Outdoor Activities ...

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

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

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

• 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 Bare Stone:
  • 35.428137, -91.639026
  • 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 Bare Stone

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

Curious and Interesting Names Near Bare Stone ...

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.

• Clear Water ‑ Historic
  (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
  • Clear Water is located in White County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clear Water
• Denmark
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
  • Denmark is located in Jackson County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Denmark
• Dewey
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
  • Dewey is located in White County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dewey
• Hickory Flat
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
  • Hickory Flat is located in White County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hickory Flat
• Little Red
  (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
  • Little Red is located in White County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Little Red
• Providence
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
  • Providence is located in White County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Providence
• Short ‑ Historic
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
  • Short is located in White County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Short
• Steprock
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
  • Steprock is located in White County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Steprock
• Twentythree
  (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
  • Twentythree is located in White County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Twentythree
• Velvet Ridge
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
  • Velvet Ridge is located in White County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Velvet Ridge

How Far From Bare Stone to ...

We spend a lot of time looking through Gazetteers, Almanacs & Directories that were published in the late 1800's and early 1900's. Many of the Gazetteers include the distance from a community such as Bare Stone to various places of note, such as the White House.

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

• Searcy, which is the Seat of White County, lies 13 miles [20.9 km]<1> to the south southwest. If you could walk a straight line from Bare Stone to Searcy, with an average speed<2> 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 59 miles [95 km] to the southwest (SW). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take less than an hour, a buggy would take about three full days and walking would take most of three days.
• The White House (Washington, DC) is 837 miles [1,347 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<3> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,652 miles [10,705.4 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<4>
• The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,380 miles [11,877 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
• The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,257 miles [8,460.3 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>'