Outdoor Activities ...
As we travel, we like to pursue some of our interests (such as astronomy and bird watching).
When in Calis, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Calis and the surrounding area.
- Weather ...
- Before heading outdoors, you should check the weather:
- The National Weather Service forecast for Calis
- 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 Calis:
- 36.377299, -94.324932
- 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 Calis
- 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 Benton County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- eBird sighting report for Benton County
- Since Calis is near McDonald County and also Washington County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- eBird sighting report for McDonald County
- eBird sighting report for Washington 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 Calis ...
We found one communities that share the name Calis.
Within Arkansas, the name Calis is unique.
Beyond Arkansas, there is another community also named Calis in the United States.
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
Curious and Interesting Names Near Calis ...
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.
- Castleville ‑ Historic
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Castleville have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Castleville
- Castleville is located in Benton County
- Crown ‑ Historic
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest) - Dug Hill
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast) - Eagle Corner
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Eagle Corner have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eagle Corner
- Eagle Corner is located in Benton County
- Hart ‑ Historic
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast) - Healing Springs
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Healing Springs have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Healing Springs
- Healing Springs is located in Benton County
- Highfill
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south) - Hoover ‑ Historic
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south) - Mason Valley
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Mason Valley have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mason Valley
- Mason Valley is located in Benton County
- Pond ‑ Historic
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west) - Race ‑ Historic
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast) - Rocky Comfort ‑ Historic
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Rocky Comfort have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rocky Comfort
- Rocky Comfort is located in Benton County
How Far From Calis 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 Calis 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<3> community of Calis once stood, the straight-line distance beginning in Calis and extending to:
- Bentonville, which is the Seat of Benton County, lies just to the East.
- Little Rock, which is the State Capital of Arkansas, lies 161 miles [259.1 km]<1> to the southeast (SE). If you could drive a straight line from Calis to Little Rock, with an average speed<4>of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, it would take less than three hours to make the trip. A comfortable walk of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour would take 10 days. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take 7 days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 959 miles [1,543.4 km] to the east northeast (ENE). Driving would take most of two days, a buggy would take 38 days and walking would take 55 days.
- The shortest distance<5> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,704 miles [10,789 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,442 miles [11,976.7 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,324 miles [8,568.1 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<8>
Off-the-Road Links ...
The official website for Benton County: www.co.benton.ar.us/
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' distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Calis) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Calis. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 36.3773, Longitude: -94.3249 In this case, the coordinates for Calis 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> | 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 Calis, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <4> | 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. |
| <5> | 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 Calis to the Middle East to be East and South, the Great Circle Route actually lies to the North and East. |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 318.666 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 315.456 degrees. |
| <8> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 313.027 degrees. |