Outdoor Activities ...

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

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

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

• 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 Urbanette:
  • 36.417991, -93.533675
  • 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 Urbanette

• 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 Carroll County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
  • eBird sighting report for Carroll County
  • Since Urbanette is near Conway County and also Stone County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
  • eBird sighting report for Conway 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

Curious and Interesting Names Near Urbanette ...

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.

• Carr Lane
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Carr Lane have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carr Lane
  • Carr Lane is located in Stone County (MO)
• Freeman ‑ Historic
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Freeman have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Freeman
  • Freeman is located in Carroll County
• Grandview
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Grandview have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grandview
  • Grandview is located in Carroll County
• Green Forest
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Green Forest
  • Green Forest is located in Carroll County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,934 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Green Forest <2>
• High
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for High have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for High
  • High is located in Carroll County
• Maple
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Maple have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maple
  • Maple is located in Carroll County
• Oak Grove
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oak Grove
  • Oak Grove is located in Carroll County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 390 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Oak Grove <2>
• Pleasant Ridge
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Pleasant Ridge have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pleasant Ridge
  • Pleasant Ridge is located in Carroll County
• Polo ‑ Historic
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Polo have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Polo
  • Polo is located in Carroll County
• Summers Ford
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Summers Ford have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Summers Ford
  • Summers Ford is located in Carroll County

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

With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance<3> beginning in Urbanette and extending to:

• Little Rock, which is the State Capital of Arkansas, lies 136 miles [218.9 km]<3> to the south southeast (SSE). If you could drive a straight line from Urbanette to Little Rock, with an average speed<4>of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, it would take less than three hours to make the trip. A comfortable walk of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour would take 8 days. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take 6 days.
• The White House (Washington, DC) is 916 miles [1,474.2 km] to the east northeast (ENE). Driving would take most of two days, a buggy would take 36 days and walking would take 52 days.
• The shortest distance<5> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,673 miles [10,739.2 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
• The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,409 miles [11,923.6 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>
• The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,290 miles [8,513.4 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<8>

Off-the-Road Links ...

Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Urbanette. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.

The official website for State of Arkansas: https://portal.arkansas.gov/