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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 Collis Ferry, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Collis Ferry 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 Collis Ferry:
- 36.350345, -92.537663
- 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 Collis Ferry
- 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 Baxter County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Baxter County
- Since Collis Ferry is near Marion County and also Ozark County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Marion County
- Open the eBird sighting report for Ozark 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 Collis Ferry
Curious and Interesting Names Near Collis Ferry ...
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.
- Amos
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- Amos is located in Baxter County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Amos
- Bull Shoals
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Gassville
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Independence ‑ Historic
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Independence is located in Baxter County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Independence
- Kingdom Springs ‑ Historic
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Kingdom Springs is located in Marion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kingdom Springs
- Lakeview
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- Monkey Run
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Monkey Run is located in Baxter County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Monkey Run
- Stone ‑ Historic
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Stone is located in Marion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stone
How Far From Collis Ferry 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 Collis Ferry to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance<2> beginning in Collis Ferry and extending to:
- Mountain Home, which is the Seat of Baxter County, lies just to the East.
- Little Rock, which is the State Capital of Arkansas, lies 112 miles [180.2 km]<2> to the south (S). If you could drive a straight line from Collis Ferry to Little Rock, with an average speed<3>of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, it would take about two hours to make the trip. A comfortable walk of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour would take 7 days. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take 5 days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 864 miles [1,390.5 km] to the east northeast (ENE). Driving would take most of two days, a buggy would take 34 days and walking would take 49 days.
- The shortest distance<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,639 miles [10,684.4 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,373 miles [11,865.7 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,252 miles [8,452.3 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 'straight-line' (or 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- Collis Ferry) 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 Collis Ferry 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 Collis Ferry. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 36.3503, Longitude: -92.5377 In this case, the coordinates for Collis Ferry have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <5> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 317.48 degrees. |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 314.075 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 312.205 degrees. |
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