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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 Buttermilk, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Buttermilk 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 Buttermilk:
- 35.387303, -92.897113
- 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 Buttermilk
- 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 Pope County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Pope County
- Since Buttermilk is near Conway County and also Van Buren County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Conway County
- Open the eBird sighting report for Van Buren 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 Buttermilk
Communities Also Named Buttermilk ...
We found one communities that are also named Buttermilk.
Within Arkansas, the name Buttermilk is unique.
Beyond Arkansas, there is another community also named Buttermilk in the United States.
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- Kansas
- Comanche County
- This Buttermilk is located in Comanche County and lies 377 miles [606.7 km]<1> to the west northwest of the Buttermilk that is located in Pope County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Comanche County community of Buttermilk.
Curious and Interesting Names Near Buttermilk ...
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.
- Boiling Springs ‑ Historic
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Boiling Springs is located in Pope County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Boiling Springs
- Economy
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Economy is located in Pope County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Economy
- Gobblers Point
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Gobblers Point is located in Conway County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gobblers Point
- Happy Bend
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Happy Bend is located in Pope County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Happy Bend
- Hector
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Jerusalem
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Oak Grove
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Oak Grove is located in Pope County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oak Grove
- Robertsville
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Robertsville is located in Conway County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Robertsville
- Rock Springs
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Rock Springs is located in Pope County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rock Springs
- Walnut Grove
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Walnut Grove is located in Pope County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Walnut Grove
- Welcome
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Welcome is located in Pope County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Welcome
How Far From Buttermilk 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 Buttermilk to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Buttermilk and extending to:
- Russellville, which is the Seat of Pope County, lies 15 miles [24.1 km]<1> to the west southwest. If you could walk a straight line from Buttermilk to Russellville, 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 57 miles [91.7 km] to the southeast (SE). 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 904 miles [1,454.8 km] to the east northeast (ENE). Driving would take most of two days, a buggy would take 36 days and walking would take 52 days.
- The shortest distance<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,702 miles [10,785.8 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,434 miles [11,963.9 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,312 miles [8,548.8 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>'
Footnotes ...
| <1> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a '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- Buttermilk) 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 Buttermilk 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 Buttermilk. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 35.3873, Longitude: -92.8971 In this case, the coordinates for Buttermilk have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <5> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 317.64 degrees. |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 314.134 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 312.539 degrees. |
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