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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 Nelsons Ferry, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Nelsons Ferry 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 Nelsons Ferry:
- 36.189792, -92.394603
- 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 Nelsons Ferry
- 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 Nelsons Ferry is near Marion County and also Searcy 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 Searcy 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 Nelsons Ferry
Communities Also Named Nelsons Ferry ...
We found five communities that are also named Nelsons Ferry.
Within Arkansas, the name Nelsons Ferry is unique.
Beyond Arkansas, we know of five communities that are located in the United States.
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- Georgia
- Cobb County
- This Nelsons Ferry is located in Cobb County and lies 475 miles [764.4 km]<1> to the east southeast of the Nelsons Ferry that is located in Baxter County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Cobb County community of Nelsons Ferry.
- South Carolina
- Orangeburg County
- This Nelsons Ferry is located in Orangeburg County and lies 709 miles [1,141 km]<1> to the east southeast of the Nelsons Ferry that is located in Baxter County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Orangeburg County community of Nelsons Ferry.
- Tennessee
- Greene County
- This Nelsons Ferry is located in Greene County and lies 521 miles [838.5 km]<1> to the east of the Nelsons Ferry that is located in Baxter County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Greene County community of Nelsons Ferry.
- Hamilton County
- This Nelsons Ferry is located in Hamilton County and lies 411 miles [661.4 km] to the east of the Nelsons Ferry that is located in Baxter County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Hamilton County community of Nelsons Ferry.
- Hardin County
- This Nelsons Ferry is located in Hardin County and lies 238 miles [383 km] to the east southeast of the Nelsons Ferry that is located in Baxter County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Hardin County community of Nelsons Ferry.
Curious and Interesting Names Near Nelsons Ferry ...
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.
- Advance
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- Advance is located in Baxter County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Advance
- Berry ‑ Historic
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Berry is located in Baxter County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Berry
- Buffalo City
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Buffalo City is located in Baxter County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Buffalo City
- Gassville
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Hand Valley
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Hand Valley is located in Marion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hand Valley
- Hopewell
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Hopewell is located in Baxter County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hopewell
- Jonesdale ‑ Historic
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Jonesdale is located in Baxter County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jonesdale
- Keystone ‑ Historic
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Keystone is located in Marion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Keystone
- Lone Rock
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- Lone Rock is located in Baxter County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lone Rock
- Old Joe
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Old Joe is located in Baxter County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Old Joe
- Rocky Ford
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Rocky Ford is located in Marion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rocky Ford
- Salesville
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Shady Grove
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Shady Grove is located in Baxter County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shady Grove
- Sycamore Heights
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Sycamore Heights is located in Baxter County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sycamore Heights
How Far From Nelsons Ferry 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 Nelsons Ferry to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Nelsons Ferry and extending to:
- Mountain Home, which is the Seat of Baxter County, lies 10 miles [16.1 km]<1> to the north. If you could walk a straight line from Nelsons Ferry to Mountain Home, with an average speed<3> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take four to five hours to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take a little over three hours.
- Little Rock, which is the State Capital of Arkansas, lies 100 miles [160.9 km] to the south (S). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take less than two hours, a buggy would take three full days and walking would take 6 days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 860 miles [1,384 km] to the east northeast (ENE). Driving would take most of two days, a buggy would take 34 days and walking would take 49 days.
- The shortest distance<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,642 miles [10,689.3 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,375 miles [11,868.9 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,253 miles [8,453.9 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>'
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- Nelsons Ferry) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |
| <2> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <3> | 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. |
| <4> | 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 Nelsons Ferry 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 Nelsons Ferry. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 36.1898, Longitude: -92.3946 In this case, the coordinates for Nelsons Ferry have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <5> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 317.374 degrees. |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 313.931 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 312.169 degrees. |
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