Outdoor Activities ...
As we travel, we like to pursue some of our interests (such as astronomy and bird watching).
When in Harrell, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Harrell and the surrounding area.
- Weather ...
- Before heading outdoors, you should check the weather:
- The National Weather Service forecast for Harrell
- 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 Harrell:
- 33.510157, -92.401051
- 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 Harrell
- 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 Calhoun County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- eBird sighting report for Calhoun County
- Since Harrell is near Bradley County and also Union County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- eBird sighting report for Bradley County
- eBird sighting report for Union 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
Communities Also Named Harrell ...
We found two communities that share the name Harrell.
Within Arkansas, the name Harrell is unique.
Beyond Arkansas, we know of another two communities that are located throughout in the United States.
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- Alabama
- Indiana
Curious and Interesting Names Near Harrell ...
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.
- Big Hill
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north) - Cross Roads
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Cross Roads have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cross Roads
- Cross Roads is located in Bradley County
- Farmville
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Farmville
- Farmville is located in Bradley County
- Gin ‑ Historic
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the east) - Gravelridge
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Gravelridge have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gravelridge
- Gravelridge is located in Bradley County
- Hermitage
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Hermitage have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hermitage
- Hermitage is located in Bradley County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 763 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Hermitage <4>
- Lacy ‑ Historic
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast) - Little Bay
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Little Bay have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Little Bay
- Little Bay is located in Calhoun County
- Lloyd Ford
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Lloyd Ford have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lloyd Ford
- Lloyd Ford is located in Calhoun County
- Mill Ford
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast) - Summerville
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Summerville have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Summerville
- Summerville is located in Calhoun County
How Far From Harrell 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 town such as Harrell to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Harrell and extending to:
- Hampton, which is the Seat of Calhoun County, lies just to the West Northwest.
- Little Rock, which is the State Capital of Arkansas, lies 85 miles [136.8 km]<1> to the north (N). If you could drive a straight line from Harrell to Little Rock, with an average speed<5>of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, it would take less than two hours to make the trip. A comfortable walk of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour would take 5 days. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take most of three days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 931 miles [1,498.3 km] to the east northeast (ENE). Driving would take most of two days, a buggy would take 37 days and walking would take 53 days.
- The shortest distance<6> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,778 miles [10,908.1 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,503 miles [12,074.9 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<8>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,378 miles [8,655.1 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<9>
Off-the-Road Links ...
Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Harrell. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.
The official website for State of Arkansas: https://portal.arkansas.gov/
Footnotes ...
| <1> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Harrell) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Harrell. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 33.5102, Longitude: -92.4011 In this case, the coordinates for Harrell have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <2> | If we encounter the name of what might be a community, our methodology is to add that name to our Gazetteer as a placeholder. As we find more information about that community, it will be added to our Gazetteer. Just as a reminder: Our definition of a community is rather broad and includes those places (or areas) where several families lived and had a name which identified that place. For example, you might hear somebody say that they are going over to Mile's to see Pete ... Mile's is just a gas station and a couple of homes at the crossroads. While it might not be on the map, everybody in the area knows it by that name. Places of interest include buildings at a crossroad, several families clustered in a hollow or maybe the location of a way station. It also includes places like mines, lumber camps, ferry crossings, etc. The community might still exist, is now gone or only existed for just a short period of time. Also keep in mind that Harrell could have been on the original document by mistake, misspelled, the original/alternate name of a community that we've listed elsewhere or was placed in the wrong county. Sometimes a post office or train station would have a different name than the community where it's located, so two names might be referring to the same community - we're working to straighten it all out. |
| <3> | The location has been supplied by the Geographic Names Information System - which is maintained by the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS). While these values should be definitive, we found that accuracy can vary and you should double-check the location if accuracy is required. |
| <4> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <5> | 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. |
| <6> | 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 Harrell to the Middle East to be East and South, the Great Circle Route actually lies to the North and East. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 317.149 degrees. |
| <8> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 313.316 degrees. |
| <9> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 312.629 degrees. |