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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 Fifty-Six, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Fifty-Six 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 Fifty-Six:
- 35.960119, -92.224714
- 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.
- The Heavens-Above Website, centered on Fifty-Six
- 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:
- Waymark.com
Curious and Interesting Names Near Fifty-Six ...
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.
- Big Flat
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- Hedges ‑ Historic
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Hedges have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hedges
- Hedges is located in Stone County
- Jonesdale ‑ Historic
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Jonesdale have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jonesdale
- Jonesdale is located in Baxter County
- May ‑ Historic
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for May have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for May
- May is located in Stone County
- Mountain View
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Mozart
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Mozart have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mozart
- Mozart is located in Stone County
- Pleasant Hill
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Pleasant Hill have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pleasant Hill
- Pleasant Hill is located in Stone County
- Twin Creek
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Twin Creek have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Twin Creek
- Twin Creek is located in Izard County
How Far From Fifty-Six 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 city such as Fifty-Six to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance<3> beginning in Fifty-Six and extending to:
- Mountain View, which is the Seat of Stone County, lies just to the Southeast.
- Little Rock, which is the State Capital of Arkansas, lies 84 miles [135.2 km]<3> to the south (S). If you could drive a straight line from Fifty-Six to Little Rock, with an average speed<4>of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, it would take less than two hours to make the trip. A comfortable walk of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour would take 5 days. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take most of three days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 856 miles [1,377.6 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<5> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,647 miles [10,697.3 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,379 miles [11,875.3 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,257 miles [8,460.3 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<8>
Off-the-Road Links ...
Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Fifty-Six. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page. The official website for State of Arkansas: https://portal.arkansas.gov/
Footnotes ...
<1> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
<2> | The location has been supplied by the Geographic Names Information System - which is maintained by the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS). While these values should be definitive, we found that accuracy can vary and you should double-check the location if accuracy is required. |
<3> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Fifty-Six) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Fifty-Six. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 35.9601, Longitude: -92.2247 |
<4> | 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. |
<5> | 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 Fifty-Six to the Middle East to be East and South, the Great Circle Route actually lies to the North and East. |
<6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 317.246 degrees. |
<7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 313.752 degrees. |
<8> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 312.134 degrees. |
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