Outdoor Activities ...

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

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

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

• 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 McClaren:
  • 35.325358, -92.678218
  • 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 McClaren

• 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 Conway County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Conway County
  • Since McClaren is near Van Buren County and also Pope County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Van Buren County
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Pope 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 McClaren

Curious and Interesting Names Near McClaren ...

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.

• Arthur
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
  • Arthur is located in Conway County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Arthur
• Birdtown
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
  • Birdtown is located in Conway County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Birdtown
• Catholic Point
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
  • Catholic Point is located in Conway County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Catholic Point
• Cypress Valley
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
  • Cypress Valley is located in Conway County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cypress Valley
• Hickory Hill
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
  • Hickory Hill is located in Conway County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hickory Hill
• Lick Mountain
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
  • Lick Mountain is located in Conway County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lick Mountain
• Lone Grove
  (Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
  • Lone Grove is located in Conway County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lone Grove
• Lost Corner
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
  • Lost Corner is located in Conway County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lost Corner
• Overcup
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
  • Overcup is located in Conway County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Overcup
• Pleasant Hill
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
  • Pleasant Hill is located in Conway County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pleasant Hill
• Robertsville
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
  • Robertsville is located in Conway County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Robertsville
• Sunnyside
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
  • Sunnyside is located in Conway County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sunnyside
• Wonderview
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
  • Wonderview is located in Conway County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wonderview

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

With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance<1> beginning in McClaren and extending to:

• Morrilton, which is the Seat of Conway County, lies 12 miles [19.3 km]<1> to the south southwest. If you could walk a straight line from McClaren to Morrilton, with an average speed<2> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take five to six hours to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take nearly four hours.
• Little Rock, which is the State Capital of Arkansas, lies 46 miles [74 km] to the south southeast (SSE). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take less than an hour, a buggy would take most of two days and walking would take about three full days.
• The White House (Washington, DC) is 894 miles [1,438.8 km] to the east northeast (ENE). Driving would take most of two days, a buggy would take 35 days and walking would take 51 days.
• The shortest distance<3> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,697 miles [10,777.8 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<4>
• The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,428 miles [11,954.2 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
• The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,305 miles [8,537.6 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>'