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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 Village, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Village 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 Village:
- 33.263479, -93.053947
- 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 Village
- 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 Columbia County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Columbia County
- Since Village is near Union County and also Ouachita County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Union County
- Open the eBird sighting report for Ouachita 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 Village
Communities Also Named Village ...
We found thirteen communities that are also named Village.
Within Arkansas, the name Village is unique.
Beyond Arkansas, we know of thirteen communities that are located in the United States.
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- Alabama
- Perry County
- This Village is located in Perry County and lies 327 miles [526.3 km]<1> to the east of the Village that is located in Columbia County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Perry County community of Village.
- California
- San Bernardino County
- This Village is located in San Bernardino County and lies 1,391 miles [2,238.6 km]<1> to the west of the Village that is located in Columbia County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the San Bernardino County community of Village.
- Maryland
- Anne Arundel County
- This Village is located in Anne Arundel County and lies 1,001 miles [1,611 km]<1> to the east northeast of the Village that is located in Columbia County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Anne Arundel County community of Village.
- Baltimore County
- This Village is located in Baltimore County and lies 999 miles [1,607.7 km] to the east northeast of the Village that is located in Columbia County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Baltimore County community of Village.
- Prince George's County
- This Village is located in Prince George's County and lies 979 miles [1,575.5 km] to the east northeast of the Village that is located in Columbia County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Prince George's County community of Village.
- Ohio
- Wood County
- This Village is located in Wood County and lies 761 miles [1,224.7 km]<1> to the northeast of the Village that is located in Columbia County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Wood County community of Village.
- Oklahoma
- Oklahoma County
- This Village is located in Oklahoma County and lies 301 miles [484.4 km]<1> to the northwest of the Village that is located in Columbia County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Oklahoma County community of Village.
- Payne 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 Oklahoma community of Village [Payne County].
- South Carolina
- Charleston County
- This Village is located in Charleston County and lies 765 miles [1,231.1 km]<1> to the east of the Village that is located in Columbia County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Charleston County community of Village.
- Tennessee
- Shelby County
- This Village is located in Shelby County and lies 220 miles [354.1 km]<1> to the northeast of the Village that is located in Columbia County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Shelby County community of Village.
- Texas
- Dallas 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 Texas community of Village [Dallas County].
- Midland 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 Texas community of Village [Midland County].
- Virginia
- Northumberland County
- This Village is located in Northumberland County and lies 976 miles [1,570.7 km]<1> to the east northeast of the Village that is located in Columbia County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Northumberland County community of Village.
Curious and Interesting Names Near Village ...
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.
- Damascus
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- Damascus is located in Columbia County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Damascus
- Ebenezer
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- Ebenezer is located in Columbia County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ebenezer
- Free Hope
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Free Hope is located in Columbia County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Free Hope
- Marysville
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Marysville is located in Union County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marysville
- Mount Holly
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Snipe
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Snipe is located in Columbia County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Snipe
- Spotville
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Spotville is located in Columbia County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spotville
- Tide Water
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Tide Water is located in Columbia County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tide Water
- Village Junction
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- Village Junction is located in Columbia County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Village Junction
How Far From Village 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 Village to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Village and extending to:
- Magnolia, which is the Seat of Columbia County, lies 10 miles [16.1 km]<1> to the west. If you could walk a straight line from Village to Magnolia, with an average speed<4> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take four to five hours to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take a little over three hours.
- Little Rock, which is the State Capital of Arkansas, lies 111 miles [178.6 km] to the north northeast (NNE). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take about two hours, a buggy would take 5 days and walking would take 7 days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 973 miles [1,565.9 km] to the east northeast (ENE). Driving would take most of two days, a buggy would take 38 days and walking would take 56 days.
- The shortest distance<5> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,816 miles [10,969.3 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,542 miles [12,137.7 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,418 miles [8,719.4 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<8>'
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- Village) 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 Village 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> | 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 Village 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 Village. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 33.2635, Longitude: -93.0539 In this case, the coordinates for Village have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 317.543 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 313.742 degrees. |
| <8> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 312.948 degrees. |
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