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.
  • Open 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:
  • Open the 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:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Madison 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 Metalton

Communities Also Named Metalton ...

We found one communities that are also named 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 ...
  • West Virginia
    • Raleigh County
    • This Metalton is located in Raleigh County and lies 682 miles [1,097.6 km]<1> to the east northeast of the Metalton that is located in Carroll County.
    • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Raleigh County community of Metalton.

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)
  • Cave Spring is located in Carroll County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cave Spring
• Chaplin ‑ Historic
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
  • Chaplin is located in Madison County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chaplin
• Dean
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
  • Dean is located in Carroll County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dean
• Dryfork
  (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
  • Dryfork is located in Carroll County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dryfork
  • Google driving directions:
  • From your current location to Dryfork
  • From Metalton to Dryfork
• Gobbler
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
  • Gobbler is located in Carroll County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gobbler
• Marble
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
  • Marble is located in Madison County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marble
  • Google driving directions:
  • From your current location to Marble
  • From Metalton to Marble
• Rule
  (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
  • Rule is located in Carroll County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rule
• Wolf Pen ‑ Historic
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
  • Wolf Pen is located in Carroll County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wolf Pen

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<2>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<3> 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).<4>
• 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).<5>
• The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,299 miles [8,527.9 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>'