Outdoor Activities ...
As we travel, we like to pursue some of our interests (such as astronomy and bird watching).
When in Meto, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Meto and the surrounding area.
- Weather ...
- Before heading outdoors, you should check the weather:
- The National Weather Service forecast for Meto
- 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 Meto:
- 34.785090, -92.002364
- 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 Meto
- 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 Lonoke County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- eBird sighting report for Lonoke County
- Since Meto is near Pulaski County and also Faulkner County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- eBird sighting report for Pulaski County
- eBird sighting report for Faulkner 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 Meto ...
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.
- Bevis Corner
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Bevis Corner have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bevis Corner
- Bevis Corner is located in Lonoke County
- Booker
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Booker
- Booker is located in Pulaski County
- Charity ‑ Historic
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west) - Dogwood Meadows
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Dogwood Meadows have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dogwood Meadows
- Dogwood Meadows is located in Lonoke County
- Eagle Park ‑ Historic
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Eagle Park have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eagle Park
- Eagle Park is located in Lonoke County
- Eureka Garden
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Eureka Garden have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eureka Garden
- Eureka Garden is located in Pulaski County
- Evergreen Place
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Evergreen Place have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Evergreen Place
- Evergreen Place is located in Lonoke County
- Fairman
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west) - Furlow
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north) - Head ‑ Historic
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest) - Hidden Oaks
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Hidden Oaks have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hidden Oaks
- Hidden Oaks is located in Lonoke County
- Holland
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north) - Continue List (7 more) ...
- Oak Grove
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oak Grove
- Oak Grove is located in Lonoke County
- Pecan Grove
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Pecan Grove have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pecan Grove
- Pecan Grove is located in Pulaski County
- Rose City
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west) - Union Valley
(Less than 2 miles to the south)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Union Valley have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Union Valley
- Union Valley is located in Lonoke County
- Valentine
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west) - Whisperwood
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Whisperwood have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Whisperwood
- Whisperwood is located in Lonoke County
- Woodlawn
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- Oak Grove
How Far From Meto 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 Meto to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers and using the location of where the historic<2> community of Meto once stood, the straight-line distance<3> beginning in Meto and extending to:
- Lonoke, which is the Seat of Lonoke County, lies just to the East.
- Little Rock, which is the State Capital of Arkansas, lies 15 miles [24.1 km]<3> to the west southwest (WSW). If you could walk a straight line from Meto to Little Rock, with an average speed<4> 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.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 873 miles [1,405 km] to the east northeast (ENE). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take most of two days, a buggy would take 35 days and walking would take 50 days.
- The shortest distance<5> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,698 miles [10,779.4 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,426 miles [11,951 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,302 miles [8,532.7 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<8>
Off-the-Road Links ...
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> | We use the term 'Historic' broadly and it generally means that the community no longer exists. However, it can also mean that the community might still exist, but was significantly larger or had a more 'official' existence in the past than it does now. Unfortunately our sources of data have proven to be unreliable. If you can provide us with more specific information about Meto, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <3> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Meto) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Meto. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 34.7851, Longitude: -92.0024 In this case, the coordinates for Meto have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <4> | 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. |
| <5> | 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 Meto to the Middle East to be East and South, the Great Circle Route actually lies to the North and East. |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 317.009 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 313.321 degrees. |
| <8> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 312.244 degrees. |