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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 Fourmile Hill, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Fourmile Hill 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 Fourmile Hill:
- 35.290640, -91.770417
- 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 Fourmile Hill
- 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 White County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- Open the eBird sighting report for White County
- Since Fourmile Hill is near Cleburne County and also Jackson County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Cleburne County
- Open the eBird sighting report for Jackson 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 Fourmile Hill
Curious and Interesting Names Near Fourmile Hill ...
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.
- Bee Rock
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- Bee Rock is located in White County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bee Rock
- Clay
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Clay is located in White County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clay
- Clear Water ‑ Historic
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Clear Water is located in White County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clear Water
- Gum Springs ‑ Historic
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Gum Springs is located in White County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gum Springs
- Harmony
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Harmony is located in White County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harmony
- Mountain Home
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Mountain Home is located in White County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mountain Home
- Pickens
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Pickens is located in White County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pickens
- Plainview
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Plainview is located in White County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Plainview
- Providence
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Providence is located in White County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Providence
- Short ‑ Historic
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Short is located in White County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Short
How Far From Fourmile Hill to ...
We spend a lot of time looking through Gazetteers, Almanacs & Directories that were published in the late 1800's and early 1900's. Many of the Gazetteers include the distance from a community such as Fourmile Hill to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance<1> beginning in Fourmile Hill and extending to:
- Searcy, which is the Seat of White County, lies just to the South Southeast.
- Little Rock, which is the State Capital of Arkansas, lies 47 miles [75.6 km]<1> to the southwest (SW). If you could walk a straight line from Fourmile Hill to Little Rock, with an average speed<2> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take about three full days to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take most of two days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 847 miles [1,363.1 km] to the east northeast (ENE). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take just about two full days, a buggy would take 33 days and walking would take 49 days.
- The shortest distance<3> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,664 miles [10,724.7 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<4>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,392 miles [11,896.3 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,269 miles [8,479.6 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>'
Footnotes ...
| <1> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'point-to-point' distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Fourmile Hill) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |
| <2> | 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. |
| <3> | 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 Fourmile Hill 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 Fourmile Hill. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 35.2906, Longitude: -91.7704 In this case, the coordinates for Fourmile Hill have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <4> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 316.90 degrees. |
| <5> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 313.262 degrees. |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 312.051 degrees. |
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