Outdoor Activities ...
As we travel, we like to pursue some of our interests (such as astronomy and bird watching).
When in Saginaw, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Saginaw and the surrounding area.
- Weather ...
- Before heading outdoors, you should check the weather:
- The National Weather Service forecast for Saginaw
- 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 Saginaw:
- 34.300423, -92.936080
- 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.
- The Heavens-Above Website, centered on Saginaw
- 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:
- eBird sighting report for Hot Spring County
- Since Saginaw is near Garland County and also Clark County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- eBird sighting report for Garland County
- 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:
- Waymark.com
Communities Also Named Saginaw ...
We found twelve communities that share the name Saginaw.
Within Arkansas, the name Saginaw is unique.
Beyond Arkansas, we know of another twelve communities that are located throughout in the United States and Canada. Of these twelve communities, eleven are located in the United States and three are in Canada.
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- Alabama
- Arizona
- Georgia
- Michigan
- Minnesota
- Missouri
- New York
- Ontario
- Oregon
- Pennsylvania
- Texas
- Washington
Curious and Interesting Names Near Saginaw ...
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.
- Central
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east) - Cove Creek ‑ Historic
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Cove Creek have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cove Creek
- Cove Creek is located in Hot Spring County
- Diamondhead
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Diamondhead have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Diamondhead
- Diamondhead is located in Hot Spring County
- Friendship
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Friendship have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Friendship
- Friendship is located in Hot Spring County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 191 people
- Harp
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east) - Jones Mills
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Jones Mills have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jones Mills
- Jones Mills is located in Hot Spring County
- Magnet Cove
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Magnet Cove have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Magnet Cove
- Magnet Cove is located in Hot Spring County
- Estimated population in 2014: 5 people
- Oak Grove
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast) - Red Oak
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest) - Rockport
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast) - Social Hill
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Social Hill
- Social Hill is located in Hot Spring County
- Google driving directions:
- From your current location to Social Hill
- From Saginaw to Social Hill
- Twin Oak ‑ Historic
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
How Far From Saginaw 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 Saginaw to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Saginaw and extending to:
- Malvern, which is the Seat of Hot Spring County, lies just to the Northeast.
- Little Rock, which is the State Capital of Arkansas, lies 48 miles [77.2 km]<1> to the northeast (NE). If you could walk a straight line from Saginaw to Little Rock, with an average speed<4> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take about three full 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 935 miles [1,504.7 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 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 6,759 miles [10,877.6 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,487 miles [12,049.2 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,364 miles [8,632.5 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<8>
Off-the-Road Links ...
Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Saginaw. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.
The official website for State of Arkansas: https://portal.arkansas.gov/
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- Saginaw) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Saginaw. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 34.3004, Longitude: -92.9361 |
| <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 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 Saginaw 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> | The location has been supplied by the Geographic Names Information System - which is maintained by the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS). While these values should be definitive, we found that accuracy can vary and you should double-check the location if accuracy is required. |
| <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 Saginaw to the Middle East to be East and South, the Great Circle Route actually lies to the North and East. |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 317.569 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 313.909 degrees. |
| <8> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 312.736 degrees. |