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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 Gid, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Gid 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 Gid:
- 35.979794, -91.856536
- 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 Gid
- 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 Izard County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Izard County
- Since Gid is near Independence County and also Stone County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Independence County
- Open the eBird sighting report for Stone 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 Gid
Curious and Interesting Names Near Gid ...
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.
- Bone Town
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Bone Town is located in Izard County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bone Town
- Jumbo
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Jumbo is located in Izard County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jumbo
- LaCrosse
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- LaCrosse is located in Izard County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for LaCrosse
- Lone Star
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Lone Star is located in Izard County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lone Star
- Melbourne
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Mount Pleasant
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Phosphate ‑ Historic
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Phosphate is located in Independence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Phosphate
- Sage
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Sage is located in Izard County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sage
- Zion
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Zion is located in Izard County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Zion
How Far From Gid 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 Gid to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance<2> beginning in Gid and extending to:
- Melbourne, which is the Seat of Izard County, lies just to the North Northwest.
- Little Rock, which is the State Capital of Arkansas, lies 88 miles [141.6 km]<2> to the south southwest (SSW). If you could drive a straight line from Gid to Little Rock, with an average speed<3>of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, it would take less than two hours to make the trip. A comfortable walk of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour would take 5 days. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take most of three days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 836 miles [1,345.4 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 6,632 miles [10,673.2 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,363 miles [11,849.6 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,241 miles [8,434.6 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 '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- Gid) 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 Gid 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 Gid. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 35.9798, Longitude: -91.8565 In this case, the coordinates for Gid have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <5> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 317.008 degrees. |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 313.478 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 311.963 degrees. |
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