Outdoor Activities ...

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

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

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

• 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 Holla Bend:
  • 35.166232, -93.051625
  • 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 Holla Bend

• 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 Pope County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Pope County
  • Since Holla Bend is near Yell County and also Conway County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Yell County
  • Open the 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:
  • Open the Waymark.com report for Holla Bend

Curious and Interesting Names Near Holla Bend ...

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.

• Cotton Town
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
  • Cotton Town is located in Yell County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cotton Town
• Fowler
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
  • Fowler is located in Yell County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fowler
• Gold Hill
  (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
  • Gold Hill is located in Pope County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gold Hill
• Lakeview
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
  • Lakeview is located in Yell County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lakeview
• Libby Ferry
  (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
  • Libby Ferry is located in Conway County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Libby Ferry
• Pontoon
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
  • Pontoon is located in Conway County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pontoon
• Pottsville
  (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
  • Pottsville is located in Pope County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pottsville
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,361 people
  • Former names for Pottsville:
  • Pott's Inn
  • Pott's Station
  • Google driving directions:
  • From your current location to Pottsville
  • From Holla Bend to Pottsville
• Prosperity
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
  • Prosperity is located in Yell County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Prosperity
• Reeds Ferry
  (Less than 2 miles to the east)
  • Reeds Ferry is located in Pope County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Reeds Ferry

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

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

• Russellville, which is the Seat of Pope County, lies 9 miles [14.5 km]<1> to the north northwest. If you could walk a straight line from Holla Bend to Russellville, 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 53 miles [85.3 km] to the southeast (SE). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take less than an hour, a buggy would take over two days and walking would take most of three days.
• The White House (Washington, DC) is 918 miles [1,477.4 km] to the east northeast (ENE). Driving would take most of two days, a buggy would take 36 days and walking would take 53 days.
• The shortest distance<3> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,719 miles [10,813.2 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<4>
• The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,450 miles [11,989.6 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
• The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,328 miles [8,574.6 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>'