Outdoor Activities ...
As we travel, we like to pursue some of our interests (such as astronomy and bird watching).
When in Cominto, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Cominto and the surrounding area.
- Weather ...
- Before heading outdoors, you should check the weather:
- The National Weather Service forecast for Cominto
- 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 Cominto:
- 33.545667, -91.626793
- 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 Cominto
- 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 Drew County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- eBird sighting report for Drew County
- Since Cominto is near Chicot County and also Ashley County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- eBird sighting report for Chicot County
- eBird sighting report for Ashley 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 Cominto ...
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.
- Decker ‑ Historic
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east) - Jade ‑ Historic
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west) - Jeter ‑ Historic
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest) - Jordan ‑ Historic
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest) - Lewis
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest) - Lone Sasafras ‑ Historic
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Lone Sasafras have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lone Sasafras
- Lone Sasafras is located in Drew County
- Paradise ‑ Historic
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west) - Prairie Grove
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Prairie Grove have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Prairie Grove
- Prairie Grove is located in Drew County
- Reed Settlement ‑ Historic
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Reed Settlement have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Reed Settlement
- Reed Settlement is located in Drew County
- Rough and Ready ‑ Historic
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Rough and Ready have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rough and Ready
- Rough and Ready is located in Drew County
- Scrouge Out ‑ Historic
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Scrouge Out have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Scrouge Out
- Scrouge Out is located in Drew County
- Valley Junction
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Valley Junction have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Valley Junction
- Valley Junction is located in Drew County
How Far From Cominto to ...
We spend a lot of time looking through Gazetteers & Almanacs that were published in the late 1800's and early 1900's. Many of the Gazetteers include the distance from a community such as Cominto to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance<2> beginning in Cominto and extending to:
- Monticello, which is the Seat of Drew County, lies 11 miles [17.7 km]<2> to the west northwest. If you could walk a straight line from Cominto to Monticello, with an average speed<3> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take five to six hours to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take nearly four hours.
- Little Rock, which is the State Capital of Arkansas, lies 90 miles [144.8 km] to the north northwest (NNW). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take less than two hours, a buggy would take most of three days and walking would take 6 days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 891 miles [1,433.9 km] to the east northeast (ENE). Driving would take most of two days, a buggy would take 35 days and walking would take 51 days.
- The shortest distance<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,746 miles [10,856.6 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,468 miles [12,018.6 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,344 miles [8,600.3 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>
Off-the-Road Links ...
Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Cominto. 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> | 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- Cominto) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Cominto. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 33.5457, Longitude: -91.6268 In this case, the coordinates for Cominto have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <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 Cominto to the Middle East to be East and South, the Great Circle Route actually lies to the North and East. |
| <5> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 316.659 degrees. |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 312.75 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 312.291 degrees. |