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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 Peace, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Peace 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 Peace:
    • 34.014545, -92.164034
    • 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 Peace
  • 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 Cleveland County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
    • Open the eBird sighting report for Cleveland County
    • Since Peace is near Jefferson County and also Grant County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
    • Open the eBird sighting report for Jefferson County
    • Open the eBird sighting report for Grant 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 Peace

Communities Also Named Peace ...

We found two communities that are also named Peace.

Within Arkansas, the name Peace is unique.

Beyond Arkansas, we know of two communities that are located in the United States.

  • Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
    • Alabama
      • Autauga County
      • This Peace is located in Autauga County and lies 330 miles [531.1 km]<1> to the east southeast of the Peace that is located in Cleveland County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Autauga County community of Peace.
      • Randolph County
      • This Peace is located in Randolph County and lies 389 miles [626 km] to the east of the Peace that is located in Cleveland County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Randolph County community of Peace.

Curious and Interesting Names Near Peace ...

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.

  • Calmer
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
    • Calmer is located in Cleveland County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Calmer
  • Canoe Landing
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
    • Canoe Landing is located in Cleveland County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Canoe Landing
  • Double Wells
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
    • Double Wells is located in Jefferson County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Double Wells
  • Dwight ‑ Historic
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
    • Dwight is located in Cleveland County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dwight
  • Faith
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
    • Faith is located in Jefferson County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Faith
  • Friendship
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
    • Friendship is located in Cleveland County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Friendship
  • Gum Springs
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
    • Gum Springs is located in Cleveland County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gum Springs
  • Oak Grove
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
    • Oak Grove is located in Cleveland County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oak Grove
  • Pool ‑ Historic
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
    • Pool is located in Cleveland County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pool
  • Randall
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
    • Randall is located in Cleveland County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Randall
  • Unionville ‑ Historic
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
    • Unionville is located in Cleveland County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Unionville

How Far From Peace 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 Peace 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<2> community of Peace once stood, the straight-line distance beginning in Peace and extending to:

  • Rison, which is the Seat of Cleveland County, lies just to the South Southwest.
  • Little Rock, which is the State Capital of Arkansas, lies 50 miles [80.5 km]<1> to the north (N). If you could walk a straight line from Peace to Little Rock, with an average speed<3> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take most of three days to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take most of two days.
  • The White House (Washington, DC) is 903 miles [1,453.2 km] to the east northeast (ENE). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take most of two days, a buggy would take 36 days and walking would take 52 days.
  • The shortest distance<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,743 miles [10,851.8 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
  • The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,469 miles [12,020.2 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
  • The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,345 miles [8,601.9 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>'

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 obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Peace) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'.
<2>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 Peace, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.
<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 Peace 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 Peace. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 34.0145, Longitude: -92.1640       In this case, the coordinates for Peace have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).
<5>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 317.045 degrees.
<6>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 313.261 degrees.
<7>The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 312.445 degrees.