Outdoor Activities ...

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

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

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

• 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 Natural Dam:
  • 35.648696, -94.394658
  • 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 Natural Dam

• 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 Crawford County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Crawford County
  • Since Natural Dam is near Sequoyah County and also Washington County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Sequoyah County
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Washington 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 Natural Dam

Communities Also Named Natural Dam ...

We found one communities that are also named Natural Dam.

Within Arkansas, the name Natural Dam is unique.

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

• Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
  • New York
    • Saint Lawrence County
    • This Natural Dam is located in Saint Lawrence County and lies 1,161 miles [1,868.4 km]<1> to the northeast of the Natural Dam that is located in Crawford County.
    • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Saint Lawrence County community of Natural Dam.

Curious and Interesting Names Near Natural Dam ...

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.

• Anna ‑ Historic
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
  • Anna is located in Crawford County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Anna
• Cedarville
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
  • Cedarville is located in Crawford County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cedarville
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,409 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Cedarville <2>
• Dripping Springs
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
  • Dripping Springs is located in Crawford County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dripping Springs
• Hobbtown
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
  • Hobbtown is located in Crawford County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hobbtown
• Lee Creek
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
  • Lee Creek is located in Crawford County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lee Creek
• Reeder Ford
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
  • Reeder Ford is located in Sequoyah County (OK)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Reeder Ford
• Rosedale ‑ Historic
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
  • Rosedale is located in Crawford County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rosedale
• Short
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
  • Short is located in Sequoyah County (OK)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Short
• Stop ‑ Historic
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
  • Stop is located in Crawford County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stop
• Uniontown
  (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
  • Uniontown is located in Crawford County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Uniontown

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

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

• Van Buren, which is the Seat of Crawford County, lies 13 miles [20.9 km]<1> to the south. If you could walk a straight line from Natural Dam to Van Buren, with an average speed<3> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take 6 hours to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take four to five hours.
• Little Rock, which is the State Capital of Arkansas, lies 135 miles [217.3 km] to the east southeast (ESE). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take less than three hours, a buggy would take 6 days and walking would take 8 days.
• The White House (Washington, DC) is 978 miles [1,573.9 km] to the east northeast (ENE). Driving would take most of two days, a buggy would take 39 days and walking would take 56 days.
• The shortest distance<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,744 miles [10,853.4 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
• The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,481 miles [12,039.5 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
• The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,361 miles [8,627.7 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>'