Outdoor Activities ...
As we travel, we like to pursue some of our interests (such as astronomy and bird watching).
When in Lowry, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Lowry and the surrounding area.
- Weather ...
- Before heading outdoors, you should check the weather:
- The National Weather Service forecast for Lowry
- 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 Lowry:
- 36.472754, -93.048902
- 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 Lowry
- 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 Boone County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- eBird sighting report for Boone County
- Since Lowry is near Taney County and also Marion County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- eBird sighting report for Taney County
- eBird sighting report for Marion 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 Lowry ...
We found eight communities that share the name Lowry.
Within Arkansas, the name Lowry is unique.
Beyond Arkansas, we know of another eight communities that are located throughout in the United States.
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
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- Maryland
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- South Dakota
- Virginia
Curious and Interesting Names Near Lowry ...
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.
- Cedarcreek
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Cedarcreek have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cedarcreek
- Cedarcreek is located in Taney County (MO)
- Crest
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west) - Cricket
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west) - Diamond City
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Diamond City have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Diamond City
- Diamond City is located in Boone County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 801 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Diamond City <4>
- Elixir ‑ Historic
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast) - Hopewell
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south) - Lead Hill
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Lead Hill have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lead Hill
- Lead Hill is located in Boone County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 268 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Lead Hill <4>
- Longs Ferry
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Longs Ferry have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Longs Ferry
- Longs Ferry is located in Boone County
- Ridgedale
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ridgedale
- Ridgedale is located in Taney County (MO)
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Ridgedale <4>
- Self
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest) - Wooden Hills
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Wooden Hills have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wooden Hills
- Wooden Hills is located in Boone County
How Far From Lowry 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 community such as Lowry to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Lowry and extending to:
- Harrison, which is the Seat of Boone County, lies 16 miles [25.7 km]<1> to the south southwest. If you could walk a straight line from Lowry to Harrison, with an average speed<6> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take most of a day to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take five to six hours.
- Little Rock, which is the State Capital of Arkansas, lies 127 miles [204.4 km] to the south southeast (SSE). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take less than three hours, a buggy would take 5 days and walking would take 8 days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 889 miles [1,430.7 km] to the east northeast (ENE). Driving would take most of two days, a buggy would take 35 days and walking would take 51 days.
- The shortest distance<7> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,652 miles [10,705.4 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<8>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,387 miles [11,888.2 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<9>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,267 miles [8,476.4 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<10>
Off-the-Road Links ...
Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Lowry. 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 obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Lowry) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Lowry. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 36.4728, Longitude: -93.0489 |
| <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 Lowry 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> | 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. |
| <4> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <5> | An 'estimated' location is one where we have been given GPS coordinates, but are unable to verify the accuracy of those coordinates. That said, we have some confidence that we have placed the marker near the actual location. A typical reason for being unable to verify a location is that it might be on private property or maybe historic and gone without an obvious trace. |
| <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 Lowry 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 317.826 degrees. |
| <9> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 314.492 degrees. |
| <10> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 312.418 degrees. |