Outdoor Activities ...
As we travel, we like to pursue some of our interests (such as astronomy and bird watching).
When in Budd Creek, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Budd Creek and the surrounding area.
- Weather ...
- Before heading outdoors, you should check the weather:
- The National Weather Service forecast for Budd Creek
- 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 Budd Creek:
- 35.555355, -92.118762
- 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 Budd Creek
- 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 Cleburne County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- eBird sighting report for Cleburne County
- Since Budd Creek is near Van Buren County and also Stone County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- eBird sighting report for Van Buren County
- eBird sighting report for Stone 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 Budd Creek ...
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.
- Brewer
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest) - Chalk ‑ Historic
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west) - Crossroads
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Crossroads have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crossroads
- Crossroads is located in Cleburne County
- Everett ‑ Historic
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north) - Lone Pine
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest) - Lower Ferry
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Lower Ferry have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lower Ferry
- Lower Ferry is located in Cleburne County
- Post Oak
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west) - Sunny Slope
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Sunny Slope have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sunny Slope
- Sunny Slope is located in Cleburne County
- Tumbling Shoals
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tumbling Shoals
- Tumbling Shoals is located in Cleburne County
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Tumbling Shoals <2>
- Whispering Springs
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Whispering Springs have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Whispering Springs
- Whispering Springs is located in Cleburne County
How Far From Budd Creek 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 Budd Creek to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance<3> beginning in Budd Creek and extending to:
- Heber Springs, which is the Seat of Cleburne County, lies just to the Southeast.
- Little Rock, which is the State Capital of Arkansas, lies 56 miles [90.1 km]<3> to the south (S). If you could walk a straight line from Budd Creek to Little Rock, with an average speed<4> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take most of three days to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take over two days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 859 miles [1,382.4 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 34 days and walking would take 49 days.
- The shortest distance<5> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,664 miles [10,724.7 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,394 miles [11,899.5 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,271 miles [8,482.9 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<8>
Off-the-Road Links ...
Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Budd Creek. 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 '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- Budd Creek) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Budd Creek. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 35.5554, Longitude: -92.1188 In this case, the coordinates for Budd Creek 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 Budd Creek 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 317.146 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 313.583 degrees. |
| <8> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 312.159 degrees. |