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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 Marble, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Marble 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 Marble:
    • 36.139943, -93.586611
    • 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 Marble
  • 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 Madison County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
    • Open the eBird sighting report for Madison County
    • Since Marble is near Carroll County and also Newton County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
    • Open the eBird sighting report for Carroll County
    • Open the eBird sighting report for Newton 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 Marble

Communities Also Named Marble ...

We found thirteen communities that are also named Marble.

Within Arkansas, the name Marble is unique.

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

  • Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
    • Colorado
      • Gunnison County
      • This Marble is located in Gunnison County and lies 770 miles [1,239.2 km]<1> to the west northwest of the Marble that is located in Madison County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Gunnison County community of Marble.
    • Georgia
      • Colquitt County
      • This community is historic<2> and we have very little information. For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Georgia community of Marble [Colquitt County].
    • Kansas
      • Marshall County
      • We found mention of this community, but have little information.<3> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Kansas community of Marble [Marshall County].
    • Michigan
      • Antrim County
      • We found mention of this community, but have little information.<3> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Michigan community of Marble [Antrim County].
      • Mason County
      • We found mention of this community, but have little information. For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Michigan community of Marble [Mason County].
      • Ottawa County
      • We found mention of this community, but have little information. For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Michigan community of Marble [Ottawa County].
    • Minnesota
      • Itasca County
      • This Marble is located in Itasca County and lies 772 miles [1,242.4 km]<1> to the north of the Marble that is located in Madison County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Itasca County community of Marble.
    • Nevada
      • Mineral County
      • This community is historic<2> and although located in Mineral County, we don't know where within the county.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Mineral County community of Marble.
      • Nye County
      • This community is historic and although located in Nye County, we don't know where within the county.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Nye County community of Marble.
    • North Carolina
      • Cherokee County
      • This Marble is located in Cherokee County and lies 545 miles [877.1 km]<1> to the east of the Marble that is located in Madison County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Cherokee County community of Marble.
    • Pennsylvania
      • Clarion County
      • This Marble is located in Clarion County and lies 840 miles [1,351.8 km]<1> to the east northeast of the Marble that is located in Madison County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Clarion County community of Marble.
    • Washington
      • Stevens County
      • This Marble is located in Stevens County and lies 1,506 miles [2,423.7 km]<1> to the northwest of the Marble that is located in Madison County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Stevens County community of Marble.
    • Wisconsin
      • Waupaca County
      • This community is historic<2> and we have very little information. For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Wisconsin community of Marble [Waupaca County].

Curious and Interesting Names Near Marble ...

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.

  • Cave Spring ‑ Historic
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
    • Cave Spring is located in Carroll County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cave Spring
  • Chaplin ‑ Historic
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
    • Chaplin is located in Madison County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chaplin
  • Dean
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
    • Dean is located in Carroll County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dean
  • Dryfork
    (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
  • Forum
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
    • Forum is located in Madison County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Forum
  • Gobbler
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
    • Gobbler is located in Carroll County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gobbler
  • Harmony
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
    • Harmony is located in Madison County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harmony
  • Purdy
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
    • Purdy is located in Madison County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Purdy
  • Truth ‑ Historic
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
    • Truth is located in Madison County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Truth
  • Wolf Pen ‑ Historic
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
    • Wolf Pen is located in Carroll County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wolf Pen

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

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

  • Huntsville, which is the Seat of Madison County, lies 9 miles [14.5 km]<1> to the west southwest. If you could walk a straight line from Marble to Huntsville, with an average speed<4> 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 122 miles [196.3 km] to the southeast (SE). 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 924 miles [1,487 km] to the east northeast (ENE). Driving would take most of two days, a buggy would take 36 days and walking would take 53 days.
  • The shortest distance<5> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,689 miles [10,764.9 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
  • The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,425 miles [11,949.4 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>
  • The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,305 miles [8,537.6 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<8>'

Footnotes ...

<1>Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Marble) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'.
<2>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 Marble, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.
<3>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 Marble 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.
<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 Marble 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 Marble. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 36.1399, Longitude: -93.5866    
<6>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 318.156 degrees.
<7>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 314.832 degrees.
<8>The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 312.725 degrees.