Outdoor Activities ...

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

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

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

• 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 Bloomburg:
  • 33.138785, -94.058903
  • 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 Bloomburg

• 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 Cass County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Cass County
  • Since Bloomburg is near Miller County and also Caddo Parish, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Miller County
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Caddo Parish

• 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 Bloomburg

Curious and Interesting Names Near Bloomburg ...

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.

• Black Diamond
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
  • Black Diamond is located in Miller County (AR)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Black Diamond
• Brightstar
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
  • Brightstar is located in Miller County (AR)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brightstar
• Domino
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
  • Domino is located in Cass County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Domino
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 86 people
• Era ‑ Historic
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
  • Era is located in Miller County (AR)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Era
• Jonesville
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
  • Jonesville is located in Miller County (AR)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jonesville
• Line Ferry
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
  • Line Ferry is located in Miller County (AR)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Line Ferry
• Oak Grove
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
  • Oak Grove is located in Cass County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oak Grove
• Queen City
  (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
  • Queen City is located in Cass County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Queen City
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,414 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Queen City <1>
  • Google driving directions:
  • From your current location to Queen City
  • From Bloomburg to Queen City
• Three States
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
  • Three States is located in Caddo Parish (LA)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Three States

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

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

• Linden, which is the Seat of Cass County, lies 19 miles [30.6 km]<2> to the west southwest. If you could walk a straight line from Bloomburg to Linden, with an average speed<3> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take just over a day to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take 6 hours.
• Austin, which is the State Capital of Texas, lies 293 miles [471.5 km] to the southwest (SW). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take four to five hours, a buggy would take 12 days and walking would take 17 days.
• The White House (Washington, DC) is 1,028 miles [1,654.4 km] to the east northeast (ENE). Driving would take over two days, a buggy would take 41 days and walking would take 59 days.
• The shortest distance<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,861 miles [11,041.7 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
• The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,589 miles [12,213.3 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
• The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,466 miles [8,796.7 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>'