worcester County community of Island.
    • Minnesota
      • Saint Louis County
      • This Island is located in Saint Louis County and lies 800 miles [1,287.5 km]<1> to the north of the Island that is located in Sebastian County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Saint Louis County community of Island.
    • New York
      • New York 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 New York community of Island [New York County].
    • Ohio
      • Mahoning County
      • This Island is located in Mahoning County and lies 818 miles [1,316.4 km]<1> to the east northeast of the Island that is located in Sebastian County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Mahoning County community of Island.
    • Ontario
      • This Island lies 1,171 miles [1,884.5 km]<1> to the northeast of the Island that is located in Sebastian County.
    • Oregon
      • Clackamas 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 Oregon community of Island [Clackamas County].
    • Pennsylvania
      • Clinton 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 Pennsylvania community of Island [Clinton County].
    • Texas
      • Galveston 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 Texas community of Island [Galveston County].
      • Madison County
      • We found mention of this community, but have little information. For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Texas community of Island [Madison County].
    • Vermont
      • Windsor County
      • This Island is located in Windsor County and lies 1,256 miles [2,021.3 km]<1> to the east northeast of the Island that is located in Sebastian County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Windsor County community of Island.
    • Virginia
      • Goochland 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 Virginia community of Island [Goochland County].

Curious and Interesting Names Near Island ...

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.

  • Beverly
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
    • Beverly is located in Sebastian County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beverly
  • Bloomer
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
    • Bloomer is located in Sebastian County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bloomer
  • Catcher
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
    • Catcher is located in Crawford County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Catcher
  • Cross Lanes
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
    • Cross Lanes is located in Crawford County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cross Lanes
  • Dean Springs
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
    • Dean Springs is located in Crawford County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dean Springs
  • Deans Market
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
    • Deans Market is located in Crawford County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Deans Market
  • Diamond Grove
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
    • Diamond Grove is located in Sebastian County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Diamond Grove
  • Dyer
    (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
    • Dyer is located in Crawford County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dyer
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 893 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Dyer <3>
  • Meadows
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
    • Meadows is located in Crawford County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Meadows
  • Mulberry
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
  • Oak Grove
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
    • Oak Grove is located in Crawford County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oak Grove
  • Pleasant Hill
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
    • Pleasant Hill is located in Crawford County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pleasant Hill
  • Pleasant View
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
    • Pleasant View is located in Franklin County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pleasant View

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

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

  • Little Rock, which is the State Capital of Arkansas, lies 115 miles [185.1 km]<1> to the east southeast (ESE). If you could drive a straight line from Island to Little Rock, with an average speed<4>of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, it would take about two hours to make the trip. A comfortable walk of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour would take 7 days. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take 5 days.
  • The White House (Washington, DC) is 969 miles [1,559.5 km] to the east northeast (ENE). Driving would take most of two days, a buggy would take 38 days and walking would take 55 days.
  • The shortest distance<5> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,747 miles [10,858.2 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
  • The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,481 miles [12,039.5 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>
  • The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,361 miles [8,627.7 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 obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Island) 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 Bird Creek to see Pete ... Bird 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 Island 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 Island 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 Island. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 35.4165, Longitude: -94.1280       In this case, the coordinates for Island have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).
<6>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 318.452 degrees.
<7>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 315.083 degrees.
<8>The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 313.093 degrees.