Outdoor Activities ...

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

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

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

• 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 Arthur City:
  • 33.870383, -95.506347
  • 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 Arthur City

• 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 Lamar County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Lamar County
  • Since Arthur City is near Choctaw County and also Red River County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Choctaw County
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Red River 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 Arthur City

Curious and Interesting Names Near Arthur City ...

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.

• Forest Chapel
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
  • Forest Chapel is located in Lamar County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Forest Chapel
• Gay
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
  • Gay is located in Choctaw County (OK)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gay
• Goodland
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
  • Goodland is located in Choctaw County (OK)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Goodland
• Grant
  (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
  • Grant is located in Choctaw County (OK)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grant
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Grant <1>
• Hugo
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
  • Hugo is located in Choctaw County (OK)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hugo
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 5,070 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Hugo <1>
• Lone Star
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
  • Lone Star is located in Lamar County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lone Star
• Novice
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
  • Novice is located in Lamar County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Novice
• Razor
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
  • Razor is located in Lamar County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Razor
• Shoals
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
  • Shoals is located in Choctaw County (OK)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shoals
• Slate Shoals
  (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
  • Slate Shoals is located in Lamar County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Slate Shoals

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

With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance<2> beginning in Arthur City and extending to:

• Paris, which is the Seat of Lamar County, lies 14 miles [22.5 km]<2> to the south southwest. If you could walk a straight line from Arthur City to Paris, with an average speed<3> 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 four to five hours.
• Austin, which is the State Capital of Texas, lies 281 miles [452.2 km] to the south southwest (SSW). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take four to five hours, a buggy would take 11 days and walking would take 16 days.
• The White House (Washington, DC) is 1,081 miles [1,739.7 km] to the east northeast (ENE). Driving would take over two days, a buggy would take 43 days and walking would take 62 days.
• The shortest distance<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,878 miles [11,069.1 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
• The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,612 miles [12,250.3 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
• The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,491 miles [8,836.9 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>'