Outdoor Activities ...
As we travel, we like to pursue some of our interests (such as astronomy and bird watching).
When in Commissary, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Commissary and the surrounding area.
- Weather ...
- Before heading outdoors, you should check the weather:
- The National Weather Service forecast for Commissary
- 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 Commissary:
- 36.108401, -90.642889
- 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 Commissary
- 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 Greene County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- eBird sighting report for Greene County
- Since Commissary is near Lawrence County and also Craighead County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- eBird sighting report for Lawrence County
- eBird sighting report for Craighead 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 Commissary ...
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.
- Black Jack
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Black Jack have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Black Jack
- Black Jack is located in Greene County
- Camp Ground
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Camp Ground have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Camp Ground
- Camp Ground is located in Greene County
- Case
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest) - Ebenezer
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south) - Evening Star
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Evening Star have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Evening Star
- Evening Star is located in Greene County
- Finch
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south) - Green High
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Green High have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Green High
- Green High is located in Greene County
- Hillside ‑ Historic
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast) - Light
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest) - Pine Knot
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pine Knot
- Pine Knot is located in Greene County
- Rock Hill
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast) - Unity
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east) - Walnut Corner
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Walnut Corner have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Walnut Corner
- Walnut Corner is located in Greene County
- Whiskerville
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Whiskerville have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Whiskerville
- Whiskerville is located in Lawrence County
How Far From Commissary to ...
We spend a lot of time looking through Gazetteers, Almanacs & Directories that were published in the late 1800's and early 1900's. Many of the Gazetteers include the distance from a community such as Commissary to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers and using the location of where the historic<2> community of Commissary once stood, the straight-line distance<3> beginning in Commissary and extending to:
- Paragould, which is the Seat of Greene County, lies just to the East Southeast.
- Little Rock, which is the State Capital of Arkansas, lies 131 miles [210.8 km]<3> to the southwest (SW). If you could drive a straight line from Commissary to Little Rock, with an average speed<4>of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, it would take less than three hours to make the trip. A comfortable walk of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour would take 8 days. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take 6 days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 768 miles [1,236 km] to the east northeast (ENE). Driving would take just about two full days, a buggy would take 30 days and walking would take 44 days.
- The shortest distance<5> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,579 miles [10,587.9 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,307 miles [11,759.5 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,184 miles [8,342.8 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<8>
Off-the-Road Links ...
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> | We use the term 'Historic' broadly and it generally means that the community no longer exists. However, it can also mean that the community might still exist, but was significantly larger or had a more 'official' existence in the past than it does now. Unfortunately our sources of data have proven to be unreliable. If you can provide us with more specific information about Commissary, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <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- Commissary) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Commissary. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 36.1084, Longitude: -90.6429 In this case, the coordinates for Commissary 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 Commissary 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 316.232 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 312.597 degrees. |
| <8> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 311.393 degrees. |