Outdoor Activities ...
As we travel, we like to pursue some of our interests (such as astronomy and bird watching).
When in Green Forest, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Green Forest and the surrounding area.
- Weather ...
- Before heading outdoors, you should check the weather:
- The National Weather Service forecast for Green Forest
- 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 Green Forest:
- 36.335359, -93.433811
- 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.
- The Heavens-Above Website, centered on Green Forest
- 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 Carroll County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- eBird sighting report for Carroll County
- Since Green Forest is near Boone County and also Madison County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- eBird sighting report for Boone County
- eBird sighting report for Madison 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:
- Waymark.com
Communities Also Named Green Forest ...
We found three communities that share the name Green Forest.
Within Arkansas, the name Green Forest is unique.
Beyond Arkansas, we know of another three communities that are located throughout in the United States.
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- Missouri
- Butler County
- This Green Forest is located in Butler County and lies 167 miles [268.8 km]<1> to the east of the Green Forest that is located in Carroll County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Butler County community of Green Forest.
- South Carolina
- Anderson County
- This Green Forest is located in Anderson County and lies 614 miles [988.1 km]<1> to the east of the Green Forest that is located in Carroll County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Anderson County community of Green Forest.
- Greenville County
- This Green Forest is located in Greenville County and lies 631 miles [1,015.5 km] to the east of the Green Forest that is located in Carroll County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Greenville County community of Green Forest.
- Missouri
Curious and Interesting Names Near Green Forest ...
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.
- Blue Eye
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blue Eye
- Blue Eye is located in Carroll County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 36 people
- Cave Spring ‑ Historic
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Cave Spring have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cave Spring
- Cave Spring is located in Carroll County
- Coin
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east) - Dean
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest) - Farewell
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast) - Freeman ‑ Historic
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest) - Gobbler
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south) - High
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest) - Lick Branch
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Lick Branch have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lick Branch
- Lick Branch is located in Boone County
- Continue List (6 more) ...
- Little Arkansaw
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Little Arkansaw have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Little Arkansaw
- Little Arkansaw is located in Boone County
- Maple
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest) - Oak Grove
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oak Grove
- Oak Grove is located in Carroll County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 390 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Oak Grove <3>
- Polo ‑ Historic
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest) - Rule
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south) - Shaver ‑ Historic
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Little Arkansaw
How Far From Green Forest to ...
We spend a lot of time looking through Gazetteers & Almanacs that were published in the late 1800's and early 1900's. Many of the Gazetteers include the distance from a city such as Green Forest to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Green Forest and extending to:
- Little Rock, which is the State Capital of Arkansas, lies 128 miles [206 km]<1> to the south southeast (SSE). If you could drive a straight line from Green Forest to Little Rock, with an average speed<4>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 912 miles [1,467.7 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<5> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,673 miles [10,739.2 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,409 miles [11,923.6 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,289 miles [8,511.8 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<8>
Off-the-Road Links ...
Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Green Forest. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.
The official website for State of Arkansas: https://portal.arkansas.gov/
Footnotes ...
| <1> | 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 drawn from Point A (ie- Green Forest) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Green Forest. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 36.3354, Longitude: -93.4338 |
| <2> | The location has been supplied by the Geographic Names Information System - which is maintained by the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS). While these values should be definitive, we found that accuracy can vary and you should double-check the location if accuracy is required. |
| <3> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <4> | 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. |
| <5> | 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 Green Forest to the Middle East to be East and South, the Great Circle Route actually lies to the North and East. |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 318.07 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 314.758 degrees. |
| <8> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 312.62 degrees. |