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

  • 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 Treat:
    • 35.612581, -93.161286
    • 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 Treat
  • 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 Pope County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
    • Open the eBird sighting report for Pope County
    • Since Treat is near Johnson County and also Newton County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
    • Open the eBird sighting report for Johnson County
    • Open the eBird sighting report for Newton 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 Treat

Communities Also Named Treat ...

We found three communities that are also named Treat.

Within Arkansas, the name Treat is unique.

Beyond Arkansas, we know of three communities that are located in the United States and Canada. Of these three communities, .

  • Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
    • Georgia
      • Polk County
      • This community is historic<1> and we have very little information. For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Georgia community of Treat [Polk County].
    • Louisiana
      • Webster Parish
      • This Treat is located in Webster Parish and lies 195 miles [313.8 km]<2> to the south of the Treat that is located in Pope County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Webster Parish community of Treat.
    • Manitoba
      • We haven't found the location of this community yet.

Curious and Interesting Names Near Treat ...

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.

  • Ben Hur
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
    • Ben Hur is located in Newton County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ben Hur
  • Boiling Springs ‑ Historic
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
    • Boiling Springs is located in Pope County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Boiling Springs
  • Bullfrog Valley
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
    • Bullfrog Valley is located in Pope County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bullfrog Valley
  • Dover
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
  • Famous ‑ Historic
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
    • Famous is located in Pope County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Famous
  • Freeman Springs
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
    • Freeman Springs is located in Pope County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Freeman Springs
  • Hector
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
  • Hickory Flat
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
    • Hickory Flat is located in Johnson County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hickory Flat
  • Limestone
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
    • Limestone is located in Newton County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Limestone
  • Lutherville
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
    • Lutherville is located in Johnson County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lutherville
  • Pleasant Hill
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
    • Pleasant Hill is located in Newton County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pleasant Hill
  • Raspberry
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
    • Raspberry is located in Pope County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Raspberry
  • Continue List   (4 more) ...
    • Sand Gap
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
      • Sand Gap is located in Pope County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sand Gap
    • Solo
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
      • Solo is located in Pope County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Solo
    • Strawberry
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
      • Strawberry is located in Johnson County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Strawberry
    • Tag
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
      • Tag is located in Pope County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tag

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

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

  • Russellville, which is the Seat of Pope County, lies 23 miles [37 km]<2> to the south. If you could walk a straight line from Treat to Russellville, with an average speed<4> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take just about two full days 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 78 miles [125.5 km] to the southeast (SE). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take less than two hours, a buggy would take most of three days and walking would take 5 days.
  • The White House (Washington, DC) is 913 miles [1,469.3 km] to the east northeast (ENE). Driving would take most of two days, a buggy would take 36 days and walking would take 52 days.
  • The shortest distance<5> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,700 miles [10,782.6 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
  • The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,433 miles [11,962.3 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>
  • The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,312 miles [8,548.8 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<8>'

Footnotes ...

<1>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 Treat, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.
<2>Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Treat) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'.
<3>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<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 Treat 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 Treat. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 35.6126, Longitude: -93.1613       In this case, the coordinates for Treat have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).
<6>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 317.832 degrees.
<7>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 314.387 degrees.
<8>The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 312.62 degrees.