Outdoor Activities ...
As we travel, we like to pursue some of our interests (such as astronomy and bird watching).
When in Croak, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Croak and the surrounding area.
- Weather ...
- Before heading outdoors, you should check the weather:
- The National Weather Service forecast for Croak
- 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 Croak:
- 34.001490, -92.411542
- 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 Croak
- 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 Cleveland County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- eBird sighting report for Cleveland County
- Since Croak is near Dallas County and also Grant County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- eBird sighting report for Dallas County
- eBird sighting report for Grant 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 Croak ...
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.
- Bunn
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bunn
- Bunn is located in Dallas County
- Canoe Landing
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Canoe Landing have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Canoe Landing
- Canoe Landing is located in Cleveland County
- Carthage
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest) - Gum Springs
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Gum Springs have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gum Springs
- Gum Springs is located in Cleveland County
- Ivan
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south) - Lees Ferry
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Lees Ferry have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lees Ferry
- Lees Ferry is located in Dallas County
- Mansville ‑ Historic
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north) - Saline ‑ Historic
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest) - Saline River ‑ Historic
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Saline River have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saline River
- Saline River is located in Grant County
How Far From Croak 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 Croak 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 Croak once stood, the straight-line distance<3> beginning in Croak and extending to:
- Rison, which is the Seat of Cleveland County, lies 13 miles [20.9 km]<3> to the east southeast. If you could walk a straight line from Croak to Rison, with an average speed<4> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take 6 hours to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take four to five hours.
- Little Rock, which is the State Capital of Arkansas, lies 51 miles [82.1 km] to the north (N). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take less than an hour, a buggy would take most of two days and walking would take most of three days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 916 miles [1,474.2 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 6,754 miles [10,869.5 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,480 miles [12,037.9 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,356 miles [8,619.6 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 Croak, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <3> | 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 from Point A (ie- Croak) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Croak. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 34.0015, Longitude: -92.4115 In this case, the coordinates for Croak 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 Croak 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 317.203 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 313.443 degrees. |
| <8> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 312.555 degrees. |