Outdoor Activities ...

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

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

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

• 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 Archey Valley:
  • 35.696467, -92.725443
  • 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 Archey Valley

• 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 Van Buren County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Van Buren County
  • Since Archey Valley is near Pope County and also Searcy County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Pope County
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Searcy 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 Archey Valley

Curious and Interesting Names Near Archey Valley ...

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.

• Booster
  (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
  • Booster is located in Searcy County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Booster
• Chimes
  (Less than 2 miles to the west)
  • Chimes is located in Van Buren County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chimes
• Crabtree
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
  • Crabtree is located in Van Buren County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crabtree
• Lost Corner
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
  • Lost Corner is located in Pope County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lost Corner
• Magic Springs
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
  • Magic Springs is located in Searcy County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Magic Springs
• Okay ‑ Historic
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
  • Okay is located in Pope County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Okay
• Racket Ridge ‑ Historic
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
  • Racket Ridge is located in Van Buren County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Racket Ridge
• Raspberry
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
  • Raspberry is located in Pope County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Raspberry
• Rocky Hill
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
  • Rocky Hill is located in Van Buren County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rocky Hill
• Welcome Home
  (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
  • Welcome Home is located in Searcy County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Welcome Home
• Williams Gulf ‑ Historic
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
  • Williams Gulf is located in Van Buren County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Williams Gulf
• Zion Hill
  (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
  • Zion Hill is located in Van Buren County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Zion Hill

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

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

• Clinton, which is the Seat of Van Buren County, lies 16 miles [25.7 km]<1> to the east southeast. If you could walk a straight line from Archey Valley to Clinton, with an average speed<2> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take most of a day to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take five to six hours.
• Little Rock, which is the State Capital of Arkansas, lies 71 miles [114.3 km] to the south southeast (SSE). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take less than two hours, a buggy would take about three full days and walking would take 4 days.
• The White House (Washington, DC) is 888 miles [1,429.1 km] to the east northeast (ENE). Driving would take most of two days, a buggy would take 35 days and walking would take 51 days.
• The shortest distance<3> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,679 miles [10,748.8 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<4>
• The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,412 miles [11,928.5 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
• The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,290 miles [8,513.4 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>'