Outdoor Activities ...

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

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

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

• 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 Hand Valley:
  • 36.205070, -92.494606
  • 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 Hand Valley

• 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 Marion County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Marion County
  • Since Hand Valley is near Baxter County and also Searcy County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Baxter County
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Searcy 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 Hand Valley

Curious and Interesting Names Near Hand Valley ...

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.

• Advance
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
  • Advance is located in Baxter County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Advance
• Buffalo City
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
  • Buffalo City is located in Baxter County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Buffalo City
• Gassville
  (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
  • Gassville is located in Baxter County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gassville
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,173 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Gassville <1>
• Independence ‑ Historic
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
  • Independence is located in Baxter County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Independence
• Keystone ‑ Historic
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
  • Keystone is located in Marion County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Keystone
• Lone Rock
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
  • Lone Rock is located in Baxter County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lone Rock
• Nelsons Ferry
  (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
  • Nelsons Ferry is located in Baxter County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nelsons Ferry
• Rocky Ford
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
  • Rocky Ford is located in Marion County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rocky Ford
• Rush ‑ Historic
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
  • Rush is located in Marion County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rush
• Shady Grove
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
  • Shady Grove is located in Baxter County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shady Grove

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

With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance<2> beginning in Hand Valley and extending to:

• Yellville, which is the Seat of Marion County, lies 10 miles [16.1 km]<2> to the west. If you could walk a straight line from Hand Valley to Yellville, with an average speed<3> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take four to five hours to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take a little over three hours.
• Little Rock, which is the State Capital of Arkansas, lies 102 miles [164.2 km] to the south (S). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take less than two hours, a buggy would take three full days and walking would take 6 days.
• The White House (Washington, DC) is 865 miles [1,392.1 km] to the east northeast (ENE). Driving would take most of two days, a buggy would take 34 days and walking would take 50 days.
• The shortest distance<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,645 miles [10,694.1 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
• The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,378 miles [11,873.7 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
• The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,257 miles [8,460.3 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>'