Outdoor Activities ...
As we travel, we like to pursue some of our interests (such as astronomy and bird watching).
When in Chasewood Landing, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Chasewood Landing and the surrounding area.
- Weather ...
- Before heading outdoors, you should check the weather:
- The National Weather Service forecast for Chasewood Landing
- 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 Chasewood Landing:
- 34.633431, -93.673806
- 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 Chasewood Landing
- 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 Montgomery County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- eBird sighting report for Montgomery County
- Since Chasewood Landing is near Yell County and also Scott County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- eBird sighting report for Yell County
- eBird sighting report for Scott 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
Curious and Interesting Names Near Chasewood Landing ...
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.
- Buddys Landing
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Buddys Landing have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Buddys Landing
- Buddys Landing is located in Montgomery County
- Hog Jaw
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest) - Hurricane Grove
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Hurricane Grove have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hurricane Grove
- Hurricane Grove is located in Montgomery County
- Mimosa
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest) - Pencil Bluff
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Pencil Bluff have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pencil Bluff
- Pencil Bluff is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Pencil Bluff <2>
- Redbird ‑ Historic
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest) - Ruble
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east) - Story
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Story
- Story is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Story <2>
- Sweethome
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
How Far From Chasewood Landing to ...
We spend a lot of time looking through Gazetteers that were published in the late 1800's and early 1900's. Many of the Gazetteers include the distance from a community such as Chasewood Landing to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance<3> beginning in Chasewood Landing and extending to:
- Mount Ida, which is the Seat of Montgomery County, lies just to the South Southeast.
- Little Rock, which is the State Capital of Arkansas, lies 80 miles [128.7 km]<3> to the east (E). If you could drive a straight line from Chasewood Landing to Little Rock, with an average speed<4>of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, it would take less than two hours to make the trip. A comfortable walk of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour would take 5 days. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take most of three days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 964 miles [1,551.4 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 6,770 miles [10,895.3 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,501 miles [12,071.7 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,379 miles [8,656.7 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<8>
Off-the-Road Links ...
Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Chasewood Landing. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.
The official website for State of Arkansas: https://portal.arkansas.gov/
Footnotes ...
| <1> | 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. |
| <2> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <3> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a '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- Chasewood Landing) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Chasewood Landing. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 34.6334, Longitude: -93.6738 In this case, the coordinates for Chasewood Landing have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <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 Chasewood Landing 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 318.081 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 314.549 degrees. |
| <8> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 313.012 degrees. |