Outdoor Activities ...
As we travel, we like to pursue some of our interests (such as astronomy and bird watching).
When in Sanders, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Sanders and the surrounding area.
- Weather ...
- Before heading outdoors, you should check the weather:
- The National Weather Service forecast for Sanders
- 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 Sanders:
- 34.337591, -93.041843
- 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 Sanders
- 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 Sanders 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 Sanders ...
We found eighteen communities that share the name Sanders.
There is one other community in Arkansas which is also named Sanders.
Beyond Arkansas, we know of another seventeen communities that are located throughout in the United States.
- Communities Located In Arkansas ...
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- Alabama
- Arizona
- California
- Fresno 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 California community of Sanders [Fresno County].
- Sutter County
- This Sanders is located in Sutter County and lies 1,611 miles [2,592.7 km]<1> to the west northwest of the Sanders that is located in Hot Spring County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Sutter County community of Sanders.
- Georgia
- Idaho
- Indiana
- Kentucky
- Montana
- Custer 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 Montana community of Sanders [Custer County].
- Treasure County
- This Sanders is located in Treasure County and lies 1,105 miles [1,778.3 km]<1> to the northwest of the Sanders that is located in Hot Spring County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Treasure County community of Sanders.
- Oklahoma
- Adair County
- This Sanders is located in Adair County and lies 144 miles [231.7 km]<1> to the northwest of the Sanders that is located in Hot Spring County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Adair County community of Sanders.
- Nowata County
- This Sanders is located in Nowata County and lies 218 miles [350.8 km] to the northwest of the Sanders that is located in Hot Spring County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Nowata County community of Sanders.
- Pennsylvania
- South Carolina
- Tennessee
- Wisconsin
- Wyoming
Curious and Interesting Names Near Sanders ...
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.
- Diamondhead
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Diamondhead have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Diamondhead
- Diamondhead is located in Hot Spring County
- Friendship
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Friendship have been provided by the GNIS.<4> 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
- Hot Springs
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hot Springs
- Hot Springs is located in Garland County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 38,939 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Hot Springs <5>
- Kaiser Ferry
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Kaiser Ferry have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kaiser Ferry
- Kaiser Ferry is located in Garland County
- Lake Catherine
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Lake Catherine have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lake Catherine
- Lake Catherine is located in Garland County
- Oak Bower
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest) - Oak Grove
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east) - Pettyview
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest) - Pleasant Hill
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Pleasant Hill have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pleasant Hill
- Pleasant Hill is located in Garland County
- Price
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Price
- Price is located in Garland County
- Red Oak
(5 miles [8 km] to the north) - Social Hill
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Social Hill
- Social Hill is located in Hot Spring County
How Far From Sanders 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 Sanders 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 community of Sanders once stood, the straight-line distance beginning in Sanders and extending to:
- Malvern, which is the Seat of Hot Spring County, lies 12 miles [19.3 km]<1> to the east. If you could walk a straight line from Sanders to Malvern, with an average speed<6> 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 52 miles [83.7 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 over two days and walking would take most of three days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 939 miles [1,511.2 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<7> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,761 miles [10,880.8 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<8>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,490 miles [12,054 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<9>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,367 miles [8,637.3 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<10>
Off-the-Road Links ...
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' distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Sanders) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Sanders. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 34.3376, Longitude: -93.0418 In this case, the coordinates for Sanders have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <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 Sanders 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> | 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 Sanders, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <4> | 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. |
| <5> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <6> | 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. |
| <7> | 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 Sanders to the Middle East to be East and South, the Great Circle Route actually lies to the North and East. |
| <8> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 317.641 degrees. |
| <9> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 313.998 degrees. |
| <10> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 312.777 degrees. |