Outdoor Activities ...
As we travel, we like to pursue some of our interests (such as astronomy and bird watching).
When in Nahay, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Nahay and the surrounding area.
- Weather ...
- Before heading outdoors, you should check the weather:
- The National Weather Service forecast for Nahay
- 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 Nahay:
- 34.640373, -91.545963
- 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 Nahay
- 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 Prairie County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- eBird sighting report for Prairie County
- Since Nahay is near Arkansas County and also Lonoke County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- eBird sighting report for Arkansas County
- eBird sighting report for Lonoke 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:
- Waymark.com
Curious and Interesting Names Near Nahay ...
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.
- Goldman
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the south) - Hallsville
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Hallsville have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hallsville
- Hallsville is located in Prairie County
- Holdridge
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast) - Lookout
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast) - Peppers Lake
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Peppers Lake have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Peppers Lake
- Peppers Lake is located in Prairie County
- Peppers Landing
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Peppers Landing have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Peppers Landing
- Peppers Landing is located in Prairie County
- Plainview
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast) - Spear ‑ Historic
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest) - Super ‑ Historic
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
How Far From Nahay 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 Nahay to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers and using the location of where the historic<2> community of Nahay once stood, the straight-line distance<3> beginning in Nahay and extending to:
- Little Rock, which is the State Capital of Arkansas, lies 41 miles [66 km]<3> to the west (W). If you could walk a straight line from Nahay to Little Rock, with an average speed<4> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take about three full days to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take just about two full days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 853 miles [1,372.8 km] to the east northeast (ENE). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, 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 6,688 miles [10,763.3 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,414 miles [11,931.7 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,290 miles [8,513.4 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<8>
Off-the-Road Links ...
The official website for State of Arkansas: https://portal.arkansas.gov/
Footnotes ...
| <1> | 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. |
| <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 Nahay, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <3> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'point-to-point' distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Nahay) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Nahay. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 34.6404, Longitude: -91.5460 In this case, the coordinates for Nahay have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <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 Nahay to the Middle East to be East and South, the Great Circle Route actually lies to the North and East. |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 316.704 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 312.947 degrees. |
| <8> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 312.069 degrees. |