Outdoor Activities ...

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

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

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

• 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 De Roche:
  • 34.271760, -93.126565
  • 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 De Roche

• 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 Hot Spring County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Hot Spring County
  • Since Old De Roche is near Clark County and also Garland County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Clark County
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Garland 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 De Roche

Curious and Interesting Names Near Old De Roche ...

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.

• Central
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
  • Central is located in Clark County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Central
• Daleville
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
  • Daleville is located in Clark County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Daleville
• Friendship
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
  • Friendship is located in Hot Spring County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Friendship
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 191 people
• Hempwallace
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
  • Hempwallace is located in Garland County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hempwallace
• Kaiser Ferry
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
  • Kaiser Ferry is located in Garland County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kaiser Ferry
• Oak Bower
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
  • Oak Bower is located in Hot Spring County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oak Bower
• Oak Grove
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
  • Oak Grove is located in Hot Spring County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oak Grove
• Pettyview
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
  • Pettyview is located in Garland County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pettyview
• Pleasant Hill
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
  • Pleasant Hill is located in Garland County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pleasant Hill
• Red Oak
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
  • Red Oak is located in Garland County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Red Oak
• Social Hill
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
  • Social Hill is located in Hot Spring County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Social Hill
• Wayside ‑ Historic
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
  • Wayside is located in Hot Spring County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wayside

How Far From Old De Roche 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 De Roche 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 De Roche and extending to:

• Malvern, which is the Seat of Hot Spring County, lies 18 miles [29 km]<1> to the east northeast. If you could walk a straight line from Old De Roche to Malvern, with an average speed<2> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take just over a day to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take five to six hours.
• Little Rock, which is the State Capital of Arkansas, lies 58 miles [93.3 km] to the east northeast (ENE). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take less than an hour, a buggy would take over two days and walking would take most of three days.
• The White House (Washington, DC) is 945 miles [1,520.8 km] to the east northeast (ENE). Driving would take most of two days, a buggy would take 37 days and walking would take 54 days.
• The shortest distance<3> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,767 miles [10,890.4 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<4>
• The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,496 miles [12,063.6 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
• The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,373 miles [8,647 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>'