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 Bunn:
34.001507, -92.495537
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.
We found two communities that share the name Bunn.
Within Arkansas, the name Bunn is unique.
Beyond Arkansas, we know of another two communities that are located throughout in the United States.
Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
Idaho
Shoshone County
This Bunn is located in Shoshone County and lies 1,528 miles [2,459.1 km]<1> to the northwest of the Bunn that is located in Dallas County.
For more information, please visit our profile page for the Shoshone County community of Bunn.
North Carolina
Franklin County
This Bunn is located in Franklin County and lies 816 miles [1,313.2 km]<1> to the east northeast of the Bunn that is located in Dallas County.
For more information, please visit our profile page for the Franklin County community of Bunn.
Curious and Interesting Names Near Bunn ...
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.
Bucksnort (10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Bucksnort have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
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 Bunn to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Bunn and extending to:
Fordyce, which is the Seat of Dallas County, lies 13 miles [20.9 km]<1> to the south southeast. If you could walk a straight line from Bunn to Fordyce, with an average speed<3> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take 6 hours 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 52 miles [83.7 km] to the north northeast (NNE). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take less than an hour, a buggy would take over two days and walking would take most of three days.
The White House (Washington, DC) is 921 miles [1,482.2 km] to the east northeast (ENE). Driving would take most of two days, a buggy would take 36 days and walking would take 53 days.
The shortest distance<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,757 miles [10,874.3 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,483 miles [12,042.7 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,360 miles [8,626.1 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 drawn from Point A (ie- Bunn) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Bunn. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 34.0015, Longitude: -92.4955
<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 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 Bunn to the Middle East to be East and South, the Great Circle Route actually lies to the North and East.
<5>
The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 317.257 degrees.
<6>
The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 313.506 degrees.
<7>
The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 312.591 degrees.