Outdoor Activities ...

As we travel, we like to pursue some of our interests (such as astronomy and bird watching).

When in Mouton, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Mouton and the surrounding area.

• Weather ...
  • Before heading outdoors, you should check the weather:
  • The National Weather Service forecast for Mouton

• 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 Mouton:
  • 34.287053, -94.019085
  • 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 Mouton

• 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 Howard County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Howard County
  • Since Mouton is near Calhoun County and also Pike County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Calhoun County
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Pike 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 Mouton

Communities Also Named Mouton ...

We found one communities that are also named Mouton.

Within Arkansas, the name Mouton is unique.

Beyond Arkansas, there is another community also named Mouton in the United States.

• Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
  • Louisiana
    • Lafayette Parish
    • This Mouton is located in Lafayette Parish and lies 300 miles [482.8 km]<1> to the south southeast of the Mouton that is located in Howard County.
    • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Lafayette Parish community of Mouton.

Curious and Interesting Names Near Mouton ...

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.

• Brushy ‑ Historic
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
  • Brushy is located in Howard County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brushy
• Cedar Hill ‑ Historic
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
  • Cedar Hill is located in Howard County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cedar Hill
• Galena
  (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
  • Galena is located in Howard County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Galena
• Henry
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
  • Henry is located in Howard County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Henry
• Mineola
  (Less than 2 miles to the north)
  • Mineola is located in Howard County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mineola
• Rough Edge ‑ Historic
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
  • Rough Edge is located in Howard County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rough Edge
• Saline ‑ Historic
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
  • Saline is located in Howard County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saline
• Slip-Up and Hitch ‑ Historic
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
  • Slip-Up and Hitch is located in Howard County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Slip-Up and Hitch
• Umpire
  (Less than 2 miles to the west)
  • Umpire is located in Howard County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Umpire

How Far From Mouton to ...

We spend a lot of time looking through Gazetteers that were published in the late 1800's and early 1900's. Many of the Gazetteers include the distance from a community such as Mouton to various places of note, such as the White House.

With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers and using the location of where the historic<2> community of Mouton once stood, the straight-line distance beginning in Mouton and extending to:

• Nashville, which is the Seat of Howard County, lies 25 miles [40.2 km]<1> to the south southeast. If you could walk a straight line from Mouton to Nashville, with an average speed<3> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take just about two full days to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take most of a day.
• Little Rock, which is the State Capital of Arkansas, lies 104 miles [167.4 km] to the east northeast (ENE). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take less than two hours, a buggy would take 4 days and walking would take 6 days.
• The White House (Washington, DC) is 992 miles [1,596.5 km] to the east northeast (ENE). Driving would take most of two days, a buggy would take 39 days and walking would take 57 days.
• The shortest distance<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,801 miles [10,945.1 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
• The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,532 miles [12,121.6 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
• The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,410 miles [8,706.6 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>'