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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 South Bend, we use the following websites to find information relevant to South Bend 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 South Bend:
    • 34.037601, -91.463734
    • 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 South Bend
  • 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 Lincoln County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
    • Open the eBird sighting report for Lincoln County
    • Since South Bend is near Arkansas County and also Jefferson County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
    • Open the eBird sighting report for Arkansas County
    • Open the eBird sighting report for Jefferson 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 South Bend

Communities Also Named South Bend ...

We found thirteen communities that are also named South Bend.

There is one other community in Arkansas that is also named South Bend.

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

  • Communities Located In Arkansas ...
    • Lonoke County
      • This South Bend is located in Lonoke County and lies 64 miles [103 km]<1> to the north northwest of the South Bend that is located in Lincoln County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Lonoke County community of South Bend.
  • Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
    • Georgia
      • Clayton County
      • This South Bend is located in Clayton County and lies 408 miles [656.6 km]<1> to the east of the South Bend that is located in Lincoln County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Clayton County community of South Bend.
    • Indiana
      • Saint Joseph County
      • This South Bend is located in Saint Joseph County and lies 598 miles [962.4 km]<1> to the north northeast of the South Bend that is located in Lincoln County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Saint Joseph County community of South Bend.
    • Kansas
      • Cowley 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 Kansas community of South Bend [Cowley County].
      • Morris County
      • We found mention of this community, but have little information. For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Kansas community of South Bend [Morris County].
    • Louisiana
      • Saint Mary Parish
      • This South Bend is located in Saint Mary Parish and lies 304 miles [489.2 km]<1> to the south of the South Bend that is located in Lincoln County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Saint Mary Parish community of South Bend.
    • Minnesota
      • Blue Earth 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 Minnesota community of South Bend [Blue Earth County].
    • Nebraska
      • Cass County
      • This South Bend is located in Cass County and lies 547 miles [880.3 km]<1> to the north northwest of the South Bend that is located in Lincoln County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Cass County community of South Bend.
    • Pennsylvania
      • Armstrong County
      • This South Bend is located in Armstrong County and lies 803 miles [1,292.3 km]<1> to the northeast of the South Bend that is located in Lincoln County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Armstrong County community of South Bend.
    • Texas
      • Harris County
      • This South Bend is located in Harris County and lies 378 miles [608.3 km]<1> to the southwest of the South Bend that is located in Lincoln County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Harris County community of South Bend.
      • Young County
      • This South Bend is located in Young County and lies 420 miles [675.9 km] to the west of the South Bend that is located in Lincoln County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Young County community of South Bend.
    • Washington
      • Pacific County
      • This South Bend is located in Pacific County and lies 1,893 miles [3,046.5 km]<1> to the northwest of the South Bend that is located in Lincoln County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Pacific County community of South Bend.
    • Wyoming
      • Laramie 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 Wyoming community of South Bend [Laramie County].

Curious and Interesting Names Near South Bend ...

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.

  • Back Gate
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
    • Back Gate is located in Desha County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Back Gate
  • Bicker Crossing
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
    • Bicker Crossing is located in Lincoln County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bicker Crossing
  • Burr Crossing
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
    • Burr Crossing is located in Arkansas County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Burr Crossing
  • Champion ‑ Historic
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
    • Champion is located in Lincoln County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Champion
  • Fish Dock ‑ Historic
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
    • Fish Dock is located in Arkansas County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fish Dock
  • Four Groves ‑ Historic
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
    • Four Groves is located in Lincoln County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Four Groves
  • Grady
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
  • Jones Ferry
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
    • Jones Ferry is located in Jefferson County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jones Ferry
  • Mayview
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
    • Mayview is located in Arkansas County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mayview
  • Pea Ridge
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
    • Pea Ridge is located in Desha County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pea Ridge
  • Pickens
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
    • Pickens is located in Desha County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pickens
  • Red Fork
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
    • Red Fork is located in Desha County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Red Fork
  • Reedville
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
    • Reedville is located in Desha County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Reedville
  • Silt ‑ Historic
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
    • Silt is located in Lincoln County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Silt

How Far From South Bend to ...

We spend a lot of time looking through Gazetteers that were published in the late 1800's and early 1900's. Many of the Gazetteers include the distance from a community such as South Bend 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<4> community of South Bend once stood, the straight-line distance beginning in South Bend and extending to:

  • Star City, which is the Seat of Lincoln County, lies 22 miles [35.4 km]<1> to the west southwest. If you could walk a straight line from South Bend to Star City, with an average speed<5> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take just over a day to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take most of a day.
  • Little Rock, which is the State Capital of Arkansas, lies 66 miles [106.2 km] to the northwest (NW). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take less than two hours, a buggy would take about three full days and walking would take three full days.
  • The White House (Washington, DC) is 867 miles [1,395.3 km] to the east northeast (ENE). Driving would take most of two days, a buggy would take 34 days and walking would take 50 days.
  • The shortest distance<6> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,715 miles [10,806.7 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>
  • The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,439 miles [11,971.9 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<8>
  • The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,314 miles [8,552.1 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<9>'

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- South Bend) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'.
<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 Bird Creek to see Pete ... Bird 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 South Bend 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>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<4>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 South Bend, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.
<5>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.
<6>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 South Bend 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 South Bend. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 34.0376, Longitude: -91.4637       In this case, the coordinates for South Bend have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).
<7>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 316.60 degrees.
<8>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 312.746 degrees.
<9>The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 312.138 degrees.