Outdoor Activities ...
As we travel, we like to pursue some of our interests (such as astronomy and bird watching).
When in Brockington Corner, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Brockington Corner and the surrounding area.
- Weather ...
- Before heading outdoors, you should check the weather:
- The National Weather Service forecast for Brockington Corner
- 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 Brockington Corner:
- 34.970644, -92.295152
- 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 Brockington Corner
- 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 Faulkner County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- eBird sighting report for Faulkner County
- Since Brockington Corner is near Pulaski County and also Lonoke County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- eBird sighting report for Pulaski County
- eBird sighting report for Lonoke 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
Curious and Interesting Names Near Brockington Corner ...
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.
- Gold Creek
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Gold Creek have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gold Creek
- Gold Creek is located in Faulkner County
- Gravel Ridge
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Gravel Ridge have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gravel Ridge
- Gravel Ridge is located in Pulaski County
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Gravel Ridge <2>
- Hamlet
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north) - Marche
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marche
- Marche is located in Pulaski County
- Mayflower
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mayflower
- Mayflower is located in Faulkner County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 2,410 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Mayflower <2>
- Mineral ‑ Historic
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south) - Mount Pilgrim
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Mount Pilgrim have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Pilgrim
- Mount Pilgrim is located in Pulaski County
- Oak Grove
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south) - Otto
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast) - Round Mountain
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Round Mountain have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Round Mountain
- Round Mountain is located in Faulkner County
- Sunny Gap ‑ Historic
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north) - Zion Hill
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
How Far From Brockington Corner to ...
We spend a lot of time looking through Gazetteers, Almanacs & Directories that were published in the late 1800's and early 1900's. Many of the Gazetteers include the distance from a community such as Brockington Corner to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance<3> beginning in Brockington Corner and extending to:
- Conway, which is the Seat of Faulkner County, lies 11 miles [17.7 km]<3> to the northwest. If you could walk a straight line from Brockington Corner to Conway, with an average speed<4> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take five to six hours to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take nearly four hours.
- Little Rock, which is the State Capital of Arkansas, lies 16 miles [25.7 km] to the south (S). The buggy would take five to six hours and walking would take most of a day.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 883 miles [1,421.1 km] to the east northeast (ENE). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take most of two days, a buggy would take 35 days and walking would take 51 days.
- The shortest distance<5> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,700 miles [10,782.6 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,429 miles [11,955.8 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,306 miles [8,539.2 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<8>
Off-the-Road Links ...
Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Brockington Corner. 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' (or 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- Brockington Corner) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Brockington Corner. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 34.9706, Longitude: -92.2952 In this case, the coordinates for Brockington Corner 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 Brockington Corner 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 317.214 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 313.583 degrees. |
| <8> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 312.341 degrees. |