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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 Forgy, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Forgy 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 Forgy:
- 33.948170, -93.944077
- 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 Forgy
- 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 Howard County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Howard County
- Since Forgy is near Hempstead County and also Sevier County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Hempstead County
- Open the eBird sighting report for Sevier 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 Forgy
Communities Also Named Forgy ...
We found one communities that are also named Forgy.
Within Arkansas, the name Forgy is unique.
Beyond Arkansas, there is another community also named Forgy in the United States.
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- Ohio
- Clark County
- This Forgy is located in Clark County and lies 685 miles [1,102.4 km]<1> to the northeast of the Forgy that is located in Howard County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Clark County community of Forgy.
Curious and Interesting Names Near Forgy ...
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.
- Center Point
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Center Point is located in Howard County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Center Point
- Chapel Hill
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Chapel Hill is located in Howard County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chapel Hill
- Cornhill ‑ Historic
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Cornhill is located in Sevier County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cornhill
- Mineral Springs
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Pump Springs ‑ Historic
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Pump Springs is located in Howard County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pump Springs
- Rosedale ‑ Historic
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Rosedale is located in Howard County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rosedale
- Sunshine ‑ Historic
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Sunshine is located in Howard County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sunshine
- Temperanceville
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Temperanceville is located in Howard County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Temperanceville
- Unity
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Unity is located in Howard County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Unity
How Far From Forgy to ...
We spend a lot of time looking through Gazetteers that were published in the late 1800's and early 1900's. Many of the Gazetteers include the distance from a community such as Forgy 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<3> community of Forgy once stood, the straight-line distance beginning in Forgy and extending to:
- Nashville, which is the Seat of Howard County, lies just to the East.
- Little Rock, which is the State Capital of Arkansas, lies 110 miles [177 km]<1> to the east northeast (ENE). If you could drive a straight line from Forgy to Little Rock, with an average speed<4>of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, it would take about two hours to make the trip. A comfortable walk of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour would take 7 days. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take 5 days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 997 miles [1,604.5 km] to the east northeast (ENE). Driving would take most of two days, a buggy would take 39 days and walking would take 57 days.
- The shortest distance<5> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,815 miles [10,967.7 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,546 miles [12,144.1 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,423 miles [8,727.5 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<8>'
Footnotes ...
| <1> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Forgy) 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> | 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 Forgy, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <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 Forgy 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 Forgy. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 33.9482, Longitude: -93.9441 In this case, the coordinates for Forgy have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 318.191 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 314.587 degrees. |
| <8> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 313.236 degrees. |
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