Outdoor Activities ...
As we travel, we like to pursue some of our interests (such as astronomy and bird watching).
When in Oak Flat, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Oak Flat and the surrounding area.
- Weather ...
- Before heading outdoors, you should check the weather:
- The National Weather Service forecast for Oak Flat
- 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 Flat:
- 35.768689, -92.550162
- 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 Oak Flat
- 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 Van Buren County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- eBird sighting report for Van Buren County
- Since Oak Flat is near Searcy County and also Stone County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- eBird sighting report for Searcy County
- eBird sighting report for Stone 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 Oak Flat ...
We found three communities that share the name Oak Flat.
Within Arkansas, the name Oak Flat is unique.
Beyond Arkansas, we know of another three communities that are located throughout in the United States.
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- Texas
- Angelina County
- This Oak Flat is located in Angelina County and lies 330 miles [531.1 km]<1> to the south southwest of the Oak Flat that is located in Van Buren County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Angelina County community of Oak Flat.
- Nacogdoches County
- This Oak Flat is located in Nacogdoches County and lies 302 miles [486 km] to the south southwest of the Oak Flat that is located in Van Buren County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Nacogdoches County community of Oak Flat.
- West Virginia
- Texas
Curious and Interesting Names Near Oak Flat ...
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.
- Booster
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west) - Crabtree
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crabtree
- Crabtree is located in Van Buren County
- Elba
(5 miles [8 km] to the east) - Flag
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east) - Half Moon
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east) - Harness
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast) - Leslie
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Leslie have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Leslie
- Leslie is located in Searcy County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 415 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Leslie <3>
- Marshall
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Marshall have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marshall
- Marshall is located in Searcy County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,327 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Marshall <3>
- Noahs
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north) - Plant
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast) - Rocky Hill
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Rocky Hill have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rocky Hill
- Rocky Hill is located in Van Buren County
How Far From Oak Flat 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 Oak Flat 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<4> community of Oak Flat once stood, the straight-line distance beginning in Oak Flat and extending to:
- Clinton, which is the Seat of Van Buren County, lies 13 miles [20.9 km]<1> to the south southeast. If you could walk a straight line from Oak Flat to Clinton, with an average speed<5> 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 72 miles [115.9 km] to the south southeast (SSE). 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 4 days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 877 miles [1,411.4 km] to the east northeast (ENE). Driving would take most of two days, a buggy would take 35 days and walking would take 50 days.
- The shortest distance<6> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,669 miles [10,732.7 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,401 miles [11,910.8 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<8>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,279 miles [8,495.7 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<9>
Off-the-Road Links ...
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' (or point-to-point) distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Oak Flat) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Oak Flat. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 35.7687, Longitude: -92.5502 In this case, the coordinates for Oak Flat 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> | 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 Flat, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <5> | 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. |
| <6> | 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 Flat to the Middle East to be East and South, the Great Circle Route actually lies to the North and East. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 317.444 degrees. |
| <8> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 313.957 degrees. |
| <9> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 312.316 degrees. |