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Tidbits & Trivia

Introduction ...

Below is our collection of tidbits and odds 'n ends for Magnet Cove.

Outdoor Activities ...

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

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

  • Weather ...
  • 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 Magnet Cove:
    • 34.447773, -92.871164<1>
    • 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 Magnet Cove
  • 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 Hot Spring County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
    • Open the eBird sighting report for Hot Spring County
    • Since Magnet Cove is near Garland County and also Saline County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
    • Open the eBird sighting report for Garland County
    • Open the eBird sighting report for Saline 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 Magnet Cove

Communities Also Named Magnet Cove ...

We found two communities that are also named Magnet Cove.

Within Arkansas, the name Magnet Cove is unique.

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

  • Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
    • Florida
      • Magnet Cove, Gadsden County
      • We found mention of this community, but have little information.<2> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Florida community of Magnet Cove [Gadsden County].
    • Wyoming
      • Magnet Cove, Big Horn County
      • We found mention of this community, but have little information.<2> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Wyoming community of Magnet Cove [Big Horn County].

Curious and Interesting Names Near Magnet Cove ...

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.

  • Cove Creek ‑ Historic
    (Less than 2 miles to the west)
    • Cove Creek was located in Hot Spring County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cove Creek
  • Diamondhead
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
    • Diamondhead is also located in Hot Spring County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Diamondhead
  • Dripping Springs ‑ Historic
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
    • Dripping Springs was located in Garland County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dripping Springs
  • High Point ‑ Historic
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
    • High Point was located in Garland County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for High Point
  • Jones Mills
    (Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
    • Jones Mills is also located in Hot Spring County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jones Mills
  • Lake Catherine
    (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
    • Lake Catherine is located in Garland County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lake Catherine
  • Oak Grove
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
    • Oak Grove is also located in Hot Spring County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oak Grove
  • Price
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
    • Price is located in Garland County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Price
  • Red Oak
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
    • Red Oak is located in Garland County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Red Oak
  • Rockport
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
    • Rockport is also located in Hot Spring County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rockport
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 710 people
  • Social Hill
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
    • Social Hill is also located in Hot Spring County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Social Hill

How Far From Magnet Cove 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 included the distance from a town such as Magnet Cove to various places of note, such as the White House.

With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance<3> beginning in Magnet Cove and extending to:

  • Malvern, which is the Seat of Hot Spring County, lies just to the South Southeast.
  • Little Rock, which is the State Capital of Arkansas, lies 40 miles [64.4 km]<3> to the east northeast (ENE). If you could walk a straight line from Magnet Cove to Little Rock, with an average speed<4> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take over two 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 927 miles [1,491.9 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 37 days and walking would take 53 days.
  • The shortest distance<5> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,749 miles [10,861.5 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
  • The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,478 miles [12,034.7 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>
  • The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,354 miles [8,616.4 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<8>

Footnotes ...

<1>GPS Coordinates for Magnet Cove:
     Decimal: 34.44777, -92.871164
     DDMMSS: 34° 26' 51", -92° 52' 16"
<2>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 Bird Creek to see Pete ... Bird 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 Magnet Cove 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.
<3>Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Magnet Cove) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'.
<4>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.
<5>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 Magnet Cove 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 Magnet Cove. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 34.4478, Longitude: -92.8712       In this case, the coordinates for Magnet Cove have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).
<6>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 317.541 degrees.
<7>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 313.895 degrees.
<8>The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 312.684 degrees.