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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 Comal, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Comal 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 Comal:
- 36.237293, -92.772390
- 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 Comal
- 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 Marion County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Marion County
- Since Comal is near Boone County and also Searcy County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Boone County
- Open the eBird sighting report for Searcy 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 Comal
Communities Also Named Comal ...
We found one communities that are also named Comal.
Within Arkansas, the name Comal is unique.
Beyond Arkansas, there is another community also named Comal in the United States.
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- Texas
- Comal County
- This Comal is located in Comal County and lies 553 miles [890 km]<1> to the southwest of the Comal that is located in Marion County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Comal County community of Comal.
Curious and Interesting Names Near Comal ...
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.
- George's Creek
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- George's Creek is located in Marion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for George's Creek
- Kingdom Springs ‑ Historic
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Kingdom Springs is located in Marion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kingdom Springs
- Monarch
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- Monarch is located in Marion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Monarch
- Pleasant Ridge
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Pleasant Ridge is located in Boone County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pleasant Ridge
- Ralph
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Ralph is located in Marion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ralph
- Snow
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- Snow is located in Marion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Snow
- Stone ‑ Historic
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- Stone is located in Marion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stone
- Turkey
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- Turkey is located in Marion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Turkey
- Yellville
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Zinc
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Zinc is located in Boone County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Zinc
- Population from the 2020 Census: 104 people
How Far From Comal 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 Comal to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Comal and extending to:
- Yellville, which is the Seat of Marion County, lies just to the East.
- Little Rock, which is the State Capital of Arkansas, lies 107 miles [172.2 km]<1> to the south southeast (SSE). If you could drive a straight line from Comal to Little Rock, with an average speed<3>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 6 days. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take 5 days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 879 miles [1,414.6 km] to the east northeast (ENE). Driving would take most of two days, a buggy would take 35 days and walking would take 50 days.
- The shortest distance<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,654 miles [10,708.6 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,388 miles [11,889.8 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,267 miles [8,476.4 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>'
Footnotes ...
| <1> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Comal) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |
| <2> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <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 Comal 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 Comal. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 36.2373, Longitude: -92.7724 In this case, the coordinates for Comal have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <5> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 317.626 degrees. |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 314.229 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 312.333 degrees. |
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