Outdoor Activities ...
As we travel, we like to pursue some of our interests (such as astronomy and bird watching).
When in Mammoth Spring, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Mammoth Spring and the surrounding area.
- Weather ...
- Before heading outdoors, you should check the weather:
- The National Weather Service forecast for Mammoth Spring
- 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 Mammoth Spring:
- 36.495624, -91.540359
- 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 Mammoth Spring
- 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 Fulton County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- eBird sighting report for Fulton County
- Since Mammoth Spring is near Oregon County and also Sharp County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- eBird sighting report for Oregon County
- eBird sighting report for Sharp 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
Curious and Interesting Names Near Mammoth Spring ...
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.
- Camp
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest) - Cherokee Village
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cherokee Village
- Cherokee Village is located in Sharp County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 4,654 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Cherokee Village <2>
- Cornertown
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Cornertown have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cornertown
- Cornertown is located in Fulton County
- Couch
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Couch have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Couch
- Couch is located in Oregon County (MO)
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Couch <2>
- Elliot Ford
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Elliot Ford have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elliot Ford
- Elliot Ford is located in Oregon County (MO)
- Farewell
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east) - French
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest) - Globe
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west) - Green Town
(Less than 2 miles to the north)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Green Town have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Green Town
- Green Town is located in Oregon County (MO)
- Hardy
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Hardy have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hardy
- Hardy is located in Sharp County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 761 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Hardy <2>
- Jeff
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jeff
- Jeff is located in Oregon County (MO)
- King
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south) - Continue List (4 more) ...
- Many Islands
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Many Islands have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Many Islands
- Many Islands is located in Fulton County
- Peach ‑ Historic
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast) - Saddle
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saddle
- Saddle is located in Fulton County
- Sellers Store
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Sellers Store have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sellers Store
- Sellers Store is located in Sharp County
- Many Islands
How Far From Mammoth Spring 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 city such as Mammoth Spring to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance<3> beginning in Mammoth Spring and extending to:
- Salem, which is the Seat of Fulton County, lies 17 miles [27.4 km]<3> to the west southwest. If you could walk a straight line from Mammoth Spring to Salem, with an average speed<4> 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.
- Little Rock, which is the State Capital of Arkansas, lies 127 miles [204.4 km] to the south southwest (SSW). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take less than three hours, a buggy would take 5 days and walking would take 8 days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 808 miles [1,300.3 km] to the east northeast (ENE). Driving would take just about two full days, a buggy would take 32 days and walking would take 46 days.
- The shortest distance<5> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,594 miles [10,612 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,326 miles [11,790.1 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,204 miles [8,375 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<8>
Off-the-Road Links ...
Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Mammoth Spring. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.
The official website for State of Arkansas: https://portal.arkansas.gov/
Footnotes ...
| <1> | 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. |
| <2> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <3> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'point-to-point' distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Mammoth Spring) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Mammoth Spring. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 36.4956, Longitude: -91.5404 |
| <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 Mammoth Spring 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 316.838 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 313.35 degrees. |
| <8> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 311.722 degrees. |