Outdoor Activities ...
As we travel, we like to pursue some of our interests (such as astronomy and bird watching).
When in Metalton, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Metalton and the surrounding area.
- Weather ...
- Before heading outdoors, you should check the weather:
- The National Weather Service forecast for Metalton
- 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 Metalton:
- 36.223296, -93.529703
- 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 Metalton
- 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 Carroll County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- eBird sighting report for Carroll County
- Since Metalton is near Madison County and also Newton County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- eBird sighting report for Madison County
- 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:
- Waymark.com
Communities Also Named Metalton ...
We found one communities that share the name Metalton.
Within Arkansas, the name Metalton is unique.
Beyond Arkansas, there is another community also named Metalton in the United States.
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
Curious and Interesting Names Near Metalton ...
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
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Cave Spring have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cave Spring
- Cave Spring is located in Carroll County
- Chaplin ‑ Historic
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west) - Dean
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south) - Dryfork
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dryfork
- Dryfork is located in Carroll County
- Gobbler
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast) - Marble
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marble
- Marble is located in Madison County
- Rule
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast) - Wolf Pen ‑ Historic
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
How Far From Metalton to ...
We spend a lot of time looking through Gazetteers, Almanacs & Directories that were published in the late 1800's and early 1900's. Many of the Gazetteers include the distance from a community such as Metalton to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Metalton and extending to:
- Little Rock, which is the State Capital of Arkansas, lies 124 miles [199.6 km]<1> to the southeast (SE). If you could drive a straight line from Metalton to Little Rock, with an average speed<3>of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, it would take about two hours to make the trip. A comfortable walk of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour would take 7 days. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take 5 days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 920 miles [1,480.6 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<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,683 miles [10,755.2 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,418 miles [11,938.1 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,299 miles [8,527.9 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>
Off-the-Road Links ...
Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Metalton. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.
The official website for State of Arkansas: https://portal.arkansas.gov/
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 from Point A (ie- Metalton) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Metalton. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 36.2233, Longitude: -93.5297 |
| <2> | 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. |
| <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 Metalton 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 318.125 degrees. |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 314.806 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 312.684 degrees. |