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Outdoor Activities ...
As we travel, we like to pursue some of our interests (such as astronomy and bird watching).
When in Monkey Run, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Monkey Run and the surrounding area.
- 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 Monkey Run:
- 36.345345, -92.479884
- 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 Monkey Run
- 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 Baxter County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Baxter County
- Since Monkey Run is near Marion County and also Ozark County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Marion County
- Open the eBird sighting report for Ozark 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 Monkey Run
Communities Also Named Monkey Run ...
We found two communities that are also named Monkey Run.
Within Arkansas, the name Monkey Run is unique.
Beyond Arkansas, we know of two communities that are located in the United States.
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- Missouri
- Marion County
- Although located in Marion County, we don't know the location within the county.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Marion County community of Monkey Run.
- Ralls County
- This Monkey Run is located in Ralls County and lies 238 miles [383 km]<1> to the north northeast of the Monkey Run that is located in Baxter County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Ralls County community of Monkey Run.
Curious and Interesting Names Near Monkey Run ...
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.
- Amos
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Amos is located in Baxter County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Amos
- Bull Shoals
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Fawn Park
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Fawn Park is located in Baxter County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fawn Park
- Gassville
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Independence ‑ Historic
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- Independence is located in Baxter County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Independence
- Lakeview
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Mountain Home
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Shady Grove
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Shady Grove is located in Baxter County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shady Grove
- Stone ‑ Historic
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Stone is located in Marion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stone
- Three Brothers
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Three Brothers is located in Baxter County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Three Brothers
How Far From Monkey Run 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 Monkey Run to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Monkey Run and extending to:
- Mountain Home, which is the Seat of Baxter County, lies just to the East.
- Little Rock, which is the State Capital of Arkansas, lies 111 miles [178.6 km]<1> to the south (S). If you could drive a straight line from Monkey Run 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 861 miles [1,385.6 km] to the east northeast (ENE). Driving would take most of two days, a buggy would take 34 days and walking would take 49 days.
- The shortest distance<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,637 miles [10,681.2 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,371 miles [11,862.5 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,250 miles [8,449.1 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>'
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 drawn from Point A (ie- Monkey Run) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |
| <2> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <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 Monkey Run to the Middle East to be East and South, the Great Circle Route actually lies to the North and East.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Monkey Run. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 36.3453, Longitude: -92.4799 In this case, the coordinates for Monkey Run have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <5> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 317.442 degrees. |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 314.03 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 312.179 degrees. |
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