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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 Bulltown, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Bulltown and the surrounding area.

  • Weather ...
  • 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 Bulltown:
    • 35.134256, -91.176513
    • 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 Bulltown
  • 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 Woodruff County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
    • Open the eBird sighting report for Woodruff County
    • Since Bulltown is near Monroe County and also Cross County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
    • Open the eBird sighting report for Monroe 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 Bulltown

Communities Also Named Bulltown ...

We found two communities that are also named Bulltown.

Within Arkansas, the name Bulltown is unique.

Beyond Arkansas, we know of two communities that are located in the United States.

  • Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
    • New Jersey
      • Burlington County
      • This Bulltown is located in Burlington County and lies 959 miles [1,543.4 km]<1> to the east northeast of the Bulltown that is located in Woodruff County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Burlington County community of Bulltown.
    • West Virginia
      • Braxton County
      • This Bulltown is located in Braxton County and lies 636 miles [1,023.5 km]<1> to the east northeast of the Bulltown that is located in Woodruff County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Braxton County community of Bulltown.

Curious and Interesting Names Near Bulltown ...

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.

  • Beard ‑ Historic
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
    • Beard is located in Woodruff County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beard
  • Casey
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
    • Casey is located in Woodruff County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Casey
  • Cotton Plant
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
  • Cow Mound ‑ Historic
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
    • Cow Mound is located in Woodruff County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cow Mound
  • Four Forks
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
    • Four Forks is located in Woodruff County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Four Forks
  • Grays
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
    • Grays is located in Woodruff County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grays
  • Gregory
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
    • Gregory is located in Woodruff County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gregory
  • Hillemann
    (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
    • Hillemann is located in Woodruff County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hillemann
  • Hunter
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
    • Hunter is located in Woodruff County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hunter
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 93 people
  • Shady Grove
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
    • Shady Grove is located in Woodruff County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shady Grove

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

With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Bulltown and extending to:

  • Augusta, which is the Seat of Woodruff County, lies 14 miles [22.5 km]<1> to the northwest. If you could walk a straight line from Bulltown to Augusta, with an average speed<3> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take most of a day to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take four to five hours.
  • Little Rock, which is the State Capital of Arkansas, lies 67 miles [107.8 km] to the west southwest (WSW). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take less than two hours, a buggy would take about three full days and walking would take three full days.
  • The White House (Washington, DC) is 820 miles [1,319.7 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 6,648 miles [10,698.9 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
  • The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,375 miles [11,868.9 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
  • The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,251 miles [8,450.7 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>'

Footnotes ...

<1>Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Bulltown) 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 Bulltown 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 Bulltown. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 35.1343, Longitude: -91.1765       In this case, the coordinates for Bulltown have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).
<5>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 316.506 degrees.
<6>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 312.784 degrees.
<7>The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 311.817 degrees.