Outdoor Activities ...
As we travel, we like to pursue some of our interests (such as astronomy and bird watching).
When in Jasper, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Jasper and the surrounding area.
- Weather ...
- Before heading outdoors, you should check the weather:
- The National Weather Service forecast for Jasper
- 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 Jasper:
- 36.007356, -93.192031
- 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.
- The Heavens-Above Website, centered on Jasper
- 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 Newton County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- eBird sighting report for Newton County
- Since Jasper is near Boone County and also Carroll County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- eBird sighting report for Boone County
- eBird sighting report for Carroll 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:
- Waymark.com
Communities Also Named Jasper ...
We found 26 communities that share the name Jasper.
Within Arkansas, the name Jasper is unique.
Beyond Arkansas, we know of another 26 communities that are located throughout in the United States and Canada. Of these 26 communities, 24 are located in the United States and two are in Canada.
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- Alabama
- Alberta
- This Jasper lies 1,676 miles [2,697.3 km]<1> to the northwest of the Jasper that is located in Newton County.
- Colorado
- Florida
- Georgia
- Indiana
- Kansas
- Michigan
- Minnesota
- Missouri
- Nevada
- New York
- North Carolina
- Ohio
- Fayette County
- We found mention of this community, but have little information.<3> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Ohio community of Jasper [Fayette County].
- Pike County
- This Jasper is located in Pike County and lies 593 miles [954.3 km]<1> to the east northeast of the Jasper that is located in Newton County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Pike County community of Jasper.
- Scioto County
- This community is historic<2> and although located in Scioto County, we don't know where within the county.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Scioto County community of Jasper.
- Oklahoma
- Ontario
- This Jasper lies 1,091 miles [1,755.8 km]<1> to the northeast of the Jasper that is located in Newton County.
- Oregon
- South Carolina
- Darlington County
- We found mention of this community, but have little information.<3> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the South Carolina community of Jasper [Darlington County].
- Jasper County
- This Jasper is located in Jasper County and lies 743 miles [1,195.7 km]<1> to the east southeast of the Jasper that is located in Newton County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Jasper County community of Jasper.
- South Dakota
- Tennessee
- Texas
- Virginia
- West Virginia
Curious and Interesting Names Near Jasper ...
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.
- Carver
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east) - Crossroad
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south) - Diamond Cave
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Diamond Cave have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Diamond Cave
- Diamond Cave is located in Newton County
- Dogpatch
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast) - Flatwoods
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east) - Gum Springs
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Gum Springs have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gum Springs
- Gum Springs is located in Newton County
- Hasty
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east) - Little Buffalo ‑ Historic
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Little Buffalo have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Little Buffalo
- Little Buffalo is located in Newton County
- Murray
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest) - Parthenon
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Parthenon have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Parthenon
- Parthenon is located in Newton County
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Parthenon <5>
- Piercetown
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Piercetown have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Piercetown
- Piercetown is located in Newton County
- Red Rock
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast) - Vendor
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
How Far From Jasper 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 city such as Jasper to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Jasper and extending to:
- Little Rock, which is the State Capital of Arkansas, lies 102 miles [164.2 km]<1> to the south southeast (SSE). If you could drive a straight line from Jasper to Little Rock, with an average speed<6>of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, it would take less than two hours to make the trip. A comfortable walk of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour would take 6 days. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take three full days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 906 miles [1,458.1 km] to the east northeast (ENE). Driving would take most of two days, a buggy would take 36 days and walking would take 52 days.
- The shortest distance<7> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,681 miles [10,752 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<8>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,415 miles [11,933.3 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<9>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,295 miles [8,521.5 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<10>
Off-the-Road Links ...
Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Jasper. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.
The official website for State of Arkansas: https://portal.arkansas.gov/
Footnotes ...
| <1> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Jasper) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Jasper. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 36.0074, Longitude: -93.1920 In this case, the coordinates for Jasper have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <2> | We use the term 'Historic' broadly and it generally means that the community no longer exists. However, it can also mean that the community might still exist, but was significantly larger or had a more 'official' existence in the past than it does now. Unfortunately our sources of data have proven to be unreliable. If you can provide us with more specific information about Jasper, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <3> | 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 Jasper 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. |
| <4> | The location has been supplied by the Geographic Names Information System - which is maintained by the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS). While these values should be definitive, we found that accuracy can vary and you should double-check the location if accuracy is required. |
| <5> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <6> | 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. |
| <7> | 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 Jasper to the Middle East to be East and South, the Great Circle Route actually lies to the North and East. |
| <8> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 317.884 degrees. |
| <9> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 314.499 degrees. |
| <10> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 312.566 degrees. |