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Outdoor Activities ...

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

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

  • Weather ...
  • 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 Harmontown:
    • 35.761188, -91.814032
    • 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 Harmontown
  • 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 Independence County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
    • Open the eBird sighting report for Independence County
    • Since Harmontown is near Stone County and also Cleburne County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
    • Open the eBird sighting report for Stone County
    • Open the eBird sighting report for Cleburne 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 Harmontown

Communities Also Named Harmontown ...

We found two communities that are also named Harmontown.

Within Arkansas, the name Harmontown is unique.

Beyond Arkansas, we know of two communities that are located in the United States.

  • Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
    • Mississippi
      • Lafayette County
      • This Harmontown is located in Lafayette County and lies 148 miles [238.2 km]<1> to the southeast of the Harmontown that is located in Independence County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Lafayette County community of Harmontown.
    • Pennsylvania
      • Potter County
      • This Harmontown is located in Potter County and lies 861 miles [1,385.6 km]<1> to the east northeast of the Harmontown that is located in Independence County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Potter County community of Harmontown.

Curious and Interesting Names Near Harmontown ...

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.

  • Almond
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
    • Almond is located in Cleburne County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Almond
  • Bluetip ‑ Historic
    (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
    • Bluetip is located in Stone County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bluetip
  • Bothersome ‑ Historic
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
    • Bothersome is located in Stone County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bothersome
  • Jamestown
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
    • Jamestown is located in Independence County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jamestown
  • Limedale
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
    • Limedale is located in Independence County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Limedale
  • Limedale Junction
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
    • Limedale Junction is located in Independence County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Limedale Junction
  • Limeville ‑ Historic
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
    • Limeville is located in Independence County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Limeville
  • Locust Grove
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
    • Locust Grove is located in Independence County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Locust Grove
  • Phosphate ‑ Historic
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
    • Phosphate is located in Independence County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Phosphate
  • Pleasant Grove
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
    • Pleasant Grove is located in Stone County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pleasant Grove

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

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

  • Batesville, which is the Seat of Independence County, lies 10 miles [16.1 km]<1> to the east. If you could walk a straight line from Harmontown to Batesville, with an average speed<2> 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 74 miles [119.1 km] to the south southwest (SSW). 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 838 miles [1,348.6 km] to the east northeast (ENE). Driving would take just about two full days, a buggy would take 33 days and walking would take 48 days.
  • The shortest distance<3> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,642 miles [10,689.3 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<4>
  • The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,372 miles [11,864.1 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
  • The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,249 miles [8,447.4 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>'

Footnotes ...

<1>Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'point-to-point' distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Harmontown) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'.
<2>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.
<3>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 Harmontown to the Middle East to be East and South, the Great Circle Route actually lies to the North and East.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Harmontown. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 35.7612, Longitude: -91.8140       In this case, the coordinates for Harmontown have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).
<4>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 316.964 degrees.
<5>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 313.399 degrees.
<6>The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 311.985 degrees.