Outdoor Activities ...
As we travel, we like to pursue some of our interests (such as astronomy and bird watching).
When in McGintytown, we use the following websites to find information relevant to McGintytown and the surrounding area.
- Weather ...
- Before heading outdoors, you should check the weather:
- The National Weather Service forecast for McGintytown
- 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 McGintytown:
- 35.247305, -92.291819
- 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.
- The Heavens-Above Website, centered on McGintytown
- 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 Faulkner County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- eBird sighting report for Faulkner County
- Since McGintytown is near Van Buren County and also Cleburne County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- eBird sighting report for Van Buren County
- eBird sighting report for Cleburne 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:
- Waymark.com
Curious and Interesting Names Near McGintytown ...
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.
- Barney
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east) - Centerville
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Centerville
- Centerville is located in Faulkner County
- Enders
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Enders
- Enders is located in Faulkner County
- Enola
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Enola
- Enola is located in Faulkner County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 354 people
- Guy
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest) - Holland
(5 miles [8 km] to the south) - Old Texas
(5 miles [8 km] to the north) - Pinnacle Springs ‑ Historic
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Pinnacle Springs have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pinnacle Springs
- Pinnacle Springs is located in Faulkner County
- Republican
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Republican have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Republican
- Republican is located in Faulkner County
- Soda Valley
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Soda Valley have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Soda Valley
- Soda Valley is located in Faulkner County
How Far From McGintytown 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 McGintytown to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance<2> beginning in McGintytown and extending to:
- Conway, which is the Seat of Faulkner County, lies 14 miles [22.5 km]<2> to the southwest. If you could walk a straight line from McGintytown to Conway, 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 four to five hours.
- Little Rock, which is the State Capital of Arkansas, lies 35 miles [56.3 km] to the south (S). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take less than an hour, a buggy would take just about two full days and walking would take most of two days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 876 miles [1,409.8 km] to the east northeast (ENE). Driving would take most of two days, a buggy would take 35 days and walking would take 50 days.
- The shortest distance<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,686 miles [10,760.1 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,416 miles [11,934.9 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,293 miles [8,518.3 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>
Off-the-Road Links ...
Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for McGintytown. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.
The official website for State of Arkansas: https://portal.arkansas.gov/
Footnotes ...
| <1> | The location has been supplied by the Geographic Names Information System - which is maintained by the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS). While these values should be definitive, we found that accuracy can vary and you should double-check the location if accuracy is required. |
| <2> | 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- McGintytown) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in McGintytown. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 35.2473, Longitude: -92.2918 In this case, the coordinates for McGintytown have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <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 McGintytown to the Middle East to be East and South, the Great Circle Route actually lies to the North and East. |
| <5> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 317.234 degrees. |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 313.644 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 312.291 degrees. |