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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 Dunnington, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Dunnington 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 Dunnington:
    • 35.625357, -91.428743
    • 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 Dunnington
  • 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 Dunnington is near Jackson County and also White 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 White 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 Dunnington

Communities Also Named Dunnington ...

We found one communities that are also named Dunnington.

Within Arkansas, the name Dunnington is unique.

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

  • Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
    • Indiana
      • Benton County
      • This Dunnington is located in Benton County and lies 402 miles [647 km]<1> to the north northeast of the Dunnington that is located in Independence County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Benton County community of Dunnington.

Curious and Interesting Names Near Dunnington ...

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.

  • Coffeeville
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
    • Coffeeville is located in Jackson County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coffeeville
  • Crossroads
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
    • Crossroads is located in Jackson County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crossroads
  • Departe ‑ Historic
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
    • Departe is located in Independence County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Departe
  • Elmo
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
    • Elmo is located in Independence County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elmo
  • Huff
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
    • Huff is located in Independence County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Huff
  • Island Town
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
    • Island Town is located in Jackson County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Island Town
  • Macks
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
    • Macks is located in Jackson County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Macks
  • Maple Springs
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
    • Maple Springs is located in Independence County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maple Springs
  • Nuckles
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
    • Nuckles is located in Jackson County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nuckles
  • Olyphant
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
    • Olyphant is located in Jackson County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Olyphant
  • Pleasant Hill
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
    • Pleasant Hill is located in Independence County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pleasant Hill
  • Possum Grape
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
    • Possum Grape is located in Jackson County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Possum Grape
  • Sulphur Rock
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
    • Sulphur Rock is located in Independence County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sulphur Rock
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 458 people
  • Union Hill
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
    • Union Hill is located in Independence County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Union Hill

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

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

  • Batesville, which is the Seat of Independence County, lies 15 miles [24.1 km]<1> to the northwest. If you could walk a straight line from Dunnington to Batesville, with an average speed<2> 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 four to five hours.
  • Little Rock, which is the State Capital of Arkansas, lies 77 miles [123.9 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 5 days.
  • The White House (Washington, DC) is 821 miles [1,321.3 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<3> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,634 miles [10,676.4 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<4>
  • The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,362 miles [11,848 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
  • The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,239 miles [8,431.4 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>'

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- Dunnington) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'.
<2>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.
<3>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 Dunnington 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 Dunnington. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 35.6254, Longitude: -91.4287       In this case, the coordinates for Dunnington have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).
<4>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 316.705 degrees.
<5>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 313.08 degrees.
<6>The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 311.838 degrees.