Outdoor Activities ...

As we travel, we like to pursue some of our interests (such as astronomy and bird watching).

When in Dirtdauber, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Dirtdauber and the surrounding area.

• Weather ...
  • Before heading outdoors, you should check the weather:
  • The National Weather Service forecast for Dirtdauber

• 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 Dirtdauber:
  • 34.549538, -92.488491
  • 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 Dirtdauber

• 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 Saline County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Saline County
  • Since Dirtdauber is near Pulaski County and also Grant County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Pulaski County
  • Open the 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:
  • Open the Waymark.com report for Dirtdauber

Curious and Interesting Names Near Dirtdauber ...

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.

• Bauxite
  (Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
  • Bauxite is located in Saline County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bauxite
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 555 people
• Bauxite Junction
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
  • Bauxite Junction is located in Saline County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bauxite Junction
• Evergreen
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
  • Evergreen is located in Saline County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Evergreen
• Goodman
  (Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
  • Goodman is located in Saline County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Goodman
• Hurricane ‑ Historic
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
  • Hurricane is located in Saline County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hurricane
• Lena
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
  • Lena is located in Saline County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lena
• Lignite
  (Less than 2 miles to the north)
  • Lignite is located in Saline County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lignite
• Twin Oaks
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
  • Twin Oaks is located in Saline County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Twin Oaks

How Far From Dirtdauber to ...

We spend a lot of time looking through Gazetteers that were published in the late 1800's and early 1900's. Many of the Gazetteers include the distance from a community such as Dirtdauber 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<1> community of Dirtdauber once stood, the straight-line distance<2> beginning in Dirtdauber and extending to:

• Benton, which is the Seat of Saline County, lies just to the West.
• Little Rock, which is the State Capital of Arkansas, lies 18 miles [29 km]<2> to the northeast (NE). If you could walk a straight line from Dirtdauber to Little Rock, with an average speed<3> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take just over 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.
• The White House (Washington, DC) is 904 miles [1,454.8 km] to the east northeast (ENE). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take most of two days, a buggy would take 36 days and walking would take 52 days.
• The shortest distance<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,729 miles [10,829.3 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
• The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,457 miles [12,000.9 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
• The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,334 miles [8,584.2 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>'