Outdoor Activities ...
As we travel, we like to pursue some of our interests (such as astronomy and bird watching).
When in Fontaine, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Fontaine and the surrounding area.
- Weather ...
- Before heading outdoors, you should check the weather:
- The National Weather Service forecast for Fontaine
- 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 Fontaine:
- 36.000627, -90.813449
- 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 Fontaine
- 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:
- eBird sighting report for Greene County
- Since Fontaine is near Craighead County and also Lawrence County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- eBird sighting report for Craighead County
- eBird sighting report for Lawrence 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 Fontaine ...
We found five communities that share the name Fontaine.
Within Arkansas, the name Fontaine is unique.
Beyond Arkansas, we know of another five communities that are located throughout in the United States and Canada. Of these five communities, four are located in the United States and one is in Canada.
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- Florida
- Fontaine #
- This community is historichttp://www.waymarking.com/wm/search.aspx?f=1&lat=36.000627&lon=-90.813449&t=6 and we have little information. For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for Fontaine.
- New Brunswick
- This Fontaine lies 1,523 miles [2,451 km]<1> to the northeast of the Fontaine that is located in Greene County.
- Pennsylvania
- Virginia
- West Virginia
- Florida
Curious and Interesting Names Near Fontaine ...
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.
- Aa Junction
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Aa Junction have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Aa Junction
- Aa Junction is located in Lawrence County
- Bono
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Bono have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bono
- Bono is located in Craighead County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 2,595 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Bono <4>
- Dorothy
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south) - Ebenezer
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east) - Fiftysix
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast) - Light
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast) - March ‑ Historic
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south) - Pauls Switch
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Pauls Switch have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pauls Switch
- Pauls Switch is located in Craighead County
- Ponders
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west) - Walnut Corner
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Walnut Corner have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Walnut Corner
- Walnut Corner is located in Greene County
- Whiskerville
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Whiskerville have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Whiskerville
- Whiskerville is located in Lawrence County
How Far From Fontaine 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 Fontaine to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Fontaine and extending to:
- Paragould, which is the Seat of Greene County, lies 17 miles [27.4 km]<1> to the east northeast. If you could walk a straight line from Fontaine to Paragould, with an average speed<5> 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 five to six hours.
- Little Rock, which is the State Capital of Arkansas, lies 119 miles [191.5 km] to the southwest (SW). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take about two hours, a buggy would take 5 days and walking would take 7 days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 780 miles [1,255.3 km] to the east northeast (ENE). Driving would take just about two full days, a buggy would take 31 days and walking would take 45 days.
- The shortest distance<6> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,591 miles [10,607.2 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,320 miles [11,780.4 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<8>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,196 miles [8,362.2 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<9>
Off-the-Road Links ...
Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Fontaine. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.
The official website for State of Arkansas: https://portal.arkansas.gov/
Footnotes ...
| <1> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'point-to-point' distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Fontaine) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Fontaine. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 36.0006, Longitude: -90.8134 In this case, the coordinates for Fontaine 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 Fontaine 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> | 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. |
| <6> | 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 Fontaine to the Middle East to be East and South, the Great Circle Route actually lies to the North and East. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 316.334 degrees. |
| <8> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 312.701 degrees. |
| <9> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 311.491 degrees. |