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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.
- 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.
- Open the Heavens-Above website centered on Mountain Home
- 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 Mountain Home 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 Mountain Home
Communities Also Named Mountain Home ...
We found twelve communities that are also named Mountain Home.
There is one other community in Arkansas that is also named Mountain Home.
Beyond Arkansas, we know of eleven communities that are located 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)
- Fawn Park is located in Baxter County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fawn Park
- Gassville
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Independence ‑ Historic
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Independence is located in Baxter County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Independence
- Mallard Point
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Mallard Point is located in Baxter County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mallard Point
- Monkey Run
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Monkey Run is located in Baxter County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Monkey Run
- Salesville
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Shady Grove
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Shady Grove is located in Baxter County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shady Grove
- Sycamore Heights
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Sycamore Heights is located in Baxter County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sycamore Heights
- Sycamore Spring
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Sycamore Spring is located in Baxter County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sycamore Spring
- Traceys Ferry
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Traceys Ferry is located in Baxter County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Traceys Ferry
How Far From Mountain Home 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 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<4>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<5> 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).<6>
- 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).<7>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,246 miles [8,442.6 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<8>'
Footnotes ...
| <1> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' (or 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- Mountain Home) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |
| <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> | 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 Mountain Home 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 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). |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 317.378 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 313.955 degrees. |
| <8> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 312.137 degrees. |
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