Outdoor Activities ...
As we travel, we like to pursue some of our interests (such as astronomy and bird watching).
When in Green Plains, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Green Plains and the surrounding area.
- Weather ...
- Before heading outdoors, you should check the weather:
- The National Weather Service forecast for Green Plains
- 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 Plains:
- 34.130666, -93.952413
- 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 Plains
- 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 Howard County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- eBird sighting report for Howard County
- Since Green Plains is near Pike County and also Sevier County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- eBird sighting report for Pike County
- eBird sighting report for Sevier 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
Curious and Interesting Names Near Green Plains ...
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.
- Bethany
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest) - Brushy ‑ Historic
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north) - Center Point
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Center Point
- Center Point is located in Howard County
- Euclid
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest) - Flowers Mill Crossing
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Flowers Mill Crossing have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Flowers Mill Crossing
- Flowers Mill Crossing is located in Howard County
- Martha ‑ Historic
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest) - Muddy Fork
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Muddy Fork have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Muddy Fork
- Muddy Fork is located in Howard County
- Nathan
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nathan
- Nathan is located in Pike County
- Reed
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast) - Rough Edge ‑ Historic
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Rough Edge have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rough Edge
- Rough Edge is located in Howard County
- Slip-Up and Hitch ‑ Historic
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Slip-Up and Hitch have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Slip-Up and Hitch
- Slip-Up and Hitch is located in Howard County
- Sunshine ‑ Historic
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
How Far From Green Plains 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 community such as Green Plains to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance<2> beginning in Green Plains and extending to:
- Nashville, which is the Seat of Howard County, lies 14 miles [22.5 km]<2> to the south southeast. If you could walk a straight line from Green Plains to Nashville, with an average speed<3> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take most of a day to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take four to five hours.
- Little Rock, which is the State Capital of Arkansas, lies 105 miles [169 km] to the east northeast (ENE). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take less than two hours, a buggy would take 5 days and walking would take 6 days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 992 miles [1,596.5 km] to the east northeast (ENE). Driving would take most of two days, a buggy would take 39 days and walking would take 57 days.
- The shortest distance<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,806 miles [10,953.2 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,537 miles [12,129.6 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,414 miles [8,713 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>
Off-the-Road Links ...
Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Green Plains. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.
The official website for State of Arkansas: https://portal.arkansas.gov/
Footnotes ...
| <1> | 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. |
| <2> | 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- Green Plains) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Green Plains. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 34.1307, Longitude: -93.9524 In this case, the coordinates for Green Plains have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <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 Green Plains to the Middle East to be East and South, the Great Circle Route actually lies to the North and East. |
| <5> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 318.215 degrees. |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 314.639 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 313.213 degrees. |