Outdoor Activities ...

As we travel, we like to pursue some of our interests (such as astronomy and bird watching).

When in Galla Rock, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Galla Rock and the surrounding area.

• Weather ...
  • Before heading outdoors, you should check the weather:
  • The National Weather Service forecast for Galla Rock

• 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 Galla Rock:
  • 35.177863, -92.969615
  • 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 Galla Rock

• 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 Pope County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Pope County
  • Since Galla Rock is near Yell County and also Conway County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Yell County
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Conway 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 Galla Rock

Curious and Interesting Names Near Galla Rock ...

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.

• Cotton Town
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
  • Cotton Town is located in Yell County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cotton Town
• Divide ‑ Historic
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
  • Divide is located in Conway County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Divide
• Fowler
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
  • Fowler is located in Yell County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fowler
• Gold Hill
  (Less than 2 miles to the north)
  • Gold Hill is located in Pope County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gold Hill
• Holla Bend
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
  • Holla Bend is located in Pope County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Holla Bend
• Index ‑ Historic
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
  • Index is located in Conway County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Index
• Lakeview
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
  • Lakeview is located in Yell County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lakeview
• Libby Ferry
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
  • Libby Ferry is located in Conway County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Libby Ferry
• Mars Hill
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
  • Mars Hill is located in Pope County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mars Hill
• Pontoon
  (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
  • Pontoon is located in Conway County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pontoon
• Pottsville
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
  • Pottsville is located in Pope County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pottsville
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,361 people
  • Former names for Pottsville:
  • Pott's Inn
  • Pott's Station
• Reeds Ferry
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
  • Reeds Ferry is located in Pope County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Reeds Ferry

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

With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance<1> beginning in Galla Rock and extending to:

• Russellville, which is the Seat of Pope County, lies 11 miles [17.7 km]<1> to the northwest. If you could walk a straight line from Galla Rock to Russellville, with an average speed<2> 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 50 miles [80.5 km] to the southeast (SE). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take less than an hour, a buggy would take most of two days and walking would take most of three days.
• The White House (Washington, DC) is 913 miles [1,469.3 km] to the east northeast (ENE). Driving would take most of two days, a buggy would take 36 days and walking would take 52 days.
• The shortest distance<3> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,715 miles [10,806.7 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<4>
• The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,447 miles [11,984.8 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
• The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,324 miles [8,568.1 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>'