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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 Negro Bend, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Negro Bend 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 Negro Bend:
- 33.418169, -91.976523
- 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 Negro Bend
- 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 Drew County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Drew County
- Since Negro Bend is near Bradley County and also Ashley County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Bradley County
- Open the eBird sighting report for Ashley 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 Negro Bend
Communities Also Named Negro Bend ...
We found one communities that are also named Negro Bend.
Within Arkansas, the name Negro Bend is unique.
Beyond Arkansas, there is another community also named Negro Bend in the United States.
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- Oklahoma
- Atoka County
- This Negro Bend is located in Atoka County and lies 235 miles [378.2 km]<1> to the west northwest of the Negro Bend that is located in Drew County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Atoka County community of Negro Bend.
Curious and Interesting Names Near Negro Bend ...
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.
- Carpenter
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Carpenter is located in Drew County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carpenter
- Fountain Hill
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Fountain Hill is located in Ashley County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fountain Hill
- Population from the 2020 Census: 157 people
- Goose Hollow
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Goose Hollow is located in Drew County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Goose Hollow
- Johnsville
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Johnsville is located in Bradley County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Johnsville
- Lacey
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Lacey is located in Drew County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lacey
- Long View Ferry
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- Long View Ferry is located in Bradley County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Long View Ferry
- Longview
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- Longview is located in Bradley County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Longview
- Longview Crossing
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Longview Crossing is located in Ashley County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Longview Crossing
- Mannstown
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Mannstown is located in Bradley County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mannstown
- Moody ‑ Historic
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Moody is located in Drew County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Moody
- Pattsville
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Pattsville is located in Bradley County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pattsville
- Sandtuck ‑ Historic
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Sandtuck is located in Bradley County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sandtuck
How Far From Negro Bend 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 Negro Bend 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 Negro Bend once stood, the straight-line distance beginning in Negro Bend and extending to:
- Monticello, which is the Seat of Drew County, lies 18 miles [29 km]<1> to the northeast. If you could walk a straight line from Negro Bend to Monticello, with an average speed<3> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take just over 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 92 miles [148.1 km] to the north (N). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take less than two hours, a buggy would take most of three days and walking would take 6 days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 913 miles [1,469.3 km] to the east northeast (ENE). Driving would take most of two days, a buggy would take 36 days and walking would take 52 days.
- The shortest distance<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,766 miles [10,888.8 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,489 miles [12,052.4 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,365 miles [8,634.1 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>'
Footnotes ...
| <1> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' (or 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- Negro Bend) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |
| <2> | We use the term 'Historic' broadly and it generally means that the community no longer exists. However, it can also mean that the community might still exist, but was significantly larger or had a more 'official' existence in the past than it does now. Unfortunately our sources of data have proven to be unreliable. If you can provide us with more specific information about Negro Bend, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <3> | 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. |
| <4> | 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 Negro Bend 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 Negro Bend. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 33.4182, Longitude: -91.9765 In this case, the coordinates for Negro Bend have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <5> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 316.869 degrees. |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 312.978 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 312.461 degrees. |
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