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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 Monnie Springs, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Monnie Springs 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 Monnie Springs:
- 34.919489, -92.486817
- 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 Monnie Springs
- 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 Pulaski County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Pulaski County
- Since Monnie Springs is near Faulkner County and also Perry County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Faulkner County
- Open the eBird sighting report for Perry 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 Monnie Springs
Curious and Interesting Names Near Monnie Springs ...
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.
- Crossroads ‑ Historic
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Crossroads is located in Pulaski County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crossroads
- Gold Creek
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Gold Creek is located in Faulkner County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gold Creek
- Little Italy
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Marche
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Mayflower
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Mount Pilgrim
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Mount Pilgrim is located in Pulaski County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Pilgrim
- Natural Steps
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Pinnacle
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Pinnacle is located in Pulaski County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pinnacle
- Providence ‑ Historic
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Providence is located in Faulkner County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Providence
- Round Mountain
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Round Mountain is located in Faulkner County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Round Mountain
How Far From Monnie Springs to ...
We spend a lot of time looking through Gazetteers & Almanacs that were published in the late 1800's and early 1900's. Many of the Gazetteers include the distance from a community such as Monnie Springs to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance<2> beginning in Monnie Springs and extending to:
- Little Rock, which is the Seat of Pulaski County, lies 17 miles [27.4 km]<2> to the southeast. If you could walk a straight line from Monnie Springs to Little Rock, 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 five to six hours.
- Little Rock, which is the State Capital of Arkansas, lies 17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast (SE). The buggy would take five to six hours and walking would take most of a day.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 894 miles [1,438.8 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 51 days.
- The shortest distance<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,710 miles [10,798.7 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,439 miles [11,971.9 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,316 miles [8,555.3 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>'
Footnotes ...
| <1> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <2> | 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 drawn from Point A (ie- Monnie Springs) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |
| <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 Monnie Springs 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 Monnie Springs. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 34.9195, Longitude: -92.4868 |
| <5> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 317.333 degrees. |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 313.716 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 312.435 degrees. |
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