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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 Douglas Corner, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Douglas Corner and the surrounding area.

  • Weather ...
  • 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 Douglas Corner:
    • 34.710092, -92.411544
    • 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 Douglas Corner
  • 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 Pulaski County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
    • Open the eBird sighting report for Pulaski County
    • Since Douglas Corner is near Saline County and also Faulkner County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
    • Open the eBird sighting report for Saline County
    • Open the eBird sighting report for Faulkner 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 Douglas Corner

Communities Also Named Douglas Corner ...

We found one communities that are also named Douglas Corner.

Within Arkansas, the name Douglas Corner is unique.

Beyond Arkansas, there is another community also named Douglas Corner in the United States.

  • Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
    • Massachusetts
      • Plymouth County
      • This Douglas Corner is located in Plymouth County and lies 1,265 miles [2,035.8 km]<1> to the east northeast of the Douglas Corner that is located in Pulaski County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Plymouth County community of Douglas Corner.

Curious and Interesting Names Near Douglas Corner ...

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.

  • Alpine
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
    • Alpine is located in Pulaski County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alpine
  • Cloverdale
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
    • Cloverdale is located in Pulaski County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cloverdale
  • Gum Springs
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
    • Gum Springs is located in Pulaski County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gum Springs
  • Mabelvale
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
  • Meadowcliff
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
    • Meadowcliff is located in Pulaski County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Meadowcliff
  • Otter Creek
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
    • Otter Creek is located in Pulaski County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Otter Creek
  • Pecan Lake
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
    • Pecan Lake is located in Pulaski County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pecan Lake
  • Ponderosa
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
    • Ponderosa is located in Pulaski County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ponderosa
  • Rainwood
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
    • Rainwood is located in Pulaski County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rainwood
  • Red Gate
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
    • Red Gate is located in Pulaski County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Red Gate
  • Rock Creek
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
    • Rock Creek is located in Pulaski County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rock Creek
  • Rosedale
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
    • Rosedale is located in Pulaski County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rosedale
  • Continue List   (8 more) ...
    • Rusty Pines
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
      • Rusty Pines is located in Pulaski County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rusty Pines
    • Shady Grove
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
      • Shady Grove is located in Pulaski County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shady Grove
    • Skylark
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
      • Skylark is located in Pulaski County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Skylark
    • Spring Valley
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
      • Spring Valley is located in Pulaski County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spring Valley
    • Terrytown
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
      • Terrytown is located in Pulaski County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Terrytown
    • Timber Ridge
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
      • Timber Ridge is located in Pulaski County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Timber Ridge
    • Turtle Creek
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
      • Turtle Creek is located in Pulaski County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Turtle Creek
    • Twin Springs
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
      • Twin Springs is located in Pulaski County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Twin Springs

How Far From Douglas Corner 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 Douglas Corner to various places of note, such as the White House.

With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Douglas Corner and extending to:

  • Little Rock, which is the Seat of Pulaski County, lies just to the East Northeast.
  • Little Rock, which is the State Capital of Arkansas, lies just to the east northeast (ENE).
  • The White House (Washington, DC) is 896 miles [1,442 km]<1> to the east northeast (ENE). If you could drive a straight line from Douglas Corner to White House, with an average speed<3>of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, it would take most of two days to make the trip. A comfortable walk of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour would take 51 days. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take 35 days.
  • The shortest distance<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,718 miles [10,811.6 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
  • The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,446 miles [11,983.2 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
  • The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,323 miles [8,566.5 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>'

Footnotes ...

<1>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 from Point A (ie- Douglas Corner) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'.
<2>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<3>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.
<4>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 Douglas Corner 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 Douglas Corner. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 34.7101, Longitude: -92.4115       In this case, the coordinates for Douglas Corner have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).
<5>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 317.267 degrees.
<6>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 313.611 degrees.
<7>The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 312.437 degrees.