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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 Drasco, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Drasco 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 Drasco:
- 35.633524, -91.947070
- 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 Drasco
- 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 Cleburne County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Cleburne County
- Since Drasco is near Stone County and also Independence County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Stone County
- Open the eBird sighting report for Independence 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 Drasco
Communities Also Named Drasco ...
We found one communities that are also named Drasco.
Within Arkansas, the name Drasco is unique.
Beyond Arkansas, there is another community also named Drasco in the United States.
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- Texas
- Runnels County
- This Drasco is located in Runnels County and lies 522 miles [840.1 km]<1> to the west southwest of the Drasco that is located in Cleburne County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Runnels County community of Drasco.
Curious and Interesting Names Near Drasco ...
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.
- Almond
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Bluetip ‑ Historic
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Bluetip is located in Stone County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bluetip
- Bothersome ‑ Historic
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Bothersome is located in Stone County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bothersome
- Everett ‑ Historic
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Everett is located in Cleburne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Everett
- Fivemile
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- Fivemile is located in Cleburne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fivemile
- Ida
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Sunny Slope
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- Sunny Slope is located in Cleburne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sunny Slope
- Tumbling Shoals
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Wolf Bayou
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
How Far From Drasco 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 Drasco to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Drasco and extending to:
- Heber Springs, which is the Seat of Cleburne County, lies 10 miles [16.1 km]<1> to the south southwest. If you could walk a straight line from Drasco to Heber Springs, with an average speed<3> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take four to five hours to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take a little over three hours.
- Little Rock, which is the State Capital of Arkansas, lies 64 miles [103 km] to the south southwest (SSW). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take less than an hour, a buggy would take about three full days and walking would take most of three days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 848 miles [1,364.7 km] to the east northeast (ENE). Driving would take just about two full days, a buggy would take 34 days and walking would take 49 days.
- The shortest distance<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,653 miles [10,707 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,383 miles [11,881.8 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,261 miles [8,466.8 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 things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Drasco) 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 Drasco 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 Drasco. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 35.6335, Longitude: -91.9471 |
| <5> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 317.041 degrees. |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 313.471 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 312.068 degrees. |
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