Outdoor Activities ...
As we travel, we like to pursue some of our interests (such as astronomy and bird watching).
When in Index, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Index and the surrounding area.
- Weather ...
- Before heading outdoors, you should check the weather:
- The National Weather Service forecast for Index
- 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 Index:
- 35.131474, -92.855724
- 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 Index
- 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 Conway County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- eBird sighting report for Conway County
- Since Index is near Yell County and also Perry County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- eBird sighting report for Yell County
- eBird sighting report for Perry 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 Index ...
We found ten communities that share the name Index.
There is one other community in Arkansas which is also named Index.
Beyond Arkansas, we know of another nine communities that are located throughout in the United States.
- Communities Located In Arkansas ...
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- Alabama
- Kentucky
- Michigan
- Missouri
- New York
- North Carolina
- Virginia
- Washington
- West Virginia
Curious and Interesting Names Near Index ...
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.
- Cherry Hill
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Cherry Hill have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cherry Hill
- Cherry Hill is located in Perry County
- Deerwood
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east) - Divide ‑ Historic
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest) - Fowler
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west) - Gold Hill
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest) - Happy Bend
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Happy Bend have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Happy Bend
- Happy Bend is located in Pope County
- Homewood
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest) - Lakeview
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west) - Lewisburg ‑ Historic
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east) - Libby Ferry
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Libby Ferry have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Libby Ferry
- Libby Ferry is located in Conway County
- Pontoon
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west) - Reeds Ferry
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Reeds Ferry have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Reeds Ferry
- Reeds Ferry is located in Pope County
- Continue List (4 more) ...
- Riverview
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east) - Sandtown ‑ Historic
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east) - Spring Meadows
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Spring Meadows have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spring Meadows
- Spring Meadows is located in Conway County
- Sweet Home
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Sweet Home have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sweet Home
- Sweet Home is located in Perry County
- Riverview
How Far From Index 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 Index to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers and using the location of where the historic community of Index once stood, the straight-line distance beginning in Index and extending to:
- Morrilton, which is the Seat of Conway County, lies just to the East Northeast.
- Little Rock, which is the State Capital of Arkansas, lies 43 miles [69.2 km]<1> to the southeast (SE). If you could walk a straight line from Index to Little Rock, with an average speed<5> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take about three full days to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take just about two full days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 908 miles [1,461.3 km] to the east northeast (ENE). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take most of two days, a buggy would take 36 days and walking would take 52 days.
- The shortest distance<6> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,713 miles [10,803.5 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,444 miles [11,980 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<8>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,322 miles [8,564.9 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<9>
Off-the-Road Links ...
The official website for State of Arkansas: https://portal.arkansas.gov/
Footnotes ...
| <1> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'point-to-point' distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Index) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Index. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 35.1315, Longitude: -92.8557 In this case, the coordinates for Index have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <2> | We use the term 'Historic' broadly and it generally means that the community no longer exists. However, it can also mean that the community might still exist, but was significantly larger or had a more 'official' existence in the past than it does now. Unfortunately our sources of data have proven to be unreliable. If you can provide us with more specific information about Index, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <3> | 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 Index 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. |
| <4> | 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. |
| <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 Index 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 317.591 degrees. |
| <8> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 314.044 degrees. |
| <9> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 312.564 degrees. |