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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 Bailes, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Bailes 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 Bailes:
    • 35.134812, -90.563994
    • 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 Bailes
  • 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 Saint Francis County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
    • Open the eBird sighting report for Saint Francis County
    • Since Bailes is near Cross County and also Crittenden County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
    • Open the eBird sighting report for Cross County
    • Open the eBird sighting report for Crittenden 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 Bailes

Curious and Interesting Names Near Bailes ...

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.

  • Blackfish
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
    • Blackfish is located in Saint Francis County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blackfish
  • Cottonwood Corner
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
    • Cottonwood Corner is located in Saint Francis County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cottonwood Corner
  • Dixie
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
    • Dixie is located in Crittenden County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dixie
  • Flag Lake Crossing
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
    • Flag Lake Crossing is located in Cross County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Flag Lake Crossing
  • Hicks Station
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
    • Hicks Station is located in Saint Francis County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hicks Station
  • New Home
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
    • New Home is located in Saint Francis County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Home
  • New Shady Grove
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
    • New Shady Grove is located in Saint Francis County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Shady Grove
  • Rose Place
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
    • Rose Place is located in Cross County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rose Place
  • Round Pond
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
    • Round Pond is located in Saint Francis County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Round Pond
  • Shell Lake
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
    • Shell Lake is located in Saint Francis County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shell Lake
  • Wildcat ‑ Historic
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
    • Wildcat is located in Crittenden County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wildcat

How Far From Bailes 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 Bailes 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<1> community of Bailes once stood, the straight-line distance<2> beginning in Bailes and extending to:

  • Forrest City, which is the Seat of Saint Francis County, lies 15 miles [24.1 km]<2> to the southwest. If you could walk a straight line from Bailes to Forrest City, with an average speed<3> 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 four to five hours.
  • Little Rock, which is the State Capital of Arkansas, lies 99 miles [159.3 km] to the west southwest (WSW). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take less than two hours, a buggy would take three full days and walking would take 6 days.
  • The White House (Washington, DC) is 788 miles [1,268.2 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<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,625 miles [10,661.9 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
  • The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,350 miles [11,828.7 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
  • The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,226 miles [8,410.4 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>'

Footnotes ...

<1>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 Bailes, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.
<2>Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'point-to-point' distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Bailes) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'.
<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 Bailes 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 Bailes. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 35.1348, Longitude: -90.5640       In this case, the coordinates for Bailes have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).
<5>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 316.115 degrees.
<6>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 312.33 degrees.
<7>The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 311.548 degrees.