Outdoor Activities ...
As we travel, we like to pursue some of our interests (such as astronomy and bird watching).
When in Booker, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Booker and the surrounding area.
- Weather ...
- Before heading outdoors, you should check the weather:
- The National Weather Service forecast for Booker
- 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 Booker:
- 35.307309, -90.289542
- 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 Booker
- 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 Crittenden County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- eBird sighting report for Crittenden County
- Since Booker is near Shelby County and also Poinsett County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- eBird sighting report for Shelby County
- eBird sighting report for Poinsett 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 Booker ...
We found six communities that share the name Booker.
There is one other community in Arkansas which is also named Booker.
Beyond Arkansas, we know of another five communities that are located throughout in the United States.
- Communities Located In Arkansas ...
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- Kentucky
- Pennsylvania
- Texas
- Virginia
- Sussex County
- This Booker is located in Sussex County and lies 733 miles [1,179.6 km]<1> to the east northeast of the Booker that is located in Crittenden County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Sussex County community of Booker.
- Washington County
- This Booker is located in Washington County and lies 467 miles [751.6 km] to the east northeast of the Booker that is located in Crittenden County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Washington County community of Booker.
Curious and Interesting Names Near Booker ...
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.
- Deckerville
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Deckerville have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Deckerville
- Deckerville is located in Poinsett County
- Grassy Lake Bottom
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Grassy Lake Bottom have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grassy Lake Bottom
- Grassy Lake Bottom is located in Crittenden County
- Harvard
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast) - Island Forty
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Island Forty have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Island Forty
- Island Forty is located in Shelby County (TN)
- James Mill
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for James Mill have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for James Mill
- James Mill is located in Crittenden County
- Marion
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marion
- Marion is located in Crittenden County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 12,290 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Marion <3>
- Poindexter
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Poindexter have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Poindexter
- Poindexter is located in Crittenden County
- Stacy
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast) - Sunset
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast) - Three Forks
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Three Forks have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Three Forks
- Three Forks is located in Crittenden County
How Far From Booker 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 Booker to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Booker and extending to:
- Marion, which is the Seat of Crittenden County, lies just to the Southeast.
- Little Rock, which is the State Capital of Arkansas, lies 118 miles [189.9 km]<1> to the west southwest (WSW). If you could drive a straight line from Booker to Little Rock, with an average speed<4>of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, it would take about two hours to make the trip. A comfortable walk of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour would take 7 days. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take 5 days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 769 miles [1,237.6 km] to the east northeast (ENE). Driving would take just about two full days, a buggy would take 30 days and walking would take 44 days.
- The shortest distance<5> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,605 miles [10,629.7 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,330 miles [11,796.5 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,206 miles [8,378.2 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<8>
Off-the-Road Links ...
Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Booker. 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 '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- Booker) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Booker. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 35.3073, Longitude: -90.2895 In this case, the coordinates for Booker have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <2> | 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. |
| <3> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <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 Booker 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 315.952 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 312.165 degrees. |
| <8> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 311.395 degrees. |