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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 Mountain Home, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Mountain Home and the surrounding area.

  • Weather ...
  • 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 Mountain Home:
    • 36.334445, -92.384114
    • 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 Mountain Home
  • 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

Communities Also Named Mountain Home ...

We found twelve communities that share the name Mountain Home.

There is one other community in Arkansas which is also named Mountain Home.

Beyond Arkansas, we know of another eleven communities that are located throughout in the United States.

  • Communities Located In Arkansas ...
    • White County
      • This Mountain Home is located in White County and lies 72 miles [115.9 km]<1> to the south southeast of the Mountain Home that is located in Baxter County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the White County community of Mountain Home.
  • Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
    • Alabama
      • Lawrence County
      • This Mountain Home is located in Lawrence County and lies 312 miles [502.1 km]<1> to the east southeast of the Mountain Home that is located in Baxter County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Lawrence County community of Mountain Home.
    • California
      • Santa Clara County
      • This Mountain Home is located in Santa Clara County and lies 1,622 miles [2,610.4 km]<1> to the west of the Mountain Home that is located in Baxter County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Santa Clara County community of Mountain Home.
      • Tulare County
      • This Mountain Home is located in Tulare County and lies 1,459 miles [2,348 km] to the west of the Mountain Home that is located in Baxter County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Tulare County community of Mountain Home.
    • Idaho
      • Elmore County
      • This Mountain Home is located in Elmore County and lies 1,318 miles [2,121.1 km]<1> to the west northwest of the Mountain Home that is located in Baxter County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Elmore County community of Mountain Home.
      • Latah County
      • This community is historic<2> and we have very little information. For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Idaho community of Mountain Home [Latah County].
    • North Carolina
      • Henderson County
      • This Mountain Home is located in Henderson County and lies 557 miles [896.4 km]<1> to the east of the Mountain Home that is located in Baxter County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Henderson County community of Mountain Home.
      • McDowell County
      • This community is historic<2> and we have very little information. For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the North Carolina community of Mountain Home [McDowell County].
    • Tennessee
      • Washington County
      • This Mountain Home is located in Washington County and lies 556 miles [894.8 km]<1> to the east of the Mountain Home that is located in Baxter County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Washington County community of Mountain Home.
    • Texas
      • Kerr County
      • This Mountain Home is located in Kerr County and lies 586 miles [943.1 km]<1> to the southwest of the Mountain Home that is located in Baxter County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Kerr County community of Mountain Home.
    • Utah
      • Duchesne County
      • This Mountain Home is located in Duchesne County and lies 1,012 miles [1,628.7 km]<1> to the west northwest of the Mountain Home that is located in Baxter County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Duchesne County community of Mountain Home.
    • Wyoming
      • Albany County
      • This Mountain Home is located in Albany County and lies 809 miles [1,302 km]<1> to the west northwest of the Mountain Home that is located in Baxter County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Albany County community of Mountain Home.

Curious and Interesting Names Near Mountain Home ...

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.

  • Fawn Park
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Fawn Park have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fawn Park
    • Fawn Park is located in Baxter County
  • Gassville
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Gassville have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gassville
    • Gassville is located in Baxter County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,173 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Gassville <4>
  • Independence ‑ Historic
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Independence have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Independence
    • Independence is located in Baxter County
  • Mallard Point
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Mallard Point have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mallard Point
    • Mallard Point is located in Baxter County
  • Monkey Run
    (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Monkey Run have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Monkey Run
    • Monkey Run is located in Baxter County
  • Salesville
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
  • Shady Grove
    (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Shady Grove have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shady Grove
    • Shady Grove is located in Baxter County
  • Sycamore Heights
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Sycamore Heights have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sycamore Heights
    • Sycamore Heights is located in Baxter County
  • Sycamore Spring
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Sycamore Spring have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sycamore Spring
    • Sycamore Spring is located in Baxter County
  • Traceys Ferry
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Traceys Ferry have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Traceys Ferry
    • Traceys Ferry is located in Baxter County

How Far From Mountain Home 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 city such as Mountain Home to various places of note, such as the White House.

With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Mountain Home and extending to:

  • Little Rock, which is the State Capital of Arkansas, lies 110 miles [177 km]<1> to the south (S). If you could drive a straight line from Mountain Home to Little Rock, with an average speed<5>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 856 miles [1,377.6 km] to the east northeast (ENE). Driving would take just about two full days, a buggy would take 34 days and walking would take 49 days.
  • The shortest distance<6> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,634 miles [10,676.4 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>
  • The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,367 miles [11,856 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<8>
  • The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,246 miles [8,442.6 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<9>

Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Mountain Home. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.

The official website for Baxter County: www.baxtercounty.org/

The official website for State of Arkansas: https://portal.arkansas.gov/

Footnotes ...

<1>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- Mountain Home) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Mountain Home. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 36.3344, Longitude: -92.3841       In this case, the coordinates for Mountain Home have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).
<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 Mountain Home, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.
<3>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.
<4>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<5>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.
<6>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 Mountain Home to the Middle East to be East and South, the Great Circle Route actually lies to the North and East.
<7>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 317.378 degrees.
<8>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 313.955 degrees.
<9>The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 312.137 degrees.




 

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