Outdoor Activities ...

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

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

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

• 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 Auvergne:
  • 35.514025, -91.230510
  • 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 Auvergne

• 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 Jackson County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Jackson County
  • Since Auvergne is near Woodruff County and also Independence County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Woodruff County
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Independence 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 Auvergne

Curious and Interesting Names Near Auvergne ...

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.

• Airport Village
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
  • Airport Village is located in Jackson County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Airport Village
• Crossroads
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
  • Crossroads is located in Jackson County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crossroads
• Eightmile ‑ Historic
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
  • Eightmile is located in Jackson County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eightmile
• Erwin
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
  • Erwin is located in Jackson County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Erwin
• Horseshoe
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
  • Horseshoe is located in Jackson County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Horseshoe
• Island Town
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
  • Island Town is located in Jackson County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Island Town
• Johnstown
  (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
  • Johnstown is located in Jackson County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Johnstown
• Murphys Corner
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
  • Murphys Corner is located in Jackson County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Murphys Corner
• Nuckles
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
  • Nuckles is located in Jackson County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nuckles
• Olyphant
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
  • Olyphant is located in Jackson County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Olyphant
• Stringers Mill
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
  • Stringers Mill is located in Jackson County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stringers Mill

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

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

• Newport, which is the Seat of Jackson County, lies just to the North Northwest.
• Little Rock, which is the State Capital of Arkansas, lies 79 miles [127.1 km]<1> to the southwest (SW). If you could drive a straight line from Auvergne to Little Rock, with an average speed<2>of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, it would take less than two hours to make the trip. A comfortable walk of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour would take 5 days. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take most of three days.
• The White House (Washington, DC) is 813 miles [1,308.4 km] to the east northeast (ENE). Driving would take just about two full days, a buggy would take 32 days and walking would take 47 days.
• The shortest distance<3> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,632 miles [10,673.2 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<4>
• The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,360 miles [11,844.8 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
• The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,236 miles [8,426.5 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>'