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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 Oma, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Oma 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 Oma:
- 34.396203, -93.264628
- 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 Oma
- 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 Oma is near Garland County and also Clark County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Garland County
- Open the eBird sighting report for Clark 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 Oma
Communities Also Named Oma ...
We found two communities that are also named Oma.
Within Arkansas, the name Oma is unique.
Beyond Arkansas, we know of two communities that are located in the United States.
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- Mississippi
- Lawrence County
- This Oma is located in Lawrence County and lies 257 miles [413.6 km]<1> to the southeast of the Oma that is located in Hot Spring County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Lawrence County community of Oma.
- Virginia
- Culpeper County
- We found mention of this community, but have little information.<2> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Virginia community of Oma [Culpeper County].
Curious and Interesting Names Near Oma ...
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.
- Bear
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Bear is located in Garland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bear
- Cross Roads
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Cross Roads is located in Hot Spring County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cross Roads
- Crystal Springs
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Crystal Springs is located in Garland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crystal Springs
- Elm ‑ Historic
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Elm is located in Clark County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elm
- Hempwallace
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Hempwallace is located in Garland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hempwallace
- Kaiser Ferry
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Kaiser Ferry is located in Garland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kaiser Ferry
- Oak Bower
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Oak Bower is located in Hot Spring County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oak Bower
- Peak
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Peak is located in Garland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Peak
- Pettyview
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Pettyview is located in Garland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pettyview
- Pleasant Hill
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Pleasant Hill is located in Garland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pleasant Hill
- Royal
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Sunshine
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Sunshine is located in Garland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sunshine
- Wayside ‑ Historic
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Wayside is located in Hot Spring County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wayside
How Far From Oma 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 Oma to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Oma and extending to:
- Malvern, which is the Seat of Hot Spring County, lies 25 miles [40.2 km]<1> to the east. If you could walk a straight line from Oma to Malvern, with an average speed<4> 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 61 miles [98.2 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 949 miles [1,527.3 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<5> 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).<6>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,496 miles [12,063.6 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,373 miles [8,647 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<8>'
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 from Point A (ie- Oma) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |
| <2> | 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 Mile's to see Pete ... Mile's 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 Oma 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. |
| <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 Oma 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 Oma. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 34.3962, Longitude: -93.2646 In this case, the coordinates for Oma have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 317.792 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 314.18 degrees. |
| <8> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 312.867 degrees. |
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