Outdoor Activities ...

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

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

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

• 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 Haretown:
  • 34.020937, -93.374344
  • 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 Haretown

• 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 Clark County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
  • eBird sighting report for Clark County
  • Since Haretown is near Pike County and also Nevada County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
  • eBird sighting report for Pike County
  • eBird sighting report for Nevada 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 Haretown ...

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.

• Clear Spring
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Clear Spring have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clear Spring
  • Clear Spring is located in Clark County
• Delight
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Delight
  • Delight is located in Pike County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 274 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Delight <2>
• Halfway
  (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Halfway have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Halfway
  • Halfway is located in Clark County
• Love Creek
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Love Creek have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Love Creek
  • Love Creek is located in Clark County
• Meeks Settlement
  (Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Meeks Settlement have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Meeks Settlement
  • Meeks Settlement is located in Clark County
• Native ‑ Historic
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Native have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Native
  • Native is located in Clark County
• Pike Junction
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Pike Junction have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pike Junction
  • Pike Junction is located in Clark County
• Piney Grove
  (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Piney Grove
  • Piney Grove is located in Pike County

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

With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance<3> beginning in Haretown and extending to:

• Arkadelphia, which is the Seat of Clark County, lies 19 miles [30.6 km]<3> to the east northeast. If you could walk a straight line from Haretown to Arkadelphia, with an average speed<4> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take just over a day to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take 6 hours.
• Little Rock, which is the State Capital of Arkansas, lies 80 miles [128.7 km] to the northeast (NE). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take less than two hours, a buggy would take most of three days and walking would take 5 days.
• The White House (Washington, DC) is 966 miles [1,554.6 km] to the east northeast (ENE). Driving would take most of two days, a buggy would take 38 days and walking would take 55 days.
• The shortest distance<5> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,790 miles [10,927.4 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
• The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,519 miles [12,100.7 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>
• The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,396 miles [8,684 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<8>

Off-the-Road Links ...

Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Haretown. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.

The official website for Clark County: www.clarkcountyarkansas.com/

The official website for State of Arkansas: https://portal.arkansas.gov/