Outdoor Activities ...

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

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

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

• 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 South Texarkana:
  • 33.402348, -94.042965
  • 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 South Texarkana

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

Curious and Interesting Names Near South Texarkana ...

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.

• Gertrude
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
  • Gertrude is located in Miller County (AR)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gertrude
• Hartman
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
  • Hartman is located in Bowie County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hartman
• Hoot
  (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
  • Hoot is located in Bowie County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hoot
• Index
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
  • Index is located in Miller County (AR)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Index
• Line Ferry
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
  • Line Ferry is located in Miller County (AR)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Line Ferry
• Mount Pleasant
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
  • Mount Pleasant is located in Miller County (AR)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Pleasant
• Pleasant Hill
  (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
  • Pleasant Hill is located in Miller County (AR)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pleasant Hill
• Red Lick
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
  • Red Lick is located in Bowie County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Red Lick
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,025 people
• Red Springs
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
  • Red Springs is located in Bowie County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Red Springs
• Sulphur
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
  • Sulphur is located in Bowie County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sulphur
• Wake Village
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
  • Wake Village is located in Bowie County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wake Village
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 5,555 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Wake Village <1>

How Far From South Texarkana 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 South Texarkana to various places of note, such as the White House.

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

• Boston, which is the Seat of Bowie County, lies 21 miles [33.8 km]<2> to the west. If you could walk a straight line from South Texarkana to Boston, 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 most of a day.
• Austin, which is the State Capital of Texas, lies 306 miles [492.5 km] to the southwest (SW). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take five to six hours, a buggy would take 12 days and walking would take 18 days.
• The White House (Washington, DC) is 1,019 miles [1,639.9 km] to the east northeast (ENE). Driving would take over two days, a buggy would take 40 days and walking would take 58 days.
• The shortest distance<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,847 miles [11,019.2 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
• The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,576 miles [12,192.4 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
• The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,453 miles [8,775.8 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>'