Outdoor Activities ...

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

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

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

• 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 Haig:
  • 34.818980, -92.316541
  • 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 Haig

• 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 Pulaski County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Pulaski County
  • Since Haig is near Faulkner County and also Lonoke County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Faulkner County
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Lonoke 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 Haig

Communities Also Named Haig ...

We found three communities that are also named Haig.

Within Arkansas, the name Haig is unique.

Beyond Arkansas, we know of three communities that are located in the United States and Canada. Of these three communities, .

• Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
  • British Columbia
    • This Haig lies 1,782 miles [2,867.9 km]<1> to the northwest of the Haig that is located in Pulaski County.
  • Nebraska
    • Scotts Bluff County
    • This Haig is located in Scotts Bluff County and lies 787 miles [1,266.6 km]<1> to the northwest of the Haig that is located in Pulaski County.
    • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Scotts Bluff County community of Haig.
  • Oregon
    • Multnomah County
    • This Haig is located in Multnomah County and lies 1,748 miles [2,813.1 km]<1> to the northwest of the Haig that is located in Pulaski County.
    • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Multnomah County community of Haig.

Curious and Interesting Names Near Haig ...

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.

• Amboy
  (Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
  • Amboy is located in Pulaski County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Amboy
• Crystal Hill
  (Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
  • Crystal Hill is located in Pulaski County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crystal Hill
• Marche
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
  • Marche is located in Pulaski County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marche
• Melanie Park
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
  • Melanie Park is located in Pulaski County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Melanie Park
• Mineral ‑ Historic
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
  • Mineral is located in Pulaski County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mineral
• Oak Grove
  (Less than 2 miles to the north)
  • Oak Grove is located in Pulaski County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oak Grove
• Overlook Park
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
  • Overlook Park is located in Pulaski County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Overlook Park
• Park Hill
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
  • Park Hill is located in Pulaski County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Park Hill
• Tanglewood
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
  • Tanglewood is located in Pulaski County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tanglewood

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

With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Haig and extending to:

• Little Rock, which is the Seat of Pulaski County, lies just to the South Southeast.
• Little Rock, which is the State Capital of Arkansas, lies just to the south southeast (SSE).
• The White House (Washington, DC) is 888 miles [1,429.1 km]<1> to the east northeast (ENE). If you could drive a straight line from Haig to White House, with an average speed<2>of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, it would take most of two days to make the trip. A comfortable walk of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour would take 51 days. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take 35 days.
• The shortest distance<3> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,708 miles [10,795.5 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<4>
• The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,437 miles [11,968.7 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
• The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,314 miles [8,552.1 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>'