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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 Argosy, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Argosy 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 Argosy:
- 36.383399, -92.073764
- 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 Argosy
- 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 Fulton County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Fulton County
- Since Argosy is near Baxter County and also Howell County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Baxter County
- Open the eBird sighting report for Howell 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 Argosy
Communities Also Named Argosy ...
We found one communities that are also named Argosy.
Within Arkansas, the name Argosy is unique.
Beyond Arkansas, there is another community also named Argosy in Canada.
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- New Brunswick
- This Argosy lies 1,444 miles [2,323.9 km]<1> to the northeast of the Argosy that is located in Fulton County.
Curious and Interesting Names Near Argosy ...
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.
- County Line
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- County Line is located in Fulton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for County Line
- Covey ‑ Historic
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Covey is located in Baxter County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Covey
- Diamond Bay
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Diamond Bay is located in Baxter County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Diamond Bay
- Elizabeth
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Flint Springs
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Flint Springs is located in Fulton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Flint Springs
- Hand ‑ Historic
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Hand is located in Baxter County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hand
- Holiday Hills
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Holiday Hills is located in Baxter County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Holiday Hills
- Mitchell
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Mitchell is located in Fulton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mitchell
- Shady Grove
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Shady Grove is located in Fulton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shady Grove
- Wake ‑ Historic
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Wake is located in Baxter County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wake
- Wild Cherry
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Wild Cherry is located in Fulton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wild Cherry
- Woods Point Landing
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Woods Point Landing is located in Baxter County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woods Point Landing
How Far From Argosy 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 Argosy to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers and using the location of where the historic<3> community of Argosy once stood, the straight-line distance beginning in Argosy and extending to:
- Salem, which is the Seat of Fulton County, lies 13 miles [20.9 km]<1> to the east. If you could walk a straight line from Argosy to Salem, with an average speed<4> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take 6 hours to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take four to five hours.
- Little Rock, which is the State Capital of Arkansas, lies 114 miles [183.5 km] to the south (S). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take about two hours, a buggy would take 5 days and walking would take 7 days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 839 miles [1,350.2 km] to the east northeast (ENE). Driving would take just about two full days, a buggy would take 33 days and walking would take 48 days.
- The shortest distance<5> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,620 miles [10,653.9 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,353 miles [11,833.5 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,231 miles [8,418.5 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 obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Argosy) 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> | We use the term 'Historic' broadly and it generally means that the community no longer exists. However, it can also mean that the community might still exist, but was significantly larger or had a more 'official' existence in the past than it does now. Unfortunately our sources of data have proven to be unreliable. If you can provide us with more specific information about Argosy, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <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 Argosy 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 Argosy. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 36.3834, Longitude: -92.0738 In this case, the coordinates for Argosy have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 317.178 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 313.73 degrees. |
| <8> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 311.986 degrees. |
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