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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 Oak Bower, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Oak Bower and the surrounding area.

  • Weather ...
  • 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 Oak Bower:
    • 34.283704, -93.165177
    • 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 Oak Bower
  • 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 Hot Spring County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
    • Open the eBird sighting report for Hot Spring County
    • Since Oak Bower is near Clark County and also Garland County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
    • Open the eBird sighting report for Clark County
    • Open the eBird sighting report for Garland 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 Oak Bower

Communities Also Named Oak Bower ...

We found one communities that are also named Oak Bower.

Within Arkansas, the name Oak Bower is unique.

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

  • Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
    • Georgia
      • Hart County
      • This community is historic<1> and we have very little information. For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Georgia community of Oak Bower [Hart County].

Curious and Interesting Names Near Oak Bower ...

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.

  • Alpine
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
    • Alpine is located in Clark County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alpine
  • Central
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
    • Central is located in Clark County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Central
  • Daleville
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
    • Daleville is located in Clark County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Daleville
  • Elm ‑ Historic
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
    • Elm is located in Clark County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elm
  • Friendship
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
    • Friendship is located in Hot Spring County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Friendship
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 191 people
  • Hempwallace
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
    • Hempwallace is located in Garland County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hempwallace
  • Kaiser Ferry
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
    • Kaiser Ferry is located in Garland County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kaiser Ferry
  • Pettyview
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
    • Pettyview is located in Garland County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pettyview
  • Pleasant Hill
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
    • Pleasant Hill is located in Garland County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pleasant Hill
  • Red Oak
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
    • Red Oak is located in Garland County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Red Oak
  • Sunshine
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
    • Sunshine is located in Garland County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sunshine
  • Wayside ‑ Historic
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
    • Wayside is located in Hot Spring County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wayside

How Far From Oak Bower to ...

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

With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance<2> beginning in Oak Bower and extending to:

  • Malvern, which is the Seat of Hot Spring County, lies 20 miles [32.2 km]<2> to the east northeast. If you could walk a straight line from Oak Bower to Malvern, 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 most of a day.
  • Little Rock, which is the State Capital of Arkansas, lies 60 miles [96.6 km] to the east northeast (ENE). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take less than an hour, a buggy would take about three full days and walking would take most of three days.
  • The White House (Washington, DC) is 947 miles [1,524 km] to the east northeast (ENE). Driving would take most of two days, a buggy would take 37 days and walking would take 54 days.
  • The shortest distance<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,768 miles [10,892 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
  • The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,497 miles [12,065.3 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
  • The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,374 miles [8,648.6 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>'

Footnotes ...

<1>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 Oak Bower, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.
<2>Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'point-to-point' distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Oak Bower) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'.
<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 Oak Bower 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 Oak Bower. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 34.2837, Longitude: -93.1652       In this case, the coordinates for Oak Bower have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).
<5>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 317.716 degrees.
<6>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 314.078 degrees.
<7>The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 312.84 degrees.