Outdoor Activities ...
As we travel, we like to pursue some of our interests (such as astronomy and bird watching).
When in Fir, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Fir and the surrounding area.
- Weather ...
- Before heading outdoors, you should check the weather:
- The National Weather Service forecast for Fir
- 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 Fir:
- 34.587310, -93.439336
- 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 Fir
- 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 Montgomery County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- eBird sighting report for Montgomery County
- Since Fir is near Garland County and also Yell County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- eBird sighting report for Garland County
- eBird sighting report for Yell 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:
- Waymark.com
Communities Also Named Fir ...
We found five communities that share the name Fir.
Within Arkansas, the name Fir is unique.
Beyond Arkansas, we know of another five communities that are located throughout in the United States.
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- Colorado
- Minnesota
- Oregon
- Multnomah County
- This Fir is located in Multnomah County and lies 1,703 miles [2,740.7 km]<1> to the northwest of the Fir that is located in Montgomery County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Multnomah County community of Fir.
- Washington County
- We found mention of this community, but have little information.<2> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Oregon community of Fir [Washington County].
- Washington
Curious and Interesting Names Near Fir ...
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.
- Bucksville ‑ Historic
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Bucksville have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bucksville
- Bucksville is located in Garland County
- Buddys Landing
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Buddys Landing have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Buddys Landing
- Buddys Landing is located in Montgomery County
- Crystal Springs
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Crystal Springs have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crystal Springs
- Crystal Springs is located in Garland County
- Fannie
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fannie
- Fannie is located in Montgomery County
- Hurricane Grove
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Hurricane Grove have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hurricane Grove
- Hurricane Grove is located in Montgomery County
- Liberty
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north) - Little Fir Landing
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Little Fir Landing have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Little Fir Landing
- Little Fir Landing is located in Montgomery County
- Lucky ‑ Historic
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south) - Peak
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south) - Ruble
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west) - Silver
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest) - Story
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Story
- Story is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Story <4>
- Sweethome
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
How Far From Fir 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 Fir to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers and using the location of where the historic<5> community of Fir once stood, the straight-line distance beginning in Fir and extending to:
- Mount Ida, which is the Seat of Montgomery County, lies 11 miles [17.7 km]<1> to the west southwest. If you could walk a straight line from Fir to Mount Ida, with an average speed<6> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take five to six hours to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take nearly four hours.
- Little Rock, which is the State Capital of Arkansas, lies 67 miles [107.8 km] to the east (E). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take less than two hours, a buggy would take about three full days and walking would take three full days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 953 miles [1,533.7 km] to the east northeast (ENE). Driving would take most of two days, a buggy would take 38 days and walking would take 55 days.
- The shortest distance<7> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,763 miles [10,884 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<8>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,494 miles [12,060.4 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<9>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,372 miles [8,645.4 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<10>
Off-the-Road Links ...
The official website for State of Arkansas: https://portal.arkansas.gov/
Footnotes ...
| <1> | 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- Fir) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Fir. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 34.5873, Longitude: -93.4393 In this case, the coordinates for Fir have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <2> | If we encounter the name of what might be a community, our methodology is to add that name to our Gazetteer as a placeholder. As we find more information about that community, it will be added to our Gazetteer. Just as a reminder: Our definition of a community is rather broad and includes those places (or areas) where several families lived and had a name which identified that place. For example, you might hear somebody say that they are going over to Bird Creek to see Pete ... Bird Creek is just a gas station and a couple of homes at the crossroads. While it might not be on the map, everybody in the area knows it by that name. Places of interest include buildings at a crossroad, several families clustered in a hollow or maybe the location of a way station. It also includes places like mines, lumber camps, ferry crossings, etc. The community might still exist, is now gone or only existed for just a short period of time. Also keep in mind that Fir could have been on the original document by mistake, misspelled, the original/alternate name of a community that we've listed elsewhere or was placed in the wrong county. Sometimes a post office or train station would have a different name than the community where it's located, so two names might be referring to the same community - we're working to straighten it all out. |
| <3> | 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. |
| <4> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <5> | We use the term 'Historic' broadly and it generally means that the community no longer exists. However, it can also mean that the community might still exist, but was significantly larger or had a more 'official' existence in the past than it does now. Unfortunately our sources of data have proven to be unreliable. If you can provide us with more specific information about Fir, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <6> | 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. |
| <7> | 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 Fir to the Middle East to be East and South, the Great Circle Route actually lies to the North and East. |
| <8> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 317.924 degrees. |
| <9> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 314.359 degrees. |
| <10> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 312.914 degrees. |