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 Briar:
34.087889, -93.873799
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.
We found two communities that share the name Briar.
Within Arkansas, the name Briar is unique.
Beyond Arkansas, we know of another two communities that are located throughout in the United States.
Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
Missouri
Ripley County
This Briar is located in Ripley County and lies 240 miles [386.2 km]<1> to the northeast of the Briar that is located in Howard County.
For more information, please visit our profile page for the Ripley County community of Briar.
Texas
Wise County
This Briar is located in Wise County and lies 224 miles [360.5 km]<1> to the west southwest of the Briar that is located in Howard County.
For more information, please visit our profile page for the Wise County community of Briar.
Curious and Interesting Names Near Briar ...
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.
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 Briar to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Briar and extending to:
Nashville, which is the Seat of Howard County, lies 9 miles [14.5 km]<1> to the south. If you could walk a straight line from Briar to Nashville, with an average speed<3> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take four to five hours to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take a little over three hours.
Little Rock, which is the State Capital of Arkansas, lies 102 miles [164.2 km] to the east northeast (ENE). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take less than two hours, a buggy would take three full days and walking would take 6 days.
The White House (Washington, DC) is 990 miles [1,593.3 km] to the east northeast (ENE). Driving would take most of two days, a buggy would take 39 days and walking would take 57 days.
The shortest distance<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,805 miles [10,951.6 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,536 miles [12,128 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,413 miles [8,711.4 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>
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- Briar) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Briar. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 34.0879, Longitude: -93.8738 In this case, the coordinates for Briar 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 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.
<4>
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 Briar to the Middle East to be East and South, the Great Circle Route actually lies to the North and East.
<5>
The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 318.159 degrees.
<6>
The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 314.568 degrees.
<7>
The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 313.184 degrees.