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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 Okay, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Okay 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 Okay:
- 35.555913, -92.842945
- 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 Okay
- 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 Pope County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Pope County
- Since Okay is near Van Buren County and also Conway County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Van Buren County
- Open the eBird sighting report for Conway 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 Okay
Communities Also Named Okay ...
We found five communities that are also named Okay.
There are two communities within Arkansas that are also named Okay.
Beyond Arkansas, we know of three communities that are located in the United States.
- Communities Located In Arkansas ...
- Grant County
- We found mention of this community, but have little information.<1> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Arkansas community of Okay [Grant County].
- Howard County
- This Okay is located in Howard County and lies 137 miles [220.5 km]<2> to the south southwest of the Okay that is located in Pope County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Howard County community of Okay.
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- Nebraska
- Platte County
- We found mention of this community, but have little information.<1> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Nebraska community of Okay [Platte County].
- North Carolina
- Forsyth County
- We found mention of this community, but have little information.<1> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the North Carolina community of Okay [Forsyth County].
- Oklahoma
- Wagoner County
- This Okay is located in Wagoner County and lies 140 miles [225.3 km]<2> to the west of the Okay that is located in Pope County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Wagoner County community of Okay.
Curious and Interesting Names Near Okay ...
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.
- Boiling Springs ‑ Historic
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Boiling Springs is located in Pope County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Boiling Springs
- Gobblers Point
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Gobblers Point is located in Conway County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gobblers Point
- Hector
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Jerusalem
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Liberty Springs ‑ Historic
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Liberty Springs is located in Van Buren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Liberty Springs
- Lost Corner
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- Lost Corner is located in Pope County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lost Corner
- Old Liberty ‑ Historic
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- Old Liberty is located in Van Buren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Old Liberty
- Raspberry
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- Raspberry is located in Pope County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Raspberry
- Solo
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Solo is located in Pope County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Solo
- Walnut Grove
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Walnut Grove is located in Pope County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Walnut Grove
- Welcome
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Welcome is located in Pope County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Welcome
- Zion Hill
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Zion Hill is located in Van Buren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Zion Hill
How Far From Okay 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 Okay 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 Okay once stood, the straight-line distance beginning in Okay and extending to:
- Russellville, which is the Seat of Pope County, lies 25 miles [40.2 km]<2> to the southwest. If you could walk a straight line from Okay to Russellville, with an average speed<5> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take just about two full days 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 65 miles [104.6 km] to the south southeast (SSE). 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 897 miles [1,443.6 km] to the east northeast (ENE). Driving would take most of two days, a buggy would take 35 days and walking would take 51 days.
- The shortest distance<6> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,691 miles [10,768.1 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,423 miles [11,946.2 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<8>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,301 miles [8,531.1 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<9>'
Footnotes ...
| <1> | If we encounter the name of what might be a community, our methodology is to add that name to our Gazetteer as a placeholder. As we find more information about that community, it will be added to our Gazetteer.
Just as a reminder: Our definition of a community is rather broad and includes those places (or areas) where several families lived and had a name which identified that place. For example, you might hear somebody say that they are going over to Rock Creek to see Pete ... Rock Creek is just a gas station and a couple of homes at the crossroads. While it might not be on the map, everybody in the area knows it by that name.
Places of interest include buildings at a crossroad, several families clustered in a hollow or maybe the location of a way station. It also includes places like mines, lumber camps, ferry crossings, etc. The community might still exist, is now gone or only existed for just a short period of time.
Also keep in mind that Okay could have been on the original document by mistake, misspelled, the original/alternate name of a community that we've listed elsewhere or was placed in the wrong county. Sometimes a post office or train station would have a different name than the community where it's located, so two names might be referring to the same community - we're working to straighten it all out. |
| <2> | 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 from Point A (ie- Okay) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |
| <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 Okay, 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 Okay 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 Okay. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 35.5559, Longitude: -92.8429 In this case, the coordinates for Okay have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 317.619 degrees. |
| <8> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 314.131 degrees. |
| <9> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 312.485 degrees. |
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