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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 Post Oak, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Post Oak and the surrounding area.

  • Weather ...
  • 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 Post Oak:
    • 33.290118, -91.614846
    • 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 Post Oak
  • 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 Ashley County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
    • Open the eBird sighting report for Ashley County
    • Since Post Oak is near Drew County and also Chicot County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
    • Open the eBird sighting report for Drew County
    • Open the eBird sighting report for Chicot 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 Post Oak

Communities Also Named Post Oak ...

We found sixteen communities that are also named Post Oak.

There is one other community in Arkansas that is also named Post Oak.

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

  • Communities Located In Arkansas ...
    • Cleburne County
      • This Post Oak is located in Cleburne County and lies 160 miles [257.5 km]<1> to the north of the Post Oak that is located in Ashley County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Cleburne County community of Post Oak.
  • Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
    • Alabama
      • Calhoun County
      • This Post Oak is located in Calhoun County and lies 332 miles [534.3 km]<1> to the east of the Post Oak that is located in Ashley County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Calhoun County community of Post Oak.
    • Georgia
      • Catoosa County
      • This Post Oak is located in Catoosa County and lies 383 miles [616.4 km]<1> to the east northeast of the Post Oak that is located in Ashley County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Catoosa County community of Post Oak.
    • Illinois
      • Fayette County
      • This Post Oak is located in Fayette County and lies 427 miles [687.2 km]<1> to the north northeast of the Post Oak that is located in Ashley County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Fayette County community of Post Oak.
    • Missouri
      • Johnson County
      • This Post Oak is located in Johnson County and lies 383 miles [616.4 km]<1> to the north northwest of the Post Oak that is located in Ashley County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Johnson County community of Post Oak.
    • Oklahoma
      • Carter County
      • This Post Oak is located in Carter County and lies 337 miles [542.3 km]<1> to the west of the Post Oak that is located in Ashley County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Carter County community of Post Oak.
    • Tennessee
      • Benton County
      • This Post Oak is located in Benton County and lies 275 miles [442.6 km]<1> to the northeast of the Post Oak that is located in Ashley County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Benton County community of Post Oak.
      • Putnam County
      • This Post Oak is located in Putnam County and lies 402 miles [647 km] to the east northeast of the Post Oak that is located in Ashley County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Putnam County community of Post Oak.
    • Texas
      • Blanco County
      • This Post Oak is located in Blanco County and lies 455 miles [732.3 km]<1> to the west southwest of the Post Oak that is located in Ashley County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Blanco County community of Post Oak.
      • Delta County
      • This Post Oak is located in Delta County and lies 230 miles [370.1 km] to the west of the Post Oak that is located in Ashley County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Delta County community of Post Oak.
      • Fannin County
      • This Post Oak is located in Fannin County and lies 258 miles [415.2 km] to the west of the Post Oak that is located in Ashley County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Fannin County community of Post Oak.
      • Houston County
      • This Post Oak is located in Houston County and lies 249 miles [400.7 km] to the west southwest of the Post Oak that is located in Ashley County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Houston County community of Post Oak.
      • Lamar County
      • This Post Oak is located in Lamar County and lies 215 miles [346 km] to the west of the Post Oak that is located in Ashley County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Lamar County community of Post Oak.
      • Lee County
      • Although located in Lee County, we don't know the location within the county.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Lee County community of Post Oak.
      • Robertson County
      • Although located in Robertson County, we don't know the location within the county.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Robertson County community of Post Oak.
    • Virginia
      • Spotsylvania County
      • This Post Oak is located in Spotsylvania County and lies 850 miles [1,367.9 km]<1> to the east northeast of the Post Oak that is located in Ashley County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Spotsylvania County community of Post Oak.

Curious and Interesting Names Near Post Oak ...

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.

  • Hedges Ferry
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
    • Hedges Ferry is located in Ashley County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hedges Ferry
  • Jerome
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
    • Jerome is located in Drew County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jerome
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 34 people
  • Lloyd
    (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
    • Lloyd is located in Ashley County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lloyd
  • Martinville
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
    • Martinville is located in Ashley County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Martinville
  • Mist
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
    • Mist is located in Ashley County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mist
  • Mount Pleasant
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
    • Mount Pleasant is located in Ashley County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Pleasant
  • Prairie Grove
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
    • Prairie Grove is located in Drew County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Prairie Grove
  • Promised Land
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
    • Promised Land is located in Ashley County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Promised Land
  • Sunshine
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
    • Sunshine is located in Ashley County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sunshine

How Far From Post Oak 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 Post Oak to various places of note, such as the White House.

With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Post Oak and extending to:

  • Hamburg, which is the Seat of Ashley County, lies 11 miles [17.7 km]<1> to the west southwest. If you could walk a straight line from Post Oak to Hamburg, with an average speed<2> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take five to six hours to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take nearly four hours.
  • Little Rock, which is the State Capital of Arkansas, lies 106 miles [170.6 km] to the north northwest (NNW). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take less than two hours, a buggy would take 5 days and walking would take 6 days.
  • The White House (Washington, DC) is 899 miles [1,446.8 km] to the east northeast (ENE). Driving would take most of two days, a buggy would take 36 days and walking would take 51 days.
  • The shortest distance<3> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,758 miles [10,875.9 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<4>
  • The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,480 miles [12,037.9 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
  • The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,355 miles [8,618 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>'

Footnotes ...

<1>Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'point-to-point' distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Post Oak) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'.
<2>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.
<3>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 Post Oak 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 Post Oak. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 33.2901, Longitude: -91.6148       In this case, the coordinates for Post Oak have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).
<4>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 316.628 degrees.
<5>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 312.679 degrees.
<6>The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 312.328 degrees.