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Outdoor Activities ...

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

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

  • 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 Magness:
    • 35.703201, -91.482321
    • 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 Magness
  • 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 Independence County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
    • Open the eBird sighting report for Independence County
    • Since Magness is near Jackson County and also Sharp County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
    • Open the eBird sighting report for Jackson County
    • Open the eBird sighting report for Sharp 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 Magness

Communities Also Named Magness ...

We found two communities that are also named Magness.

Within Arkansas, the name Magness is unique.

Beyond Arkansas, we know of two communities that are located in the United States.

  • Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
    • Kentucky
      • Marshall County
      • We found mention of this community, but have little information.<1> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Kentucky community of Magness [Marshall County].
    • Maryland
      • Harford County
      • This Magness is located in Harford County and lies 867 miles [1,395.3 km]<2> to the east northeast of the Magness that is located in Independence County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Harford County community of Magness.

Curious and Interesting Names Near Magness ...

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.

  • Charlotte
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
    • Charlotte is located in Independence County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Charlotte
  • Departe ‑ Historic
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
    • Departe is located in Independence County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Departe
  • Elmo
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
    • Elmo is located in Independence County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elmo
  • Huff
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
    • Huff is located in Independence County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Huff
  • Macks
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
    • Macks is located in Jackson County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Macks
  • Maple Springs
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
    • Maple Springs is located in Independence County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maple Springs
  • Pleasant Hill
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
    • Pleasant Hill is located in Independence County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pleasant Hill
  • Quail Valley
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
    • Quail Valley is located in Independence County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Quail Valley
  • Sharp
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
    • Sharp is located in Independence County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sharp
  • Sulphur Rock
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
    • Sulphur Rock is located in Independence County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sulphur Rock
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 458 people

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

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

  • Batesville, which is the Seat of Independence County, lies 9 miles [14.5 km]<2> to the west northwest. If you could walk a straight line from Magness to Batesville, with an average speed<3> 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 79 miles [127.1 km] to the southwest (SW). 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 5 days.
  • The White House (Washington, DC) is 822 miles [1,322.9 km] to the east northeast (ENE). Driving would take just about two full days, a buggy would take 33 days and walking would take 47 days.
  • The shortest distance<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,632 miles [10,673.2 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
  • The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,361 miles [11,846.4 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
  • The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,238 miles [8,429.7 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>'

Footnotes ...

<1>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 Rock Creek to see Pete ... Rock Creek 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 Magness 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.
<2>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- Magness) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'.
<3>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.
<4>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 Magness to the Middle East to be East and South, the Great Circle Route actually lies to the North and East.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Magness. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 35.7032, Longitude: -91.4823       In this case, the coordinates for Magness have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).
<5>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 316.745 degrees.
<6>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 313.137 degrees.
<7>The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 311.847 degrees.