Outdoor Activities ...

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

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

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

• 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 American Manor:
  • 34.661760, -92.321263
  • 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 American Manor

• 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 American Manor is near Saline County and also Grant County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Saline County
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Grant 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 American Manor

Curious and Interesting Names Near American Manor ...

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.

• Cloverdale
  (Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
  • Cloverdale is located in Pulaski County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cloverdale
• Deer Meadow
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
  • Deer Meadow is located in Pulaski County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Deer Meadow
• Gum Springs
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
  • Gum Springs is located in Pulaski County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gum Springs
• Landmark
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
  • Landmark is located in Pulaski County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Landmark
  • Landmark has also been known as:
  • Parkers - Iron Springs
• Mabelvale
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
  • Mabelvale is located in Pulaski County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mabelvale
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Mabelvale <1>
• Meadowcliff
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
  • Meadowcliff is located in Pulaski County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Meadowcliff
• Ponderosa
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
  • Ponderosa is located in Pulaski County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ponderosa
• Rusty Pines
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
  • Rusty Pines is located in Pulaski County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rusty Pines
• Skylark
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
  • Skylark is located in Pulaski County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Skylark
• Woodland Ridge
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
  • Woodland Ridge is located in Pulaski County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woodland Ridge
• Woodyardville
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
  • Woodyardville is located in Pulaski County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woodyardville

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

With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance<2> beginning in American Manor and extending to:

• Little Rock, which is the Seat of Pulaski County, lies just to the North Northeast.
• Little Rock, which is the State Capital of Arkansas, lies just to the north northeast (NNE).
• The White House (Washington, DC) is 893 miles [1,437.1 km]<2> to the east northeast (ENE). If you could drive a straight line from American Manor to White House, with an average speed<3>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<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,717 miles [10,810 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
• The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,445 miles [11,981.6 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
• The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,321 miles [8,563.3 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>'