Outdoor Activities ...

As we travel, we like to pursue some of our interests (such as astronomy and bird watching).

When in Briark, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Briark and the surrounding area.

• Weather ...
  • Before heading outdoors, you should check the weather:
  • The National Weather Service forecast for Briark

• 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 Briark:
  • 35.146757, -90.125926
  • 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 Briark

• 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:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Crittenden County
  • Since Briark is near Shelby County and also Cross County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Shelby County
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Cross 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 Briark

Curious and Interesting Names Near Briark ...

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.

• Greenlaw
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
  • Greenlaw is located in Shelby County (TN)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greenlaw
• Harvard
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
  • Harvard is located in Crittenden County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harvard
• Hunt Village
  (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
  • Hunt Village is located in Shelby County (TN)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hunt Village
  • Estimated population in 2014: 1,234 people
• Mallory
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
  • Mallory is located in Shelby County (TN)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mallory
• Marion
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
  • Marion is located in Crittenden County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marion
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 12,290 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Marion <1>
• Mound City
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
  • Mound City is located in Crittenden County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mound City
• Redman Point
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
  • Redman Point is located in Crittenden County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Redman Point
• Riceville
  (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
  • Riceville is located in Crittenden County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Riceville
• Rosemary Lane
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
  • Rosemary Lane is located in Shelby County (TN)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rosemary Lane
• Rugby
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
  • Rugby is located in Shelby County (TN)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rugby
• Shadowlawn
  (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
  • Shadowlawn is located in Shelby County (TN)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shadowlawn
• Stonewall Place
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
  • Stonewall Place is located in Shelby County (TN)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stonewall Place
• Sunset
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
  • Sunset is located in Crittenden County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sunset
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 199 people

How Far From Briark 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 Briark to various places of note, such as the White House.

With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance<2> beginning in Briark and extending to:

• Marion, which is the Seat of Crittenden County, lies just to the Northwest.
• Little Rock, which is the State Capital of Arkansas, lies 124 miles [199.6 km]<2> to the west southwest (WSW). If you could drive a straight line from Briark to Little Rock, with an average speed<3>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 765 miles [1,231.1 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<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,607 miles [10,632.9 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
• The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,331 miles [11,798.1 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
• The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,206 miles [8,378.2 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>'