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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 Lowry, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Lowry 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 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.
- Open 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:
- Open the 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:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Taney County
- Open the 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:
- Open the Waymark.com report for Lowry
Communities Also Named Lowry ...
We found eight communities that are also named Lowry.
Within Arkansas, the name Lowry is unique.
Beyond Arkansas, we know of eight communities that are located in the United States.
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- Florida
- Liberty County
- This Lowry is located in Liberty County and lies 633 miles [1,018.7 km]<1> to the southeast of the Lowry that is located in Boone County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Liberty County community of Lowry.
- Georgia
- Fayette County
- This Lowry is located in Fayette County and lies 536 miles [862.6 km]<1> to the east southeast of the Lowry that is located in Boone County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Fayette County community of Lowry.
- Louisiana
- Cameron Parish
- This Lowry is located in Cameron Parish and lies 445 miles [716.2 km]<1> to the south of the Lowry that is located in Boone County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Cameron Parish community of Lowry.
- Maryland
- Baltimore 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 Maryland community of Lowry [Baltimore County].
- Minnesota
- Pope County
- This Lowry is located in Pope County and lies 650 miles [1,046.1 km]<1> to the north of the Lowry that is located in Boone County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Pope County community of Lowry.
- Montana
- Cascade County
- This Lowry is located in Cascade County and lies 1,230 miles [1,979.5 km]<1> to the northwest of the Lowry that is located in Boone County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Cascade County community of Lowry.
- South Dakota
- Walworth County
- This Lowry is located in Walworth County and lies 709 miles [1,141 km]<1> to the north northwest of the Lowry that is located in Boone County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Walworth County community of Lowry.
- Virginia
- Bedford County
- This Lowry is located in Bedford County and lies 753 miles [1,211.8 km]<1> to the east of the Lowry that is located in Boone County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Bedford County community of Lowry.
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)
- Cedarcreek is located in Taney County (MO)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cedarcreek
- Crest
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Crest is located in Boone County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crest
- Cricket
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Cricket is located in Boone County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cricket
- Diamond City
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Elixir ‑ Historic
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- Hopewell
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Hopewell is located in Boone County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hopewell
- Lead Hill
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Longs Ferry
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Longs Ferry is located in Boone County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Longs Ferry
- Ridgedale
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Self
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Self is located in Boone County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Self
- Wooden Hills
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Wooden Hills is located in Boone County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wooden Hills
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<4> 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<5> 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).<6>
- 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).<7>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,267 miles [8,476.4 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 drawn from Point A (ie- Lowry) 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 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> | 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 Lowry 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 Lowry. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 36.4728, Longitude: -93.0489 |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 317.826 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 314.492 degrees. |
| <8> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 312.418 degrees. |
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