Outdoor Activities ...

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

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

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

• 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 Many Islands:
  • 36.388954, -91.529307
  • 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 Many Islands

• 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 Fulton County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Fulton County
  • Since Many Islands is near Sharp County and also Oregon County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Sharp County
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Oregon 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 Many Islands

Curious and Interesting Names Near Many Islands ...

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.

• Cherokee Village
  (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
  • Cherokee Village is located in Sharp County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cherokee Village
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 4,654 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Cherokee Village <1>
• Draft ‑ Historic
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
  • Draft is located in Sharp County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Draft
• Green Town
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
  • Green Town is located in Oregon County (MO)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Green Town
• Hardy
  (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
  • Hardy is located in Sharp County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hardy
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 761 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Hardy <1>
• Highland
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
  • Highland is located in Sharp County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Highland
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,105 people
• King
  (Less than 2 miles to the north)
  • King is located in Fulton County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for King
• Mammoth Spring
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
  • Mammoth Spring is located in Fulton County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mammoth Spring
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 940 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Mammoth Spring <1>
• Peach ‑ Historic
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
  • Peach is located in Fulton County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Peach
• Saddle
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
  • Saddle is located in Fulton County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saddle
• Sellers Store
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
  • Sellers Store is located in Sharp County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sellers Store

How Far From Many Islands 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 community such as Many Islands to various places of note, such as the White House.

With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance<2> beginning in Many Islands and extending to:

• Salem, which is the Seat of Fulton County, lies 16 miles [25.7 km]<2> to the west. If you could walk a straight line from Many Islands to Salem, with an average speed<3> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take most of a day to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take five to six hours.
• Little Rock, which is the State Capital of Arkansas, lies 121 miles [194.7 km] to the south southwest (SSW). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take about two hours, a buggy would take 5 days and walking would take 7 days.
• The White House (Washington, DC) is 810 miles [1,303.6 km] to the east northeast (ENE). Driving would take just about two full days, a buggy would take 32 days and walking would take 46 days.
• The shortest distance<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,599 miles [10,620.1 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
• The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,330 miles [11,796.5 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
• The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,208 miles [8,381.5 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>'