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Outdoor Activities ...
As we travel, we like to pursue some of our interests (such as astronomy and bird watching).
When in Amboy, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Amboy and the surrounding area.
- 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 Amboy:
- 34.805924, -92.291540
- 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.
- Open the Heavens-Above website centered on Amboy
- 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 Pulaski County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Pulaski County
- Since Amboy is near Faulkner County and also Lonoke County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Faulkner County
- Open the eBird sighting report for Lonoke 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:
- Open the Waymark.com report for Amboy
Communities Also Named Amboy ...
We found seventeen communities that are also named Amboy.
Within Arkansas, the name Amboy is unique.
Beyond Arkansas, we know of seventeen communities that are located in the United States.
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- California
- San Bernardino County
- This Amboy is located in San Bernardino County and lies 1,328 miles [2,137.2 km]<1> to the west of the Amboy that is located in Pulaski County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the San Bernardino County community of Amboy.
- Georgia
- Turner County
- We found mention of this community, but have little information.<2> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Georgia community of Amboy [Turner County].
- Wilcox County
- We found mention of this community, but have little information. For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Georgia community of Amboy [Wilcox County].
- Illinois
- Lee County
- This Amboy is located in Lee County and lies 503 miles [809.5 km]<1> to the north northeast of the Amboy that is located in Pulaski County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Lee County community of Amboy.
- Indiana
- Miami County
- This Amboy is located in Miami County and lies 529 miles [851.3 km]<1> to the northeast of the Amboy that is located in Pulaski County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Miami County community of Amboy.
- Iowa
- Jasper County
- We found mention of this community, but have little information.<2> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Iowa community of Amboy [Jasper County].
- Kansas
- Rooks County
- We found mention of this community, but have little information.<2> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Kansas community of Amboy [Rooks County].
- Michigan
- Hillsdale County
- We found mention of this community, but have little information.<2> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Michigan community of Amboy [Hillsdale County].
- Minnesota
- Blue Earth County
- This Amboy is located in Blue Earth County and lies 634 miles [1,020.3 km]<1> to the north of the Amboy that is located in Pulaski County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Blue Earth County community of Amboy.
- Otter Tail County
- We found mention of this community, but have little information.<2> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Minnesota community of Amboy [Otter Tail County].
- Nebraska
- Webster County
- This Amboy is located in Webster County and lies 496 miles [798.2 km]<1> to the northwest of the Amboy that is located in Pulaski County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Webster County community of Amboy.
- New York
- Onondaga County
- This Amboy is located in Onondaga County and lies 1,029 miles [1,656 km]<1> to the northeast of the Amboy that is located in Pulaski County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Onondaga County community of Amboy.
- North Carolina
- Chowan County
- We found mention of this community, but have little information.<2> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the North Carolina community of Amboy [Chowan County].
- Ohio
- Ashtabula County
- This Amboy is located in Ashtabula County and lies 799 miles [1,285.9 km]<1> to the northeast of the Amboy that is located in Pulaski County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Ashtabula County community of Amboy.
- South Dakota
- Sanborn County
- We found mention of this community, but have little information.<2> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the South Dakota community of Amboy [Sanborn County].
- Washington
- Clark County
- This Amboy is located in Clark County and lies 1,748 miles [2,813.1 km]<1> to the northwest of the Amboy that is located in Pulaski County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Clark County community of Amboy.
- West Virginia
- Preston County
- This Amboy is located in Preston County and lies 766 miles [1,232.8 km]<1> to the east northeast of the Amboy that is located in Pulaski County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Preston County community of Amboy.
Curious and Interesting Names Near Amboy ...
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.
- Booker
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Booker is located in Pulaski County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Booker
- Crystal Hill
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- Crystal Hill is located in Pulaski County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crystal Hill
- Dixie
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Dixie is located in Pulaski County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dixie
- Fairman
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Fairman is located in Pulaski County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fairman
- Little Rock
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Marche
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Marche is located in Pulaski County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marche
- Melanie Park
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- Melanie Park is located in Pulaski County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Melanie Park
- Mineral ‑ Historic
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Mineral is located in Pulaski County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mineral
- Oak Grove
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Oak Grove is located in Pulaski County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oak Grove
- Overlook Park
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Overlook Park is located in Pulaski County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Overlook Park
- Park Hill
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- Park Hill is located in Pulaski County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Park Hill
- Pecan Grove
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Pecan Grove is located in Pulaski County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pecan Grove
- Continue List (4 more) ...
- Rose City
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Rose City is located in Pulaski County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rose City
- Silver Creek
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Silver Creek is located in Pulaski County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Silver Creek
- Tanglewood
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- Tanglewood is located in Pulaski County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tanglewood
- Timber Creek
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Timber Creek is located in Pulaski County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Timber Creek
How Far From Amboy 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 Amboy to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Amboy and extending to:
- Little Rock, which is the Seat of Pulaski County, lies just to the South Southeast.
- Little Rock, which is the State Capital of Arkansas, lies just to the south southeast (SSE).
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 887 miles [1,427.5 km]<1> to the east northeast (ENE). If you could drive a straight line from Amboy to White House, with an average speed<4>of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, it would take most of two days to make the trip. A comfortable walk of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour would take 51 days. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take 35 days.
- The shortest distance<5> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,708 miles [10,795.5 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,437 miles [11,968.7 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,313 miles [8,550.4 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<8>'
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 drawn from Point A (ie- Amboy) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |
| <2> | If we encounter the name of what might be a community, our methodology is to add that name to our Gazetteer as a placeholder. As we find more information about that community, it will be added to our Gazetteer.
Just as a reminder: Our definition of a community is rather broad and includes those places (or areas) where several families lived and had a name which identified that place. For example, you might hear somebody say that they are going over to Rock Creek to see Pete ... Rock Creek is just a gas station and a couple of homes at the crossroads. While it might not be on the map, everybody in the area knows it by that name.
Places of interest include buildings at a crossroad, several families clustered in a hollow or maybe the location of a way station. It also includes places like mines, lumber camps, ferry crossings, etc. The community might still exist, is now gone or only existed for just a short period of time.
Also keep in mind that Amboy could have been on the original document by mistake, misspelled, the original/alternate name of a community that we've listed elsewhere or was placed in the wrong county. Sometimes a post office or train station would have a different name than the community where it's located, so two names might be referring to the same community - we're working to straighten it all out. |
| <3> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <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 Amboy to the Middle East to be East and South, the Great Circle Route actually lies to the North and East.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Amboy. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 34.8059, Longitude: -92.2915 In this case, the coordinates for Amboy have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 317.197 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 313.543 degrees. |
| <8> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 312.368 degrees. |
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