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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 Appleby, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Appleby 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 Appleby:
- 36.021192, -94.246318
- 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 Appleby
- 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 Washington County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Washington County
- Since Appleby is near Benton County and also Madison County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Benton County
- Open the eBird sighting report for Madison 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 Appleby
Communities Also Named Appleby ...
We found three communities that are also named Appleby.
Within Arkansas, the name Appleby is unique.
Beyond Arkansas, we know of three communities that are located in the United States and Canada. Of these three communities, .
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- Ontario
- This Appleby lies 919 miles [1,479 km]<1> to the northeast of the Appleby that is located in Washington County.
- South Dakota
- Codington County
- This Appleby is located in Codington County and lies 624 miles [1,004.2 km]<1> to the north northwest of the Appleby that is located in Washington County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Codington County community of Appleby.
- Texas
- Nacogdoches County
- This Appleby is located in Nacogdoches County and lies 297 miles [478 km]<1> to the south of the Appleby that is located in Washington County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Nacogdoches County community of Appleby.
Curious and Interesting Names Near Appleby ...
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.
- Barbara ‑ Historic
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Barbara is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Barbara
- Black Oak
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Black Oak is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Black Oak
- Greenland
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Greenland is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greenland
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,397 people
- Gulley
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Gulley is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gulley
- Hogeye
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Hogeye is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hogeye
- Lincoln
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Prairie Grove
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Shady Grove
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- Shady Grove is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shady Grove
- Starks
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- Starks is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Starks
- Strain
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- Strain is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Strain
- Walnut Grove
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- Walnut Grove is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Walnut Grove
How Far From Appleby 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 Appleby to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Appleby and extending to:
- Fayetteville, which is the Seat of Washington County, lies just to the Northeast.
- Little Rock, which is the State Capital of Arkansas, lies 142 miles [228.5 km]<1> to the southeast (SE). If you could drive a straight line from Appleby to Little Rock, with an average speed<3>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 962 miles [1,548.2 km] to the east northeast (ENE). Driving would take most of two days, a buggy would take 38 days and walking would take 55 days.
- The shortest distance<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,720 miles [10,814.8 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,456 miles [11,999.3 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,337 miles [8,589.1 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>'
Footnotes ...
| <1> | 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 drawn from Point A (ie- Appleby) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |
| <2> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <3> | 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. |
| <4> | 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 Appleby 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 Appleby. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 36.0212, Longitude: -94.2463 In this case, the coordinates for Appleby have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <5> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 318.584 degrees. |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 315.314 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 313.05 degrees. |
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