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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 Conner, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Conner 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 Conner:
- 36.241183, -93.444908
- 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 Conner
- 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 Carroll County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Carroll County
- Since Conner is near Newton County and also Boone County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Newton County
- Open the eBird sighting report for Boone 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 Conner
Communities Also Named Conner ...
We found five communities that are also named Conner.
Within Arkansas, the name Conner is unique.
Beyond Arkansas, we know of five communities that are located in the United States.
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- California
- Kern County
- This Conner is located in Kern County and lies 1,436 miles [2,311 km]<1> to the west of the Conner that is located in Carroll County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Kern County community of Conner.
- Florida
- Marion County
- This Conner is located in Marion County and lies 822 miles [1,322.9 km]<1> to the east southeast of the Conner that is located in Carroll County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Marion County community of Conner.
- Kentucky
- Shelby County
- This Conner is located in Shelby County and lies 463 miles [745.1 km]<1> to the east northeast of the Conner that is located in Carroll County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Shelby County community of Conner.
- Montana
- Ravalli County
- This Conner is located in Ravalli County and lies 1,261 miles [2,029.4 km]<1> to the northwest of the Conner that is located in Carroll County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Ravalli County community of Conner.
- Pennsylvania
- Somerset County
- We found mention of this community, but have little information.<2> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Pennsylvania community of Conner [Somerset County].
Curious and Interesting Names Near Conner ...
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.
- Allfriend ‑ Historic
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Allfriend is located in Newton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Allfriend
- Cave Spring ‑ Historic
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Cave Spring is located in Carroll County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cave Spring
- Coin
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Coin is located in Carroll County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coin
- Dean
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Dean is located in Carroll County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dean
- Dryfork
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Dryfork is located in Carroll County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dryfork
- Gobbler
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Gobbler is located in Carroll County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gobbler
- Green Forest
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Rule
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- Rule is located in Carroll County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rule
- Wolf Pen ‑ Historic
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Wolf Pen is located in Carroll County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wolf Pen
How Far From Conner 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 Conner to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Conner and extending to:
- Little Rock, which is the State Capital of Arkansas, lies 123 miles [197.9 km]<1> to the south southeast (SSE). If you could drive a straight line from Conner to Little Rock, with an average speed<4>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 915 miles [1,472.5 km] to the east northeast (ENE). Driving would take most of two days, a buggy would take 36 days and walking would take 52 days.
- The shortest distance<5> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,679 miles [10,748.8 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,414 miles [11,931.7 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,294 miles [8,519.9 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<8>'
Footnotes ...
| <1> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' (or 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- Conner) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |
| <2> | If we encounter the name of what might be a community, our methodology is to add that name to our Gazetteer as a placeholder. As we find more information about that community, it will be added to our Gazetteer.
Just as a reminder: Our definition of a community is rather broad and includes those places (or areas) where several families lived and had a name which identified that place. For example, you might hear somebody say that they are going over to Mile's to see Pete ... Mile's is just a gas station and a couple of homes at the crossroads. While it might not be on the map, everybody in the area knows it by that name.
Places of interest include buildings at a crossroad, several families clustered in a hollow or maybe the location of a way station. It also includes places like mines, lumber camps, ferry crossings, etc. The community might still exist, is now gone or only existed for just a short period of time.
Also keep in mind that Conner could have been on the original document by mistake, misspelled, the original/alternate name of a community that we've listed elsewhere or was placed in the wrong county. Sometimes a post office or train station would have a different name than the community where it's located, so two names might be referring to the same community - we're working to straighten it all out. |
| <3> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <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 Conner 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 Conner. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 36.2412, Longitude: -93.4449 In this case, the coordinates for Conner have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 318.07 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 314.745 degrees. |
| <8> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 312.642 degrees. |
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