Outdoor Activities ...
As we travel, we like to pursue some of our interests (such as astronomy and bird watching).
When in Caney, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Caney and the surrounding area.
- Weather ...
- Before heading outdoors, you should check the weather:
- The National Weather Service forecast for Caney
- 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 Caney:
- 36.105072, -92.629608
- 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 Caney
- 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 Marion County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- eBird sighting report for Marion County
- Since Caney is near Searcy County and also Baxter County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- eBird sighting report for Searcy County
- eBird sighting report for Baxter 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 Caney ...
We found eleven communities that share the name Caney.
There are three communities within Arkansas that are also named Caney.
Beyond Arkansas, we know of another eight communities that are located throughout in the United States.
- Communities Located In Arkansas ...
- Faulkner County
- Hot Spring County
- Nevada County
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- Kansas
- Kentucky
- Louisiana
- Oklahoma
- Texas
- Hopkins County
- We found mention of this community, but have little information.<3> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Texas community of Caney [Hopkins County].
- Matagorda County
- This Caney is located in Matagorda County and lies 527 miles [848.1 km]<1> to the south southwest of the Caney that is located in Marion County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Matagorda County community of Caney.
- Red River County
- This Caney is located in Red River County and lies 210 miles [338 km] to the southwest of the Caney that is located in Marion County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Red River County community of Caney.
- Virginia
Curious and Interesting Names Near Caney ...
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.
- Evening Star
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Evening Star have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Evening Star
- Evening Star is located in Searcy County
- Gilbert
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Gilbert have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gilbert
- Gilbert is located in Searcy County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 26 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Gilbert <5>
- Hand Valley
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Hand Valley have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hand Valley
- Hand Valley is located in Marion County
- Harriet
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Harriet have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harriet
- Harriet is located in Searcy County
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Harriet <5>
- Keystone ‑ Historic
(5 miles [8 km] to the east) - Lone Pine
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lone Pine
- Lone Pine is located in Searcy County
- Push
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest) - Ralph
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest) - Rocky Ford
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Rocky Ford have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rocky Ford
- Rocky Ford is located in Marion County
- Rush ‑ Historic
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rush
- Rush is located in Marion County
- Tomahawk
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest) - Yellville
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Yellville have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Yellville
- Yellville is located in Marion County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,154 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Yellville <5>
- Zack
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
How Far From Caney 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 Caney to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Caney and extending to:
- Yellville, which is the Seat of Marion County, lies 9 miles [14.5 km]<1> to the north northwest. If you could walk a straight line from Caney to Yellville, with an average speed<6> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take four to five hours to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take a little over three hours.
- Little Rock, which is the State Capital of Arkansas, lies 96 miles [154.5 km] to the south southeast (SSE). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take less than two hours, a buggy would take three full days and walking would take 6 days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 874 miles [1,406.6 km] to the east northeast (ENE). Driving would take most of two days, a buggy would take 35 days and walking would take 50 days.
- The shortest distance<7> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,655 miles [10,710.2 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<8>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,388 miles [11,889.8 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<9>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,267 miles [8,476.4 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<10>
Off-the-Road Links ...
Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Caney. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.
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 things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Caney) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Caney. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 36.1051, Longitude: -92.6296 In this case, the coordinates for Caney have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <2> | 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 Caney, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <3> | If we encounter the name of what might be a community, our methodology is to add that name to our Gazetteer as a placeholder. As we find more information about that community, it will be added to our Gazetteer. Just as a reminder: Our definition of a community is rather broad and includes those places (or areas) where several families lived and had a name which identified that place. For example, you might hear somebody say that they are going over to Rock Creek to see Pete ... Rock Creek is just a gas station and a couple of homes at the crossroads. While it might not be on the map, everybody in the area knows it by that name. Places of interest include buildings at a crossroad, several families clustered in a hollow or maybe the location of a way station. It also includes places like mines, lumber camps, ferry crossings, etc. The community might still exist, is now gone or only existed for just a short period of time. Also keep in mind that Caney could have been on the original document by mistake, misspelled, the original/alternate name of a community that we've listed elsewhere or was placed in the wrong county. Sometimes a post office or train station would have a different name than the community where it's located, so two names might be referring to the same community - we're working to straighten it all out. |
| <4> | 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. |
| <5> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <6> | 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. |
| <7> | 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 Caney to the Middle East to be East and South, the Great Circle Route actually lies to the North and East. |
| <8> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 317.522 degrees. |
| <9> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 314.091 degrees. |
| <10> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 312.291 degrees. |