Outdoor Activities ...
As we travel, we like to pursue some of our interests (such as astronomy and bird watching).
When in The Basin, we use the following websites to find information relevant to The Basin and the surrounding area.
- Weather ...
- Before heading outdoors, you should check the weather:
- The National Weather Service forecast for The Basin
- 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 The Basin:
- 36.098130, -93.158510
- 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.
- The Heavens-Above Website, centered on The Basin
- 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 Newton County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- eBird sighting report for Newton County
- Since The Basin is near Boone County and also Carroll County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- eBird sighting report for Boone County
- eBird sighting report for Carroll 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:
- Waymark.com
Communities Also Named The Basin ...
We found twelve communities that share the name The Basin.
Within Arkansas, the name The Basin is unique.
Beyond Arkansas, we know of another twelve communities that are located throughout in the United States.
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- Alabama
- California
- Colorado
- Idaho
- Maine
- Mississippi
- George County
- We found mention of this community, but have little information.<2> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Mississippi community of The Basin [George County].
- Jackson County
- We found mention of this community, but have little information. For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Mississippi community of The Basin [Jackson County].
- Montana
- Texas
- Utah
- West Virginia
- Wyoming
Curious and Interesting Names Near The Basin ...
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.
- Diamond Cave
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Diamond Cave have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Diamond Cave
- Diamond Cave is located in Newton County
- Dogpatch
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast) - Flatwoods
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south) - Grubb Springs
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Grubb Springs have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grubb Springs
- Grubb Springs is located in Boone County
- Hasty
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast) - Hill Top
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest) - Jasper
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Jasper have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jasper
- Jasper is located in Newton County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 479 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Jasper <5>
- Little Buffalo ‑ Historic
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Little Buffalo have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Little Buffalo
- Little Buffalo is located in Newton County
- Mount Pleasant ‑ Historic
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Mount Pleasant have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Pleasant
- Mount Pleasant is located in Boone County
- Red Bank
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest) - Sulphur Spring ‑ Historic
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Sulphur Spring have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sulphur Spring
- Sulphur Spring is located in Newton County
How Far From The Basin 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 The Basin to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in The Basin and extending to:
- Jasper, which is the Seat of Newton County, lies just to the South Southwest.
- Little Rock, which is the State Capital of Arkansas, lies 106 miles [170.6 km]<1> to the south southeast (SSE). If you could drive a straight line from The Basin to Little Rock, with an average speed<6>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 6 days. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take 5 days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 902 miles [1,451.6 km] to the east northeast (ENE). Driving would take most of two days, a buggy would take 36 days and walking would take 52 days.
- The shortest distance<7> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,675 miles [10,742.4 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<8>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,410 miles [11,925.2 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<9>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,289 miles [8,511.8 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<10>
Off-the-Road Links ...
Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for The Basin. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.
The official website for State of Arkansas: https://portal.arkansas.gov/
Footnotes ...
| <1> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- The Basin) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in The Basin. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 36.0981, Longitude: -93.1585 In this case, the coordinates for The Basin have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <2> | 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 Bird Creek to see Pete ... Bird Creek 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 The Basin 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. |
| <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 The Basin, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <4> | The location has been supplied by the Geographic Names Information System - which is maintained by the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS). While these values should be definitive, we found that accuracy can vary and you should double-check the location if accuracy is required. |
| <5> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <6> | 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. |
| <7> | 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 The Basin to the Middle East to be East and South, the Great Circle Route actually lies to the North and East. |
| <8> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 317.869 degrees. |
| <9> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 314.494 degrees. |
| <10> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 312.535 degrees. |