Outdoor Activities ...

As we travel, we like to pursue some of our interests (such as astronomy and bird watching).

When in Osage Mills, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Osage Mills and the surrounding area.

• Weather ...
  • Before heading outdoors, you should check the weather:
  • The National Weather Service forecast for Osage Mills

• 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 Osage Mills:
  • 36.281189, -94.268818
  • 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 Osage Mills

• 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 Benton County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Benton County
  • Since Osage Mills is near Washington County and also McDonald County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Washington County
  • Open the eBird sighting report for McDonald 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 Osage Mills

Curious and Interesting Names Near Osage Mills ...

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.

• Cannon ‑ Historic
  (Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
  • Cannon is located in Benton County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cannon
• Castleville ‑ Historic
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
  • Castleville is located in Benton County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Castleville
• Cave Springs
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
  • Cave Springs is located in Benton County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cave Springs
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 5,737 people
• Eagle Corner
  (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
  • Eagle Corner is located in Benton County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eagle Corner
• Elm Springs
  (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
  • Elm Springs is located in Washington County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elm Springs
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,609 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Elm Springs <1>
• Hart ‑ Historic
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
  • Hart is located in Benton County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hart
• Healing Springs
  (Less than 2 miles to the south)
  • Healing Springs is located in Benton County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Healing Springs
• Highfill
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
  • Highfill is located in Benton County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Highfill
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 916 people
• Hoover ‑ Historic
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
  • Hoover is located in Benton County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hoover
• Mason Valley
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
  • Mason Valley is located in Benton County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mason Valley
• Spring Creek
  (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
  • Spring Creek is located in Benton County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spring Creek

How Far From Osage Mills 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 Osage Mills to various places of note, such as the White House.

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

• Bentonville, which is the Seat of Benton County, lies just to the North Northeast.
• Little Rock, which is the State Capital of Arkansas, lies 155 miles [249.4 km]<2> to the southeast (SE). If you could drive a straight line from Osage Mills to Little Rock, with an average speed<3>of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, it would take less than three hours to make the trip. A comfortable walk of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour would take 9 days. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take 6 days.
• The White House (Washington, DC) is 958 miles [1,541.8 km] to the east northeast (ENE). Driving would take most of two days, a buggy would take 38 days and walking would take 55 days.
• The shortest distance<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,707 miles [10,793.9 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
• The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,445 miles [11,981.6 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
• The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,326 miles [8,571.4 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>'