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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 Gamaliel, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Gamaliel 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 Gamaliel:
- 36.456732, -92.233213
- 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 Gamaliel
- 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 Baxter County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Baxter County
- Since Gamaliel is near Ozark County and also Fulton County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Ozark County
- Open the eBird sighting report for Fulton 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 Gamaliel
Communities Also Named Gamaliel ...
We found one communities that are also named Gamaliel.
Within Arkansas, the name Gamaliel is unique.
Beyond Arkansas, there is another community also named Gamaliel in the United States.
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- Kentucky
- Monroe County
- This Gamaliel is located in Monroe County and lies 357 miles [574.5 km]<1> to the east of the Gamaliel that is located in Baxter County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Monroe County community of Gamaliel.
Curious and Interesting Names Near Gamaliel ...
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.
- County Line
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- County Line is located in Fulton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for County Line
- Diamond Bay
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Diamond Bay is located in Baxter County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Diamond Bay
- Elijah
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- Elijah is located in Ozark County (MO)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elijah
- Elizabeth
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- Fawn Park
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Fawn Park is located in Baxter County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fawn Park
- Fay
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Fay is located in Ozark County (MO)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fay
- Holiday Hills
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Holiday Hills is located in Baxter County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Holiday Hills
- Howards Ridge
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Howards Ridge is located in Ozark County (MO)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Howards Ridge
- Mallard Point
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Mallard Point is located in Baxter County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mallard Point
- Mammoth
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- Mammoth is located in Ozark County (MO)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mammoth
- Mountain Home
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- Sharp
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- Sharp is located in Ozark County (MO)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sharp
- Continue List (5 more) ...
- Sycamore Heights
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- Sycamore Heights is located in Baxter County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sycamore Heights
- Sycamore Spring
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Sycamore Spring is located in Baxter County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sycamore Spring
- Traceys Ferry
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Traceys Ferry is located in Baxter County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Traceys Ferry
- Wake ‑ Historic
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Wake is located in Baxter County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wake
- Woods Point Landing
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- Woods Point Landing is located in Baxter County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woods Point Landing
How Far From Gamaliel 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 Gamaliel to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Gamaliel and extending to:
- Mountain Home, which is the Seat of Baxter County, lies 11 miles [17.7 km]<1> to the southwest. If you could walk a straight line from Gamaliel to Mountain Home, 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 118 miles [189.9 km] to the south (S). 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 846 miles [1,361.5 km] to the east northeast (ENE). Driving would take just about two full days, a buggy would take 33 days and walking would take 48 days.
- The shortest distance<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,622 miles [10,657.1 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,356 miles [11,838.3 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,234 miles [8,423.3 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>'
Footnotes ...
| <1> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Gamaliel) 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 Gamaliel 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 Gamaliel. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 36.4567, Longitude: -92.2332 In this case, the coordinates for Gamaliel have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <5> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 317.288 degrees. |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 313.866 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 312.045 degrees. |
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