Outdoor Activities ...
As we travel, we like to pursue some of our interests (such as astronomy and bird watching).
When in Waltreak, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Waltreak and the surrounding area.
- Weather ...
- Before heading outdoors, you should check the weather:
- The National Weather Service forecast for Waltreak
- 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 Waltreak:
- 34.984107, -93.614999
- 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 Waltreak
- 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 Yell County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- eBird sighting report for Yell County
- Since Waltreak is near Scott County and also Logan County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- eBird sighting report for Scott County
- eBird sighting report for Logan 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 Waltreak ...
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.
- Blue Ball
(5 miles [8 km] to the west) - Gravelly
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gravelly
- Gravelly is located in Yell County
- Havana
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Havana have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Havana
- Havana is located in Yell County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 363 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Havana <2>
- Marvinville
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Marvinville have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marvinville
- Marvinville is located in Yell County
- Pleasant Hill
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Pleasant Hill have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pleasant Hill
- Pleasant Hill is located in Yell County
- Quarry Heights
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Quarry Heights have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Quarry Heights
- Quarry Heights is located in Yell County
- Shark
(5 miles [8 km] to the east) - Union Hill
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Union Hill have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Union Hill
- Union Hill is located in Scott County
- Walnut Grove
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Walnut Grove have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Walnut Grove
- Walnut Grove is located in Yell County
- Waveland
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north) - Wing
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wing
- Wing is located in Yell County
- Young Gravelly
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Young Gravelly have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Young Gravelly
- Young Gravelly is located in Yell County
How Far From Waltreak 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 Waltreak to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance<3> beginning in Waltreak and extending to:
- Little Rock, which is the State Capital of Arkansas, lies 78 miles [125.5 km]<3> to the east southeast (ESE). If you could drive a straight line from Waltreak to Little Rock, with an average speed<4>of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, it would take less than two hours to make the trip. A comfortable walk of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour would take 5 days. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take most of three days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 952 miles [1,532.1 km] to the east northeast (ENE). Driving would take most of two days, a buggy would take 38 days and walking would take 54 days.
- The shortest distance<5> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,750 miles [10,863.1 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,482 miles [12,041.1 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,360 miles [8,626.1 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<8>
Off-the-Road Links ...
Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Waltreak. 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 obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Waltreak) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Waltreak. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 34.9841, Longitude: -93.6150 |
| <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 Waltreak 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 318.075 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 314.587 degrees. |
| <8> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 312.93 degrees. |