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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 Fivemile, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Fivemile 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 Fivemile:
- 35.673688, -91.959592
- 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 Fivemile
- 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 Fivemile 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 Fivemile
Communities Also Named Fivemile ...
We found five communities that are also named Fivemile.
Within Arkansas, the name Fivemile is unique.
Beyond Arkansas, we know of five communities that are located in the United States.
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- Kentucky
- Breathitt County
- This Fivemile is located in Breathitt County and lies 491 miles [790.2 km]<1> to the east northeast of the Fivemile that is located in Cleburne County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Breathitt County community of Fivemile.
- Ohio
- Brown County
- This Fivemile is located in Brown County and lies 499 miles [803.1 km]<1> to the east northeast of the Fivemile that is located in Cleburne County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Brown County community of Fivemile.
- Texas
- Dawson County
- This Fivemile is located in Dawson County and lies 604 miles [972 km]<1> to the west southwest of the Fivemile that is located in Cleburne County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Dawson County community of Fivemile.
- West Virginia
- Kanawha County
- This Fivemile is located in Kanawha County and lies 606 miles [975.3 km]<1> to the east northeast of the Fivemile that is located in Cleburne County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Kanawha County community of Fivemile.
- Mason County
- This Fivemile is located in Mason County and lies 582 miles [936.6 km] to the east northeast of the Fivemile that is located in Cleburne County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Mason County community of Fivemile.
Curious and Interesting Names Near Fivemile ...
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 east)
- Almond is located in Cleburne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Almond
- Bluetip ‑ Historic
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Bluetip is located in Stone County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bluetip
- Bothersome ‑ Historic
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Bothersome is located in Stone County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bothersome
- Everett ‑ Historic
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Everett is located in Cleburne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Everett
- Ida
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Pleasant Grove
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- Pleasant Grove is located in Stone County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pleasant Grove
- 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
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Wolf Bayou
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Wolf Bayou is located in Cleburne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wolf Bayou
How Far From Fivemile 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 Fivemile to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Fivemile and extending to:
- Heber Springs, which is the Seat of Cleburne County, lies 13 miles [20.9 km]<1> to the south southwest. If you could walk a straight line from Fivemile to Heber Springs, with an average speed<3> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take 6 hours 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 66 miles [106.2 km] to the south southwest (SSW). 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 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 6,651 miles [10,703.7 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,382 miles [11,880.2 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,259 miles [8,463.5 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>'
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 from Point A (ie- Fivemile) 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 Fivemile 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 Fivemile. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 35.6737, Longitude: -91.9596 In this case, the coordinates for Fivemile have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <5> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 317.052 degrees. |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 313.489 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 312.066 degrees. |
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