Outdoor Activities ...

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

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

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

• 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 Haroldton:
  • 35.362312, -94.260210
  • 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 Haroldton

• 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 Crawford County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Crawford County
  • Since Haroldton is near Sebastian County and also Le Flore County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Sebastian County
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Le Flore 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 Haroldton

Curious and Interesting Names Near Haroldton ...

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.

• Beverly
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
  • Beverly is located in Sebastian County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beverly
• Bloomer
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
  • Bloomer is located in Sebastian County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bloomer
• Catcher
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
  • Catcher is located in Crawford County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Catcher
• Crescent
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
  • Crescent is located in Sebastian County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crescent
• Cross Lanes
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
  • Cross Lanes is located in Crawford County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cross Lanes
• Diamond Grove
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
  • Diamond Grove is located in Sebastian County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Diamond Grove
• Fidelity ‑ Historic
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
  • Fidelity is located in Sebastian County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fidelity
• Furry
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
  • Furry is located in Crawford County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Furry
• Island
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
  • Island is located in Sebastian County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Island
• Jenny Lind
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
  • Jenny Lind is located in Sebastian County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jenny Lind
• Meadows
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
  • Meadows is located in Crawford County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Meadows
• Oak Grove
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
  • Oak Grove is located in Crawford County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oak Grove
• Old Jenny Lind
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
  • Old Jenny Lind is located in Sebastian County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Old Jenny Lind
• Saw Mill
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
  • Saw Mill is located in Sebastian County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saw Mill

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

With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance<1> beginning in Haroldton and extending to:

• Van Buren, which is the Seat of Crawford County, lies just to the Northwest.
• Little Rock, which is the State Capital of Arkansas, lies 120 miles [193.1 km]<1> to the east southeast (ESE). If you could drive a straight line from Haroldton to Little Rock, with an average speed<2>of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, it would take about two hours to make the trip. A comfortable walk of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour would take 7 days. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take 5 days.
• The White House (Washington, DC) is 977 miles [1,572.3 km] to the east northeast (ENE). Driving would take most of two days, a buggy would take 39 days and walking would take 56 days.
• The shortest distance<3> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,754 miles [10,869.5 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<4>
• The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,489 miles [12,052.4 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
• The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,369 miles [8,640.6 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>'