Outdoor Activities ...
As we travel, we like to pursue some of our interests (such as astronomy and bird watching).
When in Bone Town, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Bone Town and the surrounding area.
- Weather ...
- Before heading outdoors, you should check the weather:
- The National Weather Service forecast for Bone Town
- 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 Bone Town:
- 36.044793, -91.776534
- 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 Bone Town
- 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 Izard County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- eBird sighting report for Izard County
- Since Bone Town is near Sharp County and also Independence County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- eBird sighting report for Sharp County
- 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:
- Waymark.com
Communities Also Named Bone Town ...
We found one communities that share the name Bone Town.
Within Arkansas, the name Bone Town is unique.
Beyond Arkansas, there is another community also named Bone Town in Canada.
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- Alberta
- We haven't found the location of this community yet.
- Alberta
Curious and Interesting Names Near Bone Town ...
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.
- Evening Shade
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Evening Shade have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Evening Shade
- Evening Shade is located in Sharp County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 442 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Evening Shade <2>
- Franklin
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Franklin have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Franklin
- Franklin is located in Izard County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 191 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Franklin <2>
- Jett ‑ Historic
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest) - LaCrosse
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for LaCrosse
- LaCrosse is located in Izard County
- Love ‑ Historic
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast) - Melbourne
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Melbourne
- Melbourne is located in Izard County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,871 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Melbourne <2>
- Mount Pleasant
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Mount Pleasant have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Pleasant
- Mount Pleasant is located in Izard County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 415 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Mount Pleasant <2>
- Needmore
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east) - Sage
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sage
- Sage is located in Izard County
- Violet Hill
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Violet Hill
- Violet Hill is located in Izard County
- Zion
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
How Far From Bone Town 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 Bone Town to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance<3> beginning in Bone Town and extending to:
- Melbourne, which is the Seat of Izard County, lies just to the West.
- Little Rock, which is the State Capital of Arkansas, lies 94 miles [151.3 km]<3> to the south southwest (SSW). If you could drive a straight line from Bone Town to Little Rock, with an average speed<4>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 most of three days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 830 miles [1,335.8 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<5> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,626 miles [10,663.5 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,357 miles [11,839.9 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,235 miles [8,424.9 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<8>
Off-the-Road Links ...
Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Bone Town. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.
The official website for State of Arkansas: https://portal.arkansas.gov/
Footnotes ...
| <1> | 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. |
| <2> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <3> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Bone Town) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Bone Town. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 36.0448, Longitude: -91.7765 In this case, the coordinates for Bone Town have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <4> | 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. |
| <5> | 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 Bone Town to the Middle East to be East and South, the Great Circle Route actually lies to the North and East. |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 316.96 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 313.432 degrees. |
| <8> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 311.915 degrees. |