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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 Morning Star, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Morning Star 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 Morning Star:
- 34.505367, -92.989065
- 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 Morning Star
- 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 Hot Spring County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Hot Spring County
- Since Morning Star is near Garland County and also Saline County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Garland County
- Open the eBird sighting report for Saline 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 Morning Star
Communities Also Named Morning Star ...
We found nine communities that are also named Morning Star.
There are four communities within Arkansas that are also named Morning Star.
Beyond Arkansas, we know of five communities that are located in the United States.
- Communities Located In Arkansas ...
- Garland County
- We found mention of this community, but have little information.<1> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Arkansas community of Morning Star [Garland County].
- Greene County
- This Morning Star is located in Greene County and lies 180 miles [289.7 km]<2> to the northeast of the Morning Star that is located in Hot Spring County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Greene County community of Morning Star.
- Phillips County
- This Morning Star is located in Phillips County and lies 122 miles [196.3 km]<2> to the east of the Morning Star that is located in Hot Spring County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Phillips County community of Morning Star.
- Searcy County
- This Morning Star is located in Searcy County and lies 103 miles [165.8 km]<2> to the north northeast of the Morning Star that is located in Hot Spring County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Searcy County community of Morning Star.
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- Mississippi
- Hinds County
- This Morning Star is located in Hinds County and lies 210 miles [338 km]<2> to the southeast of the Morning Star that is located in Hot Spring County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Hinds County community of Morning Star.
- North Carolina
- Haywood County
- This Morning Star is located in Haywood County and lies 579 miles [931.8 km]<2> to the east of the Morning Star that is located in Hot Spring County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Haywood County community of Morning Star.
- Ohio
- Meigs County
- This Morning Star is located in Meigs County and lies 686 miles [1,104 km]<2> to the east northeast of the Morning Star that is located in Hot Spring County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Meigs County community of Morning Star.
- Virginia
- Page County
- This Morning Star is located in Page County and lies 858 miles [1,380.8 km]<2> to the east northeast of the Morning Star that is located in Hot Spring County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Page County community of Morning Star.
- West Virginia
- Roane County
- This Morning Star is located in Roane County and lies 703 miles [1,131.4 km]<2> to the east northeast of the Morning Star that is located in Hot Spring County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Roane County community of Morning Star.
Curious and Interesting Names Near Morning Star ...
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.
- Bonanza Springs ‑ Historic
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Bonanza Springs is located in Garland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bonanza Springs
- Cove Creek ‑ Historic
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Cove Creek is located in Hot Spring County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cove Creek
- Diamondhead
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Diamondhead is located in Hot Spring County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Diamondhead
- Dripping Springs ‑ Historic
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- Dripping Springs is located in Garland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dripping Springs
- Euclid Heights
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- Euclid Heights is located in Garland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Euclid Heights
- High Point ‑ Historic
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- High Point is located in Garland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for High Point
- Hot Springs
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Jones Mills
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Jones Mills is located in Hot Spring County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jones Mills
- Kaiser Ferry
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Kaiser Ferry is located in Garland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kaiser Ferry
- Lake Catherine
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- Lake Catherine is located in Garland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lake Catherine
- Magnet Cove
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Magnet Cove is located in Hot Spring County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Magnet Cove
- Estimated population in 2014: 5 people
- Price
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Price is located in Garland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Price
- Red Oak
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Red Oak is located in Garland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Red Oak
How Far From Morning Star 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 Morning Star to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Morning Star and extending to:
- Malvern, which is the Seat of Hot Spring County, lies 13 miles [20.9 km]<2> to the southeast. If you could walk a straight line from Morning Star to Malvern, with an average speed<4> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take 6 hours to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take four to five hours.
- Little Rock, which is the State Capital of Arkansas, lies 44 miles [70.8 km] to the east northeast (ENE). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take less than an hour, a buggy would take most of two days and walking would take about three full days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 932 miles [1,499.9 km] to the east northeast (ENE). Driving would take most of two days, a buggy would take 37 days and walking would take 53 days.
- The shortest distance<5> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,750 miles [10,863.1 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,480 miles [12,037.9 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,357 miles [8,621.3 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<8>'
Footnotes ...
| <1> | If we encounter the name of what might be a community, our methodology is to add that name to our Gazetteer as a placeholder. As we find more information about that community, it will be added to our Gazetteer.
Just as a reminder: Our definition of a community is rather broad and includes those places (or areas) where several families lived and had a name which identified that place. For example, you might hear somebody say that they are going over to Bird Creek to see Pete ... Bird Creek is just a gas station and a couple of homes at the crossroads. While it might not be on the map, everybody in the area knows it by that name.
Places of interest include buildings at a crossroad, several families clustered in a hollow or maybe the location of a way station. It also includes places like mines, lumber camps, ferry crossings, etc. The community might still exist, is now gone or only existed for just a short period of time.
Also keep in mind that Morning Star could have been on the original document by mistake, misspelled, the original/alternate name of a community that we've listed elsewhere or was placed in the wrong county. Sometimes a post office or train station would have a different name than the community where it's located, so two names might be referring to the same community - we're working to straighten it all out. |
| <2> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'point-to-point' distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Morning Star) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |
| <3> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <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 Morning Star 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 Morning Star. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 34.5054, Longitude: -92.9891 In this case, the coordinates for Morning Star have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 317.623 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 313.998 degrees. |
| <8> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 312.727 degrees. |
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