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Outdoor Activities ...
As we travel, we like to pursue some of our interests (such as astronomy and bird watching).
When in Brown Ford, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Brown Ford and the surrounding area.
- 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 Brown Ford:
- 36.332010, -91.601531
- 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 Brown Ford
- 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 Fulton County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Fulton County
- Since Brown Ford is near Sharp County and also Izard County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Sharp County
- Open the eBird sighting report for Izard 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 Brown Ford
Communities Also Named Brown Ford ...
We found one communities that are also named Brown Ford.
Within Arkansas, the name Brown Ford is unique.
Beyond Arkansas, there is another community also named Brown Ford in the United States.
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- Georgia
- Echols County
- This Brown Ford is located in Echols County and lies 638 miles [1,026.8 km]<1> to the southeast of the Brown Ford that is located in Fulton County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Echols County community of Brown Ford.
Curious and Interesting Names Near Brown Ford ...
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.
- Ash Flat
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Cherokee Village
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Draft ‑ Historic
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Draft is located in Sharp County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Draft
- French
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- French is located in Fulton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for French
- Hardy
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Heart
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Heart is located in Fulton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Heart
- Highland
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Highland is located in Sharp County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Highland
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,105 people
- King
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- King is located in Fulton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for King
- Many Islands
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Many Islands is located in Fulton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Many Islands
- Saddle
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- Saddle is located in Fulton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saddle
How Far From Brown Ford 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 Brown Ford to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Brown Ford and extending to:
- Salem, which is the Seat of Fulton County, lies 12 miles [19.3 km]<1> to the west northwest. If you could walk a straight line from Brown Ford to Salem, with an average speed<3> 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 116 miles [186.7 km] to the south southwest (SSW). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take about two hours, a buggy would take 5 days and walking would take 7 days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 815 miles [1,311.6 km] to the east northeast (ENE). Driving would take just about two full days, a buggy would take 32 days and walking would take 47 days.
- The shortest distance<4> 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).<5>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,336 miles [11,806.1 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,214 miles [8,391.1 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>'
Footnotes ...
| <1> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' (or point-to-point) distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Brown Ford) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |
| <2> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <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 Brown Ford to the Middle East to be East and South, the Great Circle Route actually lies to the North and East.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Brown Ford. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 36.3320, Longitude: -91.6015 In this case, the coordinates for Brown Ford have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <5> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 316.867 degrees. |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 313.362 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 311.781 degrees. |
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