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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 McBees Ferry, we use the following websites to find information relevant to McBees Ferry 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 McBees Ferry:
- 36.280068, -92.532107
- 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 McBees Ferry
- 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 Marion County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Marion County
- Since McBees Ferry is near Baxter County and also Searcy County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Baxter County
- Open the eBird sighting report for Searcy 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 McBees Ferry
Communities Also Named McBees Ferry ...
We found one communities that are also named McBees Ferry.
Within Arkansas, the name McBees Ferry is unique.
Beyond Arkansas, there is another community also named McBees Ferry in the United States.
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- Mississippi
- Clay County
- Although located in Clay County, we don't know the location within the county.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Clay County community of McBees Ferry.
Curious and Interesting Names Near McBees Ferry ...
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.
- Amos
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Amos is located in Baxter County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Amos
- Bull Shoals
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Gassville
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- Hand Valley
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Hand Valley is located in Marion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hand Valley
- Independence ‑ Historic
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Independence is located in Baxter County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Independence
- Kingdom Springs ‑ Historic
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Kingdom Springs is located in Marion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kingdom Springs
- Lakeview
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Monkey Run
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Monkey Run is located in Baxter County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Monkey Run
- Shady Grove
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Shady Grove is located in Baxter County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shady Grove
- Stone ‑ Historic
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Stone is located in Marion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stone
How Far From McBees Ferry 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 McBees Ferry to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance<2> beginning in McBees Ferry and extending to:
- Yellville, which is the Seat of Marion County, lies 9 miles [14.5 km]<2> to the west southwest. If you could walk a straight line from McBees Ferry to Yellville, 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 107 miles [172.2 km] to the south (S). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take less than two hours, a buggy would take 5 days and walking would take 6 days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 865 miles [1,392.1 km] to the east northeast (ENE). Driving would take most of two days, a buggy would take 34 days and walking would take 50 days.
- The shortest distance<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,642 miles [10,689.3 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,376 miles [11,870.5 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,255 miles [8,457.1 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>'
Footnotes ...
| <1> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <2> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'point-to-point' distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- McBees Ferry) 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 McBees Ferry 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 McBees Ferry. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 36.2801, Longitude: -92.5321 In this case, the coordinates for McBees Ferry have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <5> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 317.471 degrees. |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 314.055 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 312.215 degrees. |
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