Outdoor Activities ...

As we travel, we like to pursue some of our interests (such as astronomy and bird watching).

When in Mount Gaylor, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Mount Gaylor and the surrounding area.

• Weather ...
  • Before heading outdoors, you should check the weather:
  • The National Weather Service forecast for Mount Gaylor

• 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 Mount Gaylor:
  • 35.753137, -94.115203
  • 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 Mount Gaylor

• 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 Crawford County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Crawford County
  • Since Mount Gaylor is near Washington County and also Franklin County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Washington County
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Franklin 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 Mount Gaylor

Curious and Interesting Names Near Mount Gaylor ...

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.

• Anna ‑ Historic
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
  • Anna is located in Crawford County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Anna
• Artist Point
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
  • Artist Point is located in Crawford County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Artist Point
• Chester
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
  • Chester is located in Crawford County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chester
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 159 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Chester <1>
• Fern
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
  • Fern is located in Franklin County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fern
• Hazel Valley
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
  • Hazel Valley is located in Washington County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hazel Valley
• Health
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
  • Health is located in Madison County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Health
• Locke
  (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
  • Locke is located in Crawford County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Locke
• Porters Store ‑ Historic
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
  • Porters Store is located in Washington County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Porters Store
• Sunset
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
  • Sunset is located in Washington County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sunset

How Far From Mount Gaylor 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 Mount Gaylor to various places of note, such as the White House.

With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance<2> beginning in Mount Gaylor and extending to:

• Van Buren, which is the Seat of Crawford County, lies 24 miles [38.6 km]<2> to the southwest. If you could walk a straight line from Mount Gaylor to Van Buren, with an average speed<3> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take just about two full days to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take most of a day.
• Little Rock, which is the State Capital of Arkansas, lies 125 miles [201.2 km] to the southeast (SE). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take about two hours, a buggy would take 5 days and walking would take 8 days.
• The White House (Washington, DC) is 961 miles [1,546.6 km] to the east northeast (ENE). Driving would take most of two days, a buggy would take 38 days and walking would take 55 days.
• The shortest distance<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,729 miles [10,829.3 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
• The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,464 miles [12,012.1 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
• The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,345 miles [8,601.9 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>'