Outdoor Activities ...
As we travel, we like to pursue some of our interests (such as astronomy and bird watching).
When in Buzzard Roost, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Buzzard Roost and the surrounding area.
- Weather ...
- Before heading outdoors, you should check the weather:
- The National Weather Service forecast for Buzzard Roost
- 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 Buzzard Roost:
- 35.576189, -92.511548
- 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 Buzzard Roost
- 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 Van Buren County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- eBird sighting report for Van Buren County
- Since Buzzard Roost is near Conway County and also Stone County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- eBird sighting report for Conway 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
Communities Also Named Buzzard Roost ...
We found two communities that share the name Buzzard Roost.
Within Arkansas, the name Buzzard Roost is unique.
Beyond Arkansas, we know of another two communities that are located throughout in the United States.
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- Alabama
- Colbert County
- This Buzzard Roost is located in Colbert County and lies 259 miles [416.8 km]<1> to the east southeast of the Buzzard Roost that is located in Van Buren County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Colbert County community of Buzzard Roost.
- Ohio
- Medina County
- This Buzzard Roost is located in Medina County and lies 701 miles [1,128.2 km]<1> to the northeast of the Buzzard Roost that is located in Van Buren County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Medina County community of Buzzard Roost.
- Alabama
Curious and Interesting Names Near Buzzard Roost ...
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.
- Butter Creek ‑ Historic
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Butter Creek have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Butter Creek
- Butter Creek is located in Van Buren County
- Choctaw
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast) - Crabtree
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crabtree
- Crabtree is located in Van Buren County
- Pee Dee
(5 miles [8 km] to the east) - Pine Mountain ‑ Historic
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Pine Mountain have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pine Mountain
- Pine Mountain is located in Van Buren County
- Racket Ridge ‑ Historic
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Racket Ridge have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Racket Ridge
- Racket Ridge is located in Van Buren County
- Scotland
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Scotland
- Scotland is located in Van Buren County
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Scotland <3>
- Shake Rag ‑ Historic
(Less than 2 miles to the east) - Walnut Grove
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Walnut Grove have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Walnut Grove
- Walnut Grove is located in Van Buren County
- Williams Gulf ‑ Historic
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Williams Gulf have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Williams Gulf
- Williams Gulf is located in Van Buren County
How Far From Buzzard Roost 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 Buzzard Roost 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<4> community of Buzzard Roost once stood, the straight-line distance beginning in Buzzard Roost and extending to:
- Clinton, which is the Seat of Van Buren County, lies just to the East Northeast.
- Little Rock, which is the State Capital of Arkansas, lies 59 miles [95 km]<1> to the south southeast (SSE). If you could walk a straight line from Buzzard Roost to Little Rock, with an average speed<5> 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 about three full days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 879 miles [1,414.6 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 35 days and walking would take 50 days.
- The shortest distance<6> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,677 miles [10,745.6 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,409 miles [11,923.6 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<8>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,287 miles [8,508.6 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<9>
Off-the-Road Links ...
The official website for State of Arkansas: https://portal.arkansas.gov/
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- Buzzard Roost) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Buzzard Roost. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 35.5762, Longitude: -92.5115 In this case, the coordinates for Buzzard Roost have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <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> | 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 Buzzard Roost, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <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 Buzzard Roost 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 317.404 degrees. |
| <8> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 313.884 degrees. |
| <9> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 312.332 degrees. |