Outdoor Activities ...

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

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

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

• 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 Halliday:
  • 36.121456, -90.434271
  • 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 Halliday

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

Communities Also Named Halliday ...

We found two communities that are also named Halliday.

Within Arkansas, the name Halliday is unique.

Beyond Arkansas, we know of two communities that are located in the United States and Canada. Of these two communities, one is located in the United States and the other in Canada.

• Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
  • British Columbia
    • This Halliday lies 2,204 miles [3,547 km]<1> to the northwest of the Halliday that is located in Greene County.
  • North Dakota
    • Dunn County
    • This Halliday is located in Dunn County and lies 986 miles [1,586.8 km]<1> to the northwest of the Halliday that is located in Greene County.
    • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Dunn County community of Halliday.

Curious and Interesting Names Near Halliday ...

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.

• Bard
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
  • Bard is located in Greene County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bard
• Camp Ground
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
  • Camp Ground is located in Greene County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Camp Ground
• Cotton Belt
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
  • Cotton Belt is located in Greene County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cotton Belt
• Hillside ‑ Historic
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
  • Hillside is located in Greene County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hillside
• Jay
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
  • Jay is located in Greene County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jay
• Marmaduke
  (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
  • Marmaduke is located in Greene County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marmaduke
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,250 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Marmaduke <2>
• Paris ‑ Historic
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
  • Paris is located in Greene County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Paris
• Rock Hill
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
  • Rock Hill is located in Greene County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rock Hill
• Twin Oaks
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
  • Twin Oaks is located in Greene County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Twin Oaks
• Unity
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
  • Unity is located in Greene County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Unity

How Far From Halliday to ...

We spend a lot of time looking through Gazetteers that were published in the late 1800's and early 1900's. Many of the Gazetteers include the distance from a community such as Halliday to various places of note, such as the White House.

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

• Paragould, which is the Seat of Greene County, lies just to the Southwest.
• Little Rock, which is the State Capital of Arkansas, lies 140 miles [225.3 km]<1> to the southwest (SW). If you could drive a straight line from Halliday to Little Rock, with an average speed<3>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 6 days.
• The White House (Washington, DC) is 757 miles [1,218.3 km] to the east northeast (ENE). Driving would take just about two full days, a buggy would take 30 days and walking would take 43 days.
• The shortest distance<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,570 miles [10,573.4 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
• The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,298 miles [11,745 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
• The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,175 miles [8,328.4 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>'