Outdoor Activities ...

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

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

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

• 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 Old Botkinburg:
  • 35.676189, -92.488215
  • 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 Old Botkinburg

• 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 Van Buren County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Van Buren County
  • Since Old Botkinburg is near Stone County and also Searcy County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Stone 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 Old Botkinburg

Curious and Interesting Names Near Old Botkinburg ...

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.

• Buzzard Roost ‑ Historic
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
  • Buzzard Roost is located in Van Buren County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Buzzard Roost
• Crabtree
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
  • Crabtree is located in Van Buren County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crabtree
• Elba
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
  • Elba is located in Van Buren County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elba
• Half Moon
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
  • Half Moon is located in Van Buren County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Half Moon
• Pee Dee
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
  • Pee Dee is located in Van Buren County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pee Dee
• Plant
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
  • Plant is located in Van Buren County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Plant
• Rocky Hill
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
  • Rocky Hill is located in Van Buren County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rocky Hill
• Shake Rag ‑ Historic
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
  • Shake Rag is located in Van Buren County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shake Rag
• Walnut Grove
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
  • Walnut Grove is located in Van Buren County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Walnut Grove

How Far From Old Botkinburg to ...

We spend a lot of time looking through Gazetteers that were published in the late 1800's and early 1900's. Many of the Gazetteers include the distance from a community such as Old Botkinburg to various places of note, such as the White House.

With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance<1> beginning in Old Botkinburg and extending to:

• Clinton, which is the Seat of Van Buren County, lies just to the South Southeast.
• Little Rock, which is the State Capital of Arkansas, lies 65 miles [104.6 km]<1> to the south (S). If you could walk a straight line from Old Botkinburg to Little Rock, with an average speed<2> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take most of three days to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take about three full days.
• The White House (Washington, DC) is 876 miles [1,409.8 km] to the east northeast (ENE). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take most of two days, a buggy would take 35 days and walking would take 50 days.
• The shortest distance<3> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,672 miles [10,737.5 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<4>
• The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,403 miles [11,914 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
• The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,281 miles [8,498.9 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>'