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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 Garland Springs, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Garland Springs 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 Garland Springs:
- 35.227584, -92.152927
- 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 Garland Springs
- 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 Faulkner County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Faulkner County
- Since Garland Springs is near White County and also Cleburne County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- Open the eBird sighting report for White County
- Open the eBird sighting report for Cleburne 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 Garland Springs
Curious and Interesting Names Near Garland Springs ...
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.
- Barney
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Barney is located in Faulkner County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Barney
- Center Point
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Center Point is located in Faulkner County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Center Point
- Centerville
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Centerville is located in Faulkner County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Centerville
- Enders
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Enders is located in Faulkner County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Enders
- Enola
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Enola is located in Faulkner County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Enola
- Population from the 2020 Census: 354 people
- Hart
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Hart is located in White County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hart
- Hawthicket ‑ Historic
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- Hawthicket is located in Faulkner County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hawthicket
- Holland
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Holland is located in Faulkner County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Holland
- Population from the 2020 Census: 586 people
- Romance
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Rose Bud
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
How Far From Garland Springs 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 Garland Springs to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance<2> beginning in Garland Springs and extending to:
- Conway, which is the Seat of Faulkner County, lies 19 miles [30.6 km]<2> to the west southwest. If you could walk a straight line from Garland Springs to Conway, with an average speed<3> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take just over a day to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take 6 hours.
- Little Rock, which is the State Capital of Arkansas, lies 34 miles [54.7 km] to the south (S). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take less than an hour, a buggy would take just about two full days and walking would take most of two days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 869 miles [1,398.5 km] to the east northeast (ENE). Driving would take most of two days, a buggy would take 34 days and walking would take 50 days.
- The shortest distance<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,681 miles [10,752 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,411 miles [11,926.8 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,288 miles [8,510.2 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>'
Footnotes ...
| <1> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <2> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' (or 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- Garland Springs) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |
| <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 Garland Springs 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 Garland Springs. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 35.2276, Longitude: -92.1529 In this case, the coordinates for Garland Springs have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <5> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 317.143 degrees. |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 313.535 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 312.233 degrees. |
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