Outdoor Activities ...

As we travel, we like to pursue some of our interests (such as astronomy and bird watching).

When in Cannongate Addition, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Cannongate Addition and the surrounding area.

• Weather ...
  • Before heading outdoors, you should check the weather:
  • The National Weather Service forecast for Cannongate Addition

• 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 Cannongate Addition:
  • 34.972032, -92.112647
  • 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 Cannongate Addition

• 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 Pulaski County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Pulaski County
  • Since Cannongate Addition is near Lonoke County and also Faulkner County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Lonoke County
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Faulkner 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 Cannongate Addition

Curious and Interesting Names Near Cannongate Addition ...

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.

• Evergreen Place
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
  • Evergreen Place is located in Lonoke County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Evergreen Place
• Greyhawk Addition
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
  • Greyhawk Addition is located in Lonoke County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greyhawk Addition
• Head ‑ Historic
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
  • Head is located in Pulaski County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Head
• Holland
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
  • Holland is located in Lonoke County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Holland
• Leaning Pines
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
  • Leaning Pines is located in Lonoke County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Leaning Pines
• Mountain Springs
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
  • Mountain Springs is located in Lonoke County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mountain Springs
• Otto
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
  • Otto is located in Faulkner County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Otto
• Rolling Hills
  (Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
  • Rolling Hills is located in Pulaski County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rolling Hills
• Spring Valley
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
  • Spring Valley is located in Lonoke County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spring Valley
• Wildwood
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
  • Wildwood is located in Lonoke County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wildwood
• Zion Hill
  (Less than 2 miles to the west)
  • Zion Hill is located in Pulaski County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Zion Hill

How Far From Cannongate Addition 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 Cannongate Addition to various places of note, such as the White House.

With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance<1> beginning in Cannongate Addition and extending to:

• Little Rock, which is the Seat of Pulaski County, lies 18 miles [29 km]<1> to the south southwest. If you could walk a straight line from Cannongate Addition to Little Rock, with an average speed<2> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take just over a day to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take five to six hours.
• Little Rock, which is the State Capital of Arkansas, lies 18 miles [29 km] to the south southwest (SSW). The buggy would take five to six hours and walking would take just over a day.
• The White House (Washington, DC) is 873 miles [1,405 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<3> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,693 miles [10,771.3 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<4>
• The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,421 miles [11,942.9 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
• The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,298 miles [8,526.3 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>'