Outdoor Activities ...
As we travel, we like to pursue some of our interests (such as astronomy and bird watching).
When in Jonesdale, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Jonesdale and the surrounding area.
- Weather ...
- Before heading outdoors, you should check the weather:
- The National Weather Service forecast for Jonesdale
- 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 Jonesdale:
- 36.057016, -92.346824
- 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 Jonesdale
- 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 Baxter County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- eBird sighting report for Baxter County
- Since Jonesdale is near Stone County and also Marion County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- eBird sighting report for Stone County
- eBird sighting report for Marion 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 Jonesdale ...
We found two communities that share the name Jonesdale.
Within Arkansas, the name Jonesdale is unique.
Beyond Arkansas, we know of another two communities that are located throughout in the United States.
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- Utah
- Wisconsin
Curious and Interesting Names Near Jonesdale ...
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.
- Advance
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north) - Berry ‑ Historic
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast) - Big Flat
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Big Flat
- Big Flat is located in Baxter County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 104 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Big Flat <3>
- Buffalo City
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Buffalo City have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Buffalo City
- Buffalo City is located in Baxter County
- Fifty-Six
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fifty-Six
- Fifty-Six is located in Stone County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 176 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Fifty-Six <3>
- Harriet
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Harriet have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harriet
- Harriet is located in Searcy County
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Harriet <3>
- Hedges ‑ Historic
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast) - Lone Rock
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north) - May ‑ Historic
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest) - Nelsons Ferry
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Nelsons Ferry have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nelsons Ferry
- Nelsons Ferry is located in Baxter County
- Old Joe
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast) - Pleasant Hill
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Pleasant Hill have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pleasant Hill
- Pleasant Hill is located in Stone County
- Rocky Ford
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Rocky Ford have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rocky Ford
- Rocky Ford is located in Marion County
How Far From Jonesdale 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 Jonesdale 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<4> community of Jonesdale once stood, the straight-line distance beginning in Jonesdale and extending to:
- Mountain Home, which is the Seat of Baxter County, lies 19 miles [30.6 km]<1> to the north. If you could walk a straight line from Jonesdale to Mountain Home, with an average speed<5> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take just over a day to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take 6 hours.
- Little Rock, which is the State Capital of Arkansas, lies 91 miles [146.5 km] to the south (S). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take less than two hours, a buggy would take most of three days and walking would take 6 days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 860 miles [1,384 km] to the east northeast (ENE). Driving would take most of two days, a buggy would take 34 days and walking would take 49 days.
- The shortest distance<6> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,647 miles [10,697.3 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,379 miles [11,875.3 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<8>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,258 miles [8,461.9 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<9>
Off-the-Road Links ...
The official website for Baxter County: www.baxtercounty.org/
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' (or point-to-point) distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Jonesdale) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Jonesdale. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 36.0570, Longitude: -92.3468 In this case, the coordinates for Jonesdale have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <2> | 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. |
| <3> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <4> | 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 Jonesdale, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <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 Jonesdale 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 317.333 degrees. |
| <8> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 313.866 degrees. |
| <9> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 312.171 degrees. |