Outdoor Activities ...
As we travel, we like to pursue some of our interests (such as astronomy and bird watching).
When in Rally Hill, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Rally Hill and the surrounding area.
- Weather ...
- Before heading outdoors, you should check the weather:
- The National Weather Service forecast for Rally Hill
- 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 Rally Hill:
- 36.159416, -92.952779
- 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 Rally Hill
- 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 Boone County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- eBird sighting report for Boone County
- Since Rally Hill is near Newton County and also Marion County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- eBird sighting report for Newton County
- eBird sighting report for Marion 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
Communities Also Named Rally Hill ...
We found one communities that share the name Rally Hill.
Within Arkansas, the name Rally Hill is unique.
Beyond Arkansas, there is another community also named Rally Hill in the United States.
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- Tennessee
- Maury County
- This Rally Hill is located in Maury County and lies 343 miles [552 km]<1> to the east of the Rally Hill that is located in Boone County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Maury County community of Rally Hill.
- Tennessee
Curious and Interesting Names Near Rally Hill ...
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.
- Dogpatch
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west) - Grubb Springs
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Grubb Springs have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grubb Springs
- Grubb Springs is located in Boone County
- Hasty
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest) - Mount Pleasant ‑ Historic
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Mount Pleasant have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Pleasant
- Mount Pleasant is located in Boone County
- Oregon ‑ Historic
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north) - Pleasant Ridge
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Pleasant Ridge have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pleasant Ridge
- Pleasant Ridge is located in Boone County
- Snow
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast) - Sulphur Spring ‑ Historic
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Sulphur Spring have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sulphur Spring
- Sulphur Spring is located in Newton County
- Valley Springs
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Valley Springs
- Valley Springs is located in Boone County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 166 people
- Zinc
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
How Far From Rally Hill to ...
We spend a lot of time looking through Gazetteers that were published in the late 1800's and early 1900's. Many of the Gazetteers include the distance from a community such as Rally Hill to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Rally Hill and extending to:
- Harrison, which is the Seat of Boone County, lies 10 miles [16.1 km]<1> to the west northwest. If you could walk a straight line from Rally Hill to Harrison, with an average speed<3> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take four to five hours to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take a little over three hours.
- Little Rock, which is the State Capital of Arkansas, lies 105 miles [169 km] to the south southeast (SSE). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take less than two hours, a buggy would take 5 days and walking would take 6 days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 890 miles [1,432.3 km] to the east northeast (ENE). Driving would take most of two days, a buggy would take 35 days and walking would take 51 days.
- The shortest distance<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,664 miles [10,724.7 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,399 miles [11,907.5 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,278 miles [8,494.1 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>
Off-the-Road Links ...
Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Rally Hill. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.
The official website for State of Arkansas: https://portal.arkansas.gov/
Footnotes ...
| <1> | 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 from Point A (ie- Rally Hill) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Rally Hill. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 36.1594, Longitude: -92.9528 In this case, the coordinates for Rally Hill have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <2> | 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. |
| <3> | 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. |
| <4> | 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 Rally Hill to the Middle East to be East and South, the Great Circle Route actually lies to the North and East. |
| <5> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 317.739 degrees. |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 314.35 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 312.43 degrees. |