Outdoor Activities ...

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

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

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

• 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 Goobertown:
  • 35.951461, -90.575664
  • 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 Goobertown

• 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 Craighead County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Craighead County
  • Since Goobertown is near Greene County and also Dunklin County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Greene County
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Dunklin 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 Goobertown

Curious and Interesting Names Near Goobertown ...

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.

• Buck Snort
  (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
  • Buck Snort is located in Craighead County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Buck Snort
• Burnt Hill
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
  • Burnt Hill is located in Craighead County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Burnt Hill
• Dixie
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
  • Dixie is located in Craighead County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dixie
• Ebenezer
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
  • Ebenezer is located in Greene County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ebenezer
• Finch
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
  • Finch is located in Greene County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Finch
• Green High
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
  • Green High is located in Greene County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Green High
• Lake View
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
  • Lake View is located in Craighead County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lake View
• Lester
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
  • Lester is located in Craighead County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lester
• Maysville ‑ Historic
  (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
  • Maysville is located in Craighead County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maysville
• Pine Knot
  (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
  • Pine Knot is located in Greene County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pine Knot
• Pleasant Grove
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
  • Pleasant Grove is located in Craighead County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pleasant Grove
• Rock Hill
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
  • Rock Hill is located in Greene County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rock Hill

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

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

• Little Rock, which is the State Capital of Arkansas, lies 126 miles [202.8 km]<1> to the southwest (SW). If you could drive a straight line from Goobertown to Little Rock, with an average speed<2>of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, it would take less than three hours to make the trip. A comfortable walk of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour would take 8 days. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take 5 days.
• The White House (Washington, DC) is 768 miles [1,236 km] to the east northeast (ENE). Driving would take just about two full days, a buggy would take 30 days and walking would take 44 days.
• The shortest distance<3> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,584 miles [10,595.9 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<4>
• The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,312 miles [11,767.5 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
• The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,189 miles [8,350.9 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>'