Outdoor Activities ...

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

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

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

• 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 Chant:
  • 34.747324, -94.075763
  • 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 Chant

• 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 Scott County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Scott County
  • Since Chant is near Polk County and also Montgomery County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Polk County
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Montgomery 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 Chant

Curious and Interesting Names Near Chant ...

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.

• Acorn
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
  • Acorn is located in Polk County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Acorn
• Buck Knob
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
  • Buck Knob is located in Scott County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Buck Knob
• Buffalo ‑ Historic
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
  • Buffalo is located in Scott County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Buffalo
• Cherry Hill
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
  • Cherry Hill is located in Polk County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cherry Hill
• Gate ‑ Historic
  (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
  • Gate is located in Scott County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gate
• Highland
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
  • Highland is located in Polk County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Highland
• Ink
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
  • Ink is located in Polk County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ink
• Needmore
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
  • Needmore is located in Scott County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Needmore
• Parks
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
  • Parks is located in Scott County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Parks
• Pleasant Hill
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
  • Pleasant Hill is located in Scott County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pleasant Hill
• Posey Hollow
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
  • Posey Hollow is located in Polk County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Posey Hollow
• Tintop
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
  • Tintop is located in Scott County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tintop
• Y City
  (Less than 2 miles to the south)
  • Y City is located in Scott County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Y City

How Far From Chant 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 Chant 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<1> community of Chant once stood, the straight-line distance<2> beginning in Chant and extending to:

• Waldron, which is the Seat of Scott County, lies 10 miles [16.1 km]<2> to the north. If you could walk a straight line from Chant to Waldron, with an average speed<3> 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 102 miles [164.2 km] to the east (E). 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 982 miles [1,580.4 km] to the east northeast (ENE). Driving would take most of two days, a buggy would take 39 days and walking would take 56 days.
• The shortest distance<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,779 miles [10,909.7 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
• The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,512 miles [12,089.4 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
• The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,390 miles [8,674.4 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>'