Outdoor Activities ...
As we travel, we like to pursue some of our interests (such as astronomy and bird watching).
When in Tumbling Shoals, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Tumbling Shoals and the surrounding area.
- Weather ...
- Before heading outdoors, you should check the weather:
- The National Weather Service forecast for Tumbling Shoals
- 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 Tumbling Shoals:
- 35.541511, -91.967272
- 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 Tumbling Shoals
- 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 Cleburne County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- eBird sighting report for Cleburne County
- Since Tumbling Shoals is near White County and also Stone County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- eBird sighting report for White County
- eBird sighting report for Stone 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 Tumbling Shoals ...
We found one communities that share the name Tumbling Shoals.
Within Arkansas, the name Tumbling Shoals is unique.
Beyond Arkansas, there is another community also named Tumbling Shoals in the United States.
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- South Carolina
- Laurens County
- This community is historic<1> and we have very little information. For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the South Carolina community of Tumbling Shoals [Laurens County].
- South Carolina
Curious and Interesting Names Near Tumbling Shoals ...
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.
- Everett ‑ Historic
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest) - Fivemile
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north) - Floral
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Floral
- Floral is located in Independence County
- Hickory Flat
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Hickory Flat have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hickory Flat
- Hickory Flat is located in White County
- Hopewell
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest) - Ida
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Ida have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ida
- Ida is located in Cleburne County
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Ida <3>
- Libby ‑ Historic
(5 miles [8 km] to the south) - Lone Pine
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west) - Lower Ferry
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Lower Ferry have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lower Ferry
- Lower Ferry is located in Cleburne County
- Continue List (6 more) ...
- Post Oak
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west) - Price Ford
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Price Ford have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Price Ford
- Price Ford is located in Cleburne County
- Rainbow Island
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rainbow Island
- Rainbow Island is located in Cleburne County
- Slick Rock Ford
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Slick Rock Ford have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Slick Rock Ford
- Slick Rock Ford is located in Cleburne County
- Sunny Slope
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Sunny Slope have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sunny Slope
- Sunny Slope is located in Cleburne County
- Wolf Bayou
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Wolf Bayou have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wolf Bayou
- Wolf Bayou is located in Cleburne County
- Post Oak
How Far From Tumbling Shoals to ...
We spend a lot of time looking through Gazetteers, Almanacs & Directories that were published in the late 1800's and early 1900's. Many of the Gazetteers include the distance from a community such as Tumbling Shoals to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance<4> beginning in Tumbling Shoals and extending to:
- Heber Springs, which is the Seat of Cleburne County, lies just to the Southwest.
- Little Rock, which is the State Capital of Arkansas, lies 57 miles [91.7 km]<4> to the south southwest (SSW). If you could walk a straight line from Tumbling Shoals to Little Rock, with an average speed<5> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take most of three days to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take over two days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 851 miles [1,369.6 km] to the east northeast (ENE). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take just about two full days, a buggy would take 34 days and walking would take 49 days.
- The shortest distance<6> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,658 miles [10,715 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,388 miles [11,889.8 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<8>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,266 miles [8,474.8 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<9>
Off-the-Road Links ...
Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Tumbling Shoals. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.
The official website for State of Arkansas: https://portal.arkansas.gov/
Footnotes ...
| <1> | We use the term 'Historic' broadly and it generally means that the community no longer exists. However, it can also mean that the community might still exist, but was significantly larger or had a more 'official' existence in the past than it does now. Unfortunately our sources of data have proven to be unreliable. If you can provide us with more specific information about Tumbling Shoals, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <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're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <4> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' (or 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- Tumbling Shoals) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Tumbling Shoals. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 35.5415, Longitude: -91.9673 |
| <5> | 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. |
| <6> | 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 Tumbling Shoals to the Middle East to be East and South, the Great Circle Route actually lies to the North and East. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 317.047 degrees. |
| <8> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 313.466 degrees. |
| <9> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 312.094 degrees. |