Outdoor Activities ...

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

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

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

• 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 Holiday Island:
  • 36.487143, -93.726515
  • 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 Holiday Island

• 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 Carroll County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
  • eBird sighting report for Carroll County
  • Since Holiday Island is near Barry County and also Conway County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
  • eBird sighting report for Barry County
  • eBird sighting report for Conway 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 Holiday Island ...

We found one communities that share the name Holiday Island.

Within Arkansas, the name Holiday Island is unique.

Beyond Arkansas, there is another community also named Holiday Island in the United States.

• Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
  • North Carolina
    • Perquimans County
    • This Holiday Island is located in Perquimans County and lies 964 miles [1,551.4 km]<1> to the east of the Holiday Island that is located in Carroll County.
    • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Perquimans County community of Holiday Island.

Curious and Interesting Names Near Holiday Island ...

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.

• Beaver
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Beaver have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beaver
  • Beaver is located in Carroll County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 94 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Beaver <3>
• Chain-O-Lakes
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Chain-O-Lakes have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chain-O-Lakes
  • Chain-O-Lakes is located in Barry County (MO)
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 127 people
• Eagle Rock
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Eagle Rock have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eagle Rock
  • Eagle Rock is located in Barry County (MO)
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Eagle Rock <3>
• Emerald Beach
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Emerald Beach have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Emerald Beach
  • Emerald Beach is located in Barry County (MO)
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 244 people
• Eureka Springs
  (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Eureka Springs have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eureka Springs
  • Eureka Springs is located in Carroll County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,084 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Eureka Springs <3>
• Golden
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Golden have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Golden
  • Golden is located in Barry County (MO)
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Golden <3>
• Grandview
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Grandview have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grandview
  • Grandview is located in Carroll County
• Junction ‑ Historic
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Junction have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Junction
  • Junction is located in Carroll County
• Pleasant Ridge
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Pleasant Ridge have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pleasant Ridge
  • Pleasant Ridge is located in Carroll County
• Tunnel ‑ Historic
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Tunnel have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tunnel
  • Tunnel is located in Carroll County

How Far From Holiday Island to ...

We spend a lot of time looking through Gazetteers & Almanacs that were published in the late 1800's and early 1900's. Many of the Gazetteers include the distance from a community such as Holiday Island to various places of note, such as the White House.

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

• Little Rock, which is the State Capital of Arkansas, lies 146 miles [235 km]<1> to the southeast (SE). If you could drive a straight line from Holiday Island to Little Rock, with an average speed<4>of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, it would take less than three hours to make the trip. A comfortable walk of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour would take 9 days. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take 6 days.
• The White House (Washington, DC) is 925 miles [1,488.6 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<5> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,676 miles [10,744 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
• The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,413 miles [11,930.1 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>
• The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,294 miles [8,519.9 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<8>

Off-the-Road Links ...

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

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