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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 Base Line, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Base Line 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 Base Line:
- 34.668148, -92.317930
- 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 Base Line
- 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 Pulaski County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Pulaski County
- Since Base Line is near Saline County and also Grant County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Saline County
- Open the eBird sighting report for Grant 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 Base Line
Communities Also Named Base Line ...
We found four communities that are also named Base Line.
Within Arkansas, the name Base Line is unique.
Beyond Arkansas, we know of four communities that are located in the United States.
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- California
- San Bernardino County
- We found mention of this community, but have little information.<1> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the California community of Base Line [San Bernardino County].
- Kansas
- Crawford County
- We found mention of this community, but have little information.<1> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Kansas community of Base Line [Crawford County].
- Michigan
- Macomb County
- This community is historic<2> and although located in Macomb County, we don't know where within the county.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Macomb County community of Base Line.
- Oregon
- Multnomah County
- We found mention of this community, but have little information.<1> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Oregon community of Base Line [Multnomah County].
Curious and Interesting Names Near Base Line ...
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.
- Cloverdale
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- Cloverdale is located in Pulaski County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cloverdale
- Deer Meadow
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- Deer Meadow is located in Pulaski County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Deer Meadow
- Gum Springs
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- Gum Springs is located in Pulaski County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gum Springs
- Hot Springs Junction
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Hot Springs Junction is located in Pulaski County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hot Springs Junction
- Landmark
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Landmark is located in Pulaski County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Landmark
- Landmark has also been known as:
- Parkers - Iron Springs
- Mabelvale
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Meadowcliff
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- Meadowcliff is located in Pulaski County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Meadowcliff
- Pecan Lake
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Pecan Lake is located in Pulaski County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pecan Lake
- Ponderosa
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- Ponderosa is located in Pulaski County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ponderosa
- Rusty Pines
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- Rusty Pines is located in Pulaski County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rusty Pines
- Skylark
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- Skylark is located in Pulaski County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Skylark
- Woodland Ridge
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Woodland Ridge is located in Pulaski County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woodland Ridge
- Woodyardville
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- Woodyardville is located in Pulaski County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woodyardville
How Far From Base Line 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 Base Line to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance<4> beginning in Base Line and extending to:
- Little Rock, which is the Seat of Pulaski County, lies just to the North Northeast.
- Little Rock, which is the State Capital of Arkansas, lies just to the north northeast (NNE).
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 892 miles [1,435.5 km]<4> to the east northeast (ENE). If you could drive a straight line from Base Line to White House, with an average speed<5>of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, it would take most of two days to make the trip. A comfortable walk of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour would take 51 days. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take 35 days.
- The shortest distance<6> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,716 miles [10,808.4 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,444 miles [11,980 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<8>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,321 miles [8,563.3 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<9>'
Footnotes ...
| <1> | If we encounter the name of what might be a community, our methodology is to add that name to our Gazetteer as a placeholder. As we find more information about that community, it will be added to our Gazetteer.
Just as a reminder: Our definition of a community is rather broad and includes those places (or areas) where several families lived and had a name which identified that place. For example, you might hear somebody say that they are going over to Mile's to see Pete ... Mile's is just a gas station and a couple of homes at the crossroads. While it might not be on the map, everybody in the area knows it by that name.
Places of interest include buildings at a crossroad, several families clustered in a hollow or maybe the location of a way station. It also includes places like mines, lumber camps, ferry crossings, etc. The community might still exist, is now gone or only existed for just a short period of time.
Also keep in mind that Base Line could have been on the original document by mistake, misspelled, the original/alternate name of a community that we've listed elsewhere or was placed in the wrong county. Sometimes a post office or train station would have a different name than the community where it's located, so two names might be referring to the same community - we're working to straighten it all out. |
| <2> | 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 Base Line, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <3> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <4> | 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- Base Line) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |
| <5> | 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. |
| <6> | 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 Base Line 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 Base Line. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 34.6681, Longitude: -92.3179 In this case, the coordinates for Base Line have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 317.203 degrees. |
| <8> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 313.531 degrees. |
| <9> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 312.403 degrees. |
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