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.
- 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:
- 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:
- eBird sighting report for Sequoyah County
- 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:
- Waymark.com
Communities Also Named Natural Dam ...
We found one communities that share the name 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.
- New York
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) - Cedarville
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Cedarville have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cedarville
- Cedarville is located in Crawford County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,409 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Cedarville <3>
- Dripping Springs
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Dripping Springs have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dripping Springs
- Dripping Springs is located in Crawford County
- Hobbtown
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast) - Lee Creek
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast) - Reeder Ford
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Reeder Ford have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Reeder Ford
- Reeder Ford is located in Sequoyah County (OK)
- Rosedale ‑ Historic
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north) - Short
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest) - Stop ‑ Historic
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north) - Uniontown
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
How Far From Natural Dam 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 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 14 miles [22.5 km]<1> to the south. If you could walk a straight line from Natural Dam to Van Buren, 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 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<5> 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).<6>
- 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).<7>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,361 miles [8,627.7 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<8>
Off-the-Road Links ...
Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Natural Dam. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.
The official website for Crawford County: www.crawford-county.org/
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- Natural Dam) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Natural Dam. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 35.6487, Longitude: -94.3947 In this case, the coordinates for Natural Dam have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <2> | 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. |
| <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 Natural Dam to the Middle East to be East and South, the Great Circle Route actually lies to the North and East. |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 318.65 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 315.343 degrees. |
| <8> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 313.179 degrees. |