Outdoor Activities ...
As we travel, we like to pursue some of our interests (such as astronomy and bird watching).
When in Fort Smith, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Fort Smith and the surrounding area.
- Weather ...
- Before heading outdoors, you should check the weather:
- The National Weather Service forecast for Fort Smith
- 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 Fort Smith:
- 34.629814, -83.972967
- 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 Fort Smith
- 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 Lumpkin County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- eBird sighting report for Lumpkin County
- Since Fort Smith is near Union County and also White County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- eBird sighting report for Union County
- eBird sighting report for White 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 Fort Smith ...
We found four communities that share the name Fort Smith.
Within Georgia, the name Fort Smith is unique.
Beyond Georgia, we know of another four communities that are located throughout in the United States and Canada. Of these four communities, three are located in the United States and one is in Canada.
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- Arkansas
- Sebastian County
- This Fort Smith is located in Sebastian County and lies 590 miles [949.5 km]<1> to the west of the Fort Smith that is located in Lumpkin County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Sebastian County community of Fort Smith.
- Montana
- Big Horn County
- This Fort Smith is located in Big Horn County and lies 1,458 miles [2,346.4 km]<1> to the northwest of the Fort Smith that is located in Lumpkin County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Big Horn County community of Fort Smith.
- Nevada
- Washoe County
- This community is historic<2> and although located in Washoe County, we don't know where within the county.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Washoe County community of Fort Smith.
- Northwest Territories
- This Fort Smith lies 2,152 miles [3,463.3 km]<1> to the north northwest of the Fort Smith that is located in Lumpkin County.
- Arkansas
Curious and Interesting Names Near Fort Smith ...
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.
- Gates ‑ Historic
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east) - Porter Springs
(Less than 2 miles to the east)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Porter Springs have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Porter Springs
- Porter Springs is located in Lumpkin County
- Sarah
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest) - Stay ‑ Historic
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast) - Tube ‑ Historic
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south) - Walnut ‑ Historic
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast) - Wild ‑ Historic
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast) - Willow ‑ Historic
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
How Far From Fort Smith 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 Fort Smith to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Fort Smith and extending to:
- Dahlonega, which is the Seat of Lumpkin County, lies just to the South.
- Atlanta, which is the State Capital of Georgia, lies 64 miles [103 km]<1> to the south southwest (SSW). If you could walk a straight line from Fort Smith to Atlanta, with an average speed<4> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take most of three days to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take about three full days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 483 miles [777.3 km] to the northeast (NE). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take most of a day, a buggy would take 19 days and walking would take 28 days.
- The shortest distance<5> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,381 miles [10,269.2 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,086 miles [11,403.8 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,963 miles [7,987.2 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<8>
Off-the-Road Links ...
Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Fort Smith. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.
The official website for State of Georgia: https://georgia.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- Fort Smith) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Fort Smith. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 34.6298, Longitude: -83.9730 In this case, the coordinates for Fort Smith have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <2> | 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 Fort Smith, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <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 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 Fort Smith to the Middle East to be East and South, the Great Circle Route actually lies to the North and East. |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 312.041 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 307.557 degrees. |
| <8> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 308.904 degrees. |