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Outdoor Activities ...
As we travel, we like to pursue some of our interests (such as astronomy and bird watching).
When in Clover Bend, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Clover Bend and the surrounding area.
- 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 Clover Bend:
- 35.980905, -91.093180
- 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 Clover Bend
- 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 Lawrence County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Lawrence County
- Since Clover Bend is near Craighead County and also Jackson County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Craighead County
- Open the eBird sighting report for Jackson 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 Clover Bend
Curious and Interesting Names Near Clover Bend ...
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.
- Aa Junction
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- Aa Junction is located in Lawrence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Aa Junction
- Broom ‑ Historic
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Broom is located in Lawrence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Broom
- Driftwood
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Driftwood is located in Lawrence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Driftwood
- Egypt
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- Hopewell
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- Hopewell is located in Lawrence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hopewell
- Lauratown
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- Lauratown is located in Lawrence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lauratown
- Lynn
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Ponders
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- Ponders is located in Lawrence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ponders
- Strangers Home
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Strangers Home is located in Lawrence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Strangers Home
- Walnut Ridge
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
How Far From Clover Bend 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 Clover Bend to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance<2> beginning in Clover Bend and extending to:
- Walnut Ridge, which is the Seat of Lawrence County, lies 9 miles [14.5 km]<2> to the northeast. If you could walk a straight line from Clover Bend to Walnut Ridge, 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 108 miles [173.8 km] to the southwest (SW). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take about two hours, a buggy would take 5 days and walking would take 7 days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 795 miles [1,279.4 km] to the east northeast (ENE). Driving would take just about two full days, a buggy would take 31 days and walking would take 46 days.
- The shortest distance<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,603 miles [10,626.5 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,332 miles [11,799.7 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,209 miles [8,383.1 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>'
Footnotes ...
| <1> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <2> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'point-to-point' distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Clover Bend) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |
| <3> | 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. |
| <4> | 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 Clover Bend to the Middle East to be East and South, the Great Circle Route actually lies to the North and East.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Clover Bend. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 35.9809, Longitude: -91.0932 In this case, the coordinates for Clover Bend have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <5> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 316.513 degrees. |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 312.906 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 311.62 degrees. |
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