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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 Cord, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Cord 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 Cord:
- 35.812368, -91.343528
- 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 Cord
- 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 Independence County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Independence County
- Since Cord is near Jackson County and also Lawrence County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Jackson County
- Open the eBird sighting report for Lawrence 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 Cord
Communities Also Named Cord ...
We found one communities that are also named Cord.
Within Arkansas, the name Cord is unique.
Beyond Arkansas, there is another community also named Cord in the United States.
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- Oregon
- Malheur County
- This community is historic<1> and we have very little information. For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Oregon community of Cord [Malheur County].
Curious and Interesting Names Near Cord ...
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.
- Centerville
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Charlotte
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Charlotte is located in Independence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Charlotte
- Dowdy
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Dowdy is located in Independence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dowdy
- Hazel Grove
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Hazel Grove is located in Independence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hazel Grove
- Lockheart
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Lockheart is located in Independence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lockheart
- Pleasant Hill
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Pleasant Hill is located in Independence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pleasant Hill
- Sharp
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- Sharp is located in Independence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sharp
- Strawberry
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- Sulphur Rock
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Sulphur Rock is located in Independence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sulphur Rock
- Population from the 2020 Census: 458 people
- Tuckerman
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Walnut Grove
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- Walnut Grove is located in Independence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Walnut Grove
How Far From Cord 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 Cord to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance<3> beginning in Cord and extending to:
- Batesville, which is the Seat of Independence County, lies 16 miles [25.7 km]<3> to the west. If you could walk a straight line from Cord to Batesville, with an average speed<4> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take most of a day to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take five to six hours.
- Little Rock, which is the State Capital of Arkansas, lies 90 miles [144.8 km] to the southwest (SW). 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 812 miles [1,306.8 km] to the east northeast (ENE). Driving would take just about two full days, a buggy would take 32 days and walking would take 47 days.
- The shortest distance<5> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,621 miles [10,655.5 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,350 miles [11,828.7 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,227 miles [8,412 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<8>'
Footnotes ...
| <1> | 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 Cord, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <2> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <3> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a '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- Cord) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |
| <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 Cord 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 Cord. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 35.8124, Longitude: -91.3435 |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 316.663 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 313.057 degrees. |
| <8> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 311.764 degrees. |
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