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 ...
- Before heading outdoors, you should check the weather:
- The National Weather Service forecast for South Bend
- 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.
- 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:
- 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:
- eBird sighting report for Arkansas County
- 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:
- Waymark.com
Communities Also Named South Bend ...
We found thirteen communities that share the name South Bend.
There is one other community in Arkansas which is also named South Bend.
Beyond Arkansas, we know of another twelve communities that are located throughout 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.
- Lonoke County
- 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].
- Georgia
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) - Bicker Crossing
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Bicker Crossing have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bicker Crossing
- Bicker Crossing is located in Lincoln County
- Burr Crossing
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Burr Crossing have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Burr Crossing
- Burr Crossing is located in Arkansas County
- Champion ‑ Historic
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest) - Fish Dock ‑ Historic
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast) - Four Groves ‑ Historic
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Four Groves have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Four Groves
- Four Groves is located in Lincoln County
- Grady
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grady
- Grady is located in Lincoln County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 390 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Grady <4>
- Jones Ferry
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Jones Ferry have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jones Ferry
- Jones Ferry is located in Jefferson County
- Mayview
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast) - Pea Ridge
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pea Ridge
- Pea Ridge is located in Desha County
- Pickens
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the south) - Red Fork
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast) - Reedville
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south) - Silt ‑ Historic
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
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<5> 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<6> 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<7> 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).<8>
- 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).<9>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,314 miles [8,552.1 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' (or point-to-point) distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- South Bend) to Point B.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). |
| <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> | 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're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <5> | 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. |
| <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 South Bend 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 316.60 degrees. |
| <9> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 312.746 degrees. |
| <10> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 312.138 degrees. |