Outdoor Activities ...

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

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

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

• 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 Apt:
  • 35.774243, -90.672334
  • 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 Apt

• 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 Craighead County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Craighead County
  • Since Apt is near Poinsett County and also Greene County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Poinsett County
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Greene 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 Apt

Curious and Interesting Names Near Apt ...

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.

• Buck Snort
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
  • Buck Snort is located in Craighead County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Buck Snort
• Buffalolick ‑ Historic
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
  • Buffalolick is located in Poinsett County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Buffalolick
• Davis Spur
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
  • Davis Spur is located in Craighead County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Davis Spur
• Greenfield
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
  • Greenfield is located in Poinsett County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greenfield
• Gum Point
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
  • Gum Point is located in Craighead County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gum Point
• Herman
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
  • Herman is located in Craighead County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Herman
• Huskey
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
  • Huskey is located in Poinsett County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Huskey
• March ‑ Historic
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
  • March is located in Craighead County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for March
• Pleasant Grove
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
  • Pleasant Grove is located in Craighead County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pleasant Grove
• Ridge
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
  • Ridge is located in Craighead County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ridge
• Shady Grove
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
  • Shady Grove is located in Poinsett County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shady Grove
• Stacy
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
  • Stacy is located in Poinsett County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stacy

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

With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance<1> beginning in Apt and extending to:

• Little Rock, which is the State Capital of Arkansas, lies 114 miles [183.5 km]<1> to the southwest (SW). If you could drive a straight line from Apt to Little Rock, with an average speed<2>of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, it would take about two hours to make the trip. A comfortable walk of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour would take 7 days. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take 5 days.
• The White House (Washington, DC) is 778 miles [1,252.1 km] to the east northeast (ENE). Driving would take just about two full days, a buggy would take 31 days and walking would take 45 days.
• The shortest distance<3> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,597 miles [10,616.8 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<4>
• The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,324 miles [11,786.8 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
• The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,201 miles [8,370.2 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>'