Outdoor Activities ...

As we travel, we like to pursue some of our interests (such as astronomy and bird watching).

When in Watts Community, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Watts Community and the surrounding area.

• Weather ...
  • Before heading outdoors, you should check the weather:
  • The National Weather Service forecast for Watts Community

• 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 Watts Community:
  • 36.060284, -94.565327
  • 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 Watts Community

• 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 Adair County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Adair County
  • Since Watts Community is near Washington County and also Benton County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Washington County
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Benton 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 Watts Community

Curious and Interesting Names Near Watts Community ...

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.

• Baron
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
  • Baron is located in Adair County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Baron
• Chambers Spring ‑ Historic
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
  • Chambers Spring is located in Benton County (AR)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chambers Spring
• Chance
  (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
  • Chance is located in Adair County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chance
• Christie
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
  • Christie is located in Adair County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Christie
• Dripping Springs
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
  • Dripping Springs is located in Delaware County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dripping Springs
• Going Snake
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
  • Going Snake is located in Adair County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Going Snake
• Green
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
  • Green is located in Adair County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Green
• Lake Frances
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
  • Lake Frances is located in Benton County (AR)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lake Frances
• Strawberry Spring
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
  • Strawberry Spring is located in Adair County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Strawberry Spring
• Trident
  (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
  • Trident is located in Benton County (AR)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Trident
• Twin Springs
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
  • Twin Springs is located in Benton County (AR)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Twin Springs

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

With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance<1> beginning in Watts Community and extending to:

• Stilwell, which is the Seat of Adair County, lies 17 miles [27.4 km]<1> to the south southwest. If you could walk a straight line from Watts Community to Stilwell, with an average speed<2> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take most of a day to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take five to six hours.
• Oklahoma City, which is the State Capital of Oklahoma, lies 170 miles [273.6 km] to the west southwest (WSW). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take about three hours, a buggy would take 7 days and walking would take 10 days.
• The White House (Washington, DC) is 978 miles [1,573.9 km] to the east northeast (ENE). Driving would take most of two days, a buggy would take 39 days and walking would take 56 days.
• The shortest distance<3> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,729 miles [10,829.3 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<4>
• The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,467 miles [12,017 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
• The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,349 miles [8,608.4 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>'