Outdoor Activities ...

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

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

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

• 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 Mabelvale:
  • 34.655093, -92.386543
  • 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 Mabelvale

• 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 Pulaski County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Pulaski County
  • Since Mabelvale is near Saline County and also Grant County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Saline County
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Grant 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 Mabelvale

Curious and Interesting Names Near Mabelvale ...

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.

• Cloverdale
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
  • Cloverdale is located in Pulaski County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cloverdale
• Deer Meadow
  (Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
  • Deer Meadow is located in Pulaski County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Deer Meadow
• Douglas Corner
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
  • Douglas Corner is located in Pulaski County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Douglas Corner
• Gum Springs
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
  • Gum Springs is located in Pulaski County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gum Springs
• Landmark
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
  • Landmark is located in Pulaski County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Landmark
  • Landmark has also been known as:
  • Parkers - Iron Springs
• Meadowcliff
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
  • Meadowcliff is located in Pulaski County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Meadowcliff
• Otter Creek
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
  • Otter Creek is located in Pulaski County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Otter Creek
• Pecan Lake
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
  • Pecan Lake is located in Pulaski County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pecan Lake
• Ponderosa
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
  • Ponderosa is located in Pulaski County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ponderosa
• Continue List   (6 more) ...
  • Red Gate
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
    • Red Gate is located in Pulaski County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Red Gate
  • Rosedale
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
    • Rosedale is located in Pulaski County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rosedale
  • Rusty Pines
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
    • Rusty Pines is located in Pulaski County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rusty Pines
  • Skylark
    (Less than 2 miles to the east)
    • Skylark is located in Pulaski County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Skylark
  • Terrytown
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
    • Terrytown is located in Pulaski County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Terrytown
  • Woodland Ridge
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
    • Woodland Ridge is located in Pulaski County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woodland Ridge

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

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

• Little Rock, which is the Seat of Pulaski County, lies 9 miles [14.5 km]<1> to the northeast. If you could walk a straight line from Mabelvale to Little Rock, 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 9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast (NE). The buggy would take a little over three hours and walking would take four to five hours.
• The White House (Washington, DC) is 896 miles [1,442 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 35 days and walking would take 51 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 7,448 miles [11,986.4 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
• The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,324 miles [8,568.1 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>'