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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 Fryatt, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Fryatt 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 Fryatt:
    • 36.463675, -91.651255
    • 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 Fryatt
  • 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 Fulton County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
    • Open the eBird sighting report for Fulton County
    • Since Fryatt is near Howell County and also Oregon County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
    • Open the eBird sighting report for Howell County
    • Open the eBird sighting report for Oregon 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 Fryatt

Communities Also Named Fryatt ...

We found one communities that are also named Fryatt.

Within Arkansas, the name Fryatt is unique.

Beyond Arkansas, there is another community also named Fryatt in Canada.

  • Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
    • Ontario
      • This Fryatt lies 999 miles [1,607.7 km]<1> to the north northeast of the Fryatt that is located in Fulton County.

Curious and Interesting Names Near Fryatt ...

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.

  • Camp
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
    • Camp is located in Fulton County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Camp
  • Cornertown
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
    • Cornertown is located in Fulton County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cornertown
  • French
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
    • French is located in Fulton County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for French
  • Globe
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
    • Globe is located in Howell County (MO)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Globe
  • Green Town
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
    • Green Town is located in Oregon County (MO)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Green Town
  • King
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
    • King is located in Fulton County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for King
  • Mammoth Spring
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
  • Many Islands
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
    • Many Islands is located in Fulton County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Many Islands
  • Peach ‑ Historic
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
    • Peach is located in Fulton County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Peach
  • Saddle
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
    • Saddle is located in Fulton County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saddle

How Far From Fryatt 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 Fryatt to various places of note, such as the White House.

With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Fryatt and extending to:

  • Salem, which is the Seat of Fulton County, lies 11 miles [17.7 km]<1> to the west southwest. If you could walk a straight line from Fryatt to Salem, with an average speed<3> 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 123 miles [197.9 km] to the south southwest (SSW). 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 815 miles [1,311.6 km] to the east northeast (ENE). Driving would take just about two full days, a buggy would take 32 days and walking would take 47 days.
  • The shortest distance<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,600 miles [10,621.7 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
  • The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,332 miles [11,799.7 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
  • The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,210 miles [8,384.7 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>'

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 from Point A (ie- Fryatt) 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 Fryatt 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 Fryatt. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 36.4637, Longitude: -91.6513       In this case, the coordinates for Fryatt have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).
<5>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 316.908 degrees.
<6>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 313.427 degrees.
<7>The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 311.778 degrees.