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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 Evening Star, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Evening Star 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 Evening Star:
- 36.181456, -90.701779
- 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 Evening Star
- 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 Greene County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Greene County
- Since Evening Star is near Randolph County and also Clay County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Randolph County
- Open the eBird sighting report for Clay 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 Evening Star
Communities Also Named Evening Star ...
We found one communities that are also named Evening Star.
There is one other community in Arkansas that is also named Evening Star.
Beyond Arkansas.
- Communities Located In Arkansas ...
- Searcy County
- This Evening Star is located in Searcy County and lies 103 miles [165.8 km]<1> to the west of the Evening Star that is located in Greene County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Searcy County community of Evening Star.
Curious and Interesting Names Near Evening Star ...
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.
- Black Jack
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- Black Jack is located in Greene County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Black Jack
- Camp Ground
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Camp Ground is located in Greene County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Camp Ground
- Case
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Case is located in Greene County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Case
- Commissary ‑ Historic
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Commissary is located in Greene County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Commissary
- Ebenezer
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Ebenezer is located in Greene County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ebenezer
- Fender
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- Fender is located in Randolph County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fender
- Hillside ‑ Historic
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- Hillside is located in Greene County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hillside
- Hooker
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Hooker is located in Greene County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hooker
- Light
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Light is located in Greene County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Light
- Continue List (6 more) ...
- Peach Orchard
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Peach Orchard is located in Clay County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Peach Orchard
- Population from the 2020 Census: 123 people
- Rocky Ford
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Rocky Ford is located in Randolph County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rocky Ford
- Serene
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Serene is located in Randolph County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Serene
- Stonewall
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Stonewall is located in Greene County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stonewall
- Walnut Corner
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Walnut Corner is located in Greene County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Walnut Corner
- Whiskerville
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Whiskerville is located in Lawrence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Whiskerville
How Far From Evening Star 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 Evening Star to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Evening Star and extending to:
- Paragould, which is the Seat of Greene County, lies 14 miles [22.5 km]<1> to the southeast. If you could walk a straight line from Evening Star to Paragould, 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 132 miles [212.4 km] to the southwest (SW). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take less than three hours, a buggy would take 6 days and walking would take 8 days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 770 miles [1,239.2 km] to the east northeast (ENE). Driving would take just about two full days, a buggy would take 30 days and walking would take 44 days.
- The shortest distance<3> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,578 miles [10,586.3 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<4>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,306 miles [11,757.9 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,183 miles [8,341.2 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>'
Footnotes ...
| <1> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' (or point-to-point) distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Evening Star) 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 Evening Star 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 Evening Star. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 36.1815, Longitude: -90.7018 In this case, the coordinates for Evening Star have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <4> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 316.274 degrees. |
| <5> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 312.656 degrees. |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 311.405 degrees. |
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