Outdoor Activities ...
As we travel, we like to pursue some of our interests (such as astronomy and bird watching).
When in Buffalolick, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Buffalolick and the surrounding area.
- Weather ...
- Before heading outdoors, you should check the weather:
- The National Weather Service forecast for Buffalolick
- 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 Buffalolick:
- 35.663967, -90.684278
- 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 Buffalolick
- 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 Poinsett County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- eBird sighting report for Poinsett County
- Since Buffalolick is near Craighead County and also Cross County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- eBird sighting report for Craighead County
- 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:
- Waymark.com
Communities Also Named Buffalolick ...
We found one communities that share the name Buffalolick.
Within Arkansas, the name Buffalolick is unique.
Beyond Arkansas, there is another community also named Buffalolick in the United States.
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- West Virginia
- Roane County
- This community is historic<1> and we have very little information. For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the West Virginia community of Buffalolick [Roane County].
- West Virginia
Curious and Interesting Names Near Buffalolick ...
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.
- Davis Spur
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Davis Spur have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Davis Spur
- Davis Spur is located in Craighead County
- Greenfield
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greenfield
- Greenfield is located in Poinsett County
- Harrisburg
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Harrisburg have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harrisburg
- Harrisburg is located in Poinsett County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 2,289 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Harrisburg <3>
- Huskey
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east) - Maple Grove
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Maple Grove have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maple Grove
- Maple Grove is located in Poinsett County
- Promised Land
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Promised Land have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Promised Land
- Promised Land is located in Poinsett County
- Ridge
(5 miles [8 km] to the north) - Shady Grove
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Shady Grove have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shady Grove
- Shady Grove is located in Poinsett County
- Stacy
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east) - Walnut Grove Corner
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Walnut Grove Corner have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Walnut Grove Corner
- Walnut Grove Corner is located in Poinsett County
How Far From Buffalolick to ...
We spend a lot of time looking through Gazetteers & Almanacs that were published in the late 1800's and early 1900's. Many of the Gazetteers include the distance from a community such as Buffalolick to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers and using the location of where the historic community of Buffalolick once stood, the straight-line distance<4> beginning in Buffalolick and extending to:
- Harrisburg, which is the Seat of Poinsett County, lies just to the South Southwest.
- Little Rock, which is the State Capital of Arkansas, lies 109 miles [175.4 km]<4> to the southwest (SW). If you could drive a straight line from Buffalolick to Little Rock, with an average speed<5>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 781 miles [1,256.9 km] to the east northeast (ENE). Driving would take just about two full days, a buggy would take 31 days and walking would take 45 days.
- The shortest distance<6> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,603 miles [10,626.5 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,330 miles [11,796.5 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<8>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,206 miles [8,378.2 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<9>
Off-the-Road Links ...
The official website for Poinsett County: www.poinsettco.com/
The official website for State of Arkansas: https://portal.arkansas.gov/
Footnotes ...
| <1> | We use the term 'Historic' broadly and it generally means that the community no longer exists. However, it can also mean that the community might still exist, but was significantly larger or had a more 'official' existence in the past than it does now. Unfortunately our sources of data have proven to be unreliable. If you can provide us with more specific information about Buffalolick, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <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're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <4> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Buffalolick) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Buffalolick. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 35.6640, Longitude: -90.6843 In this case, the coordinates for Buffalolick have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <5> | 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. |
| <6> | 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 Buffalolick to the Middle East to be East and South, the Great Circle Route actually lies to the North and East. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 316.229 degrees. |
| <8> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 312.534 degrees. |
| <9> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 311.499 degrees. |