Outdoor Activities ...

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

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

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

• 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 Paron:
  • 34.772869, -92.758500
  • 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 Paron

• 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 Saline County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Saline County
  • Since Paron is near Perry County and also Pulaski County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Perry County
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Pulaski 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 Paron

Curious and Interesting Names Near Paron ...

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.

• Bland
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
  • Bland is located in Saline County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bland
• Cold Springs ‑ Historic
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
  • Cold Springs is located in Saline County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cold Springs
• Crossroads ‑ Historic
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
  • Crossroads is located in Pulaski County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crossroads
• Crows
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
  • Crows is located in Saline County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crows
• Electric ‑ Historic
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
  • Electric is located in Saline County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Electric
• Ferndale
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
  • Ferndale is located in Pulaski County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ferndale
• Grape
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
  • Grape is located in Saline County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grape
• Orchard ‑ Historic
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
  • Orchard is located in Perry County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Orchard
• Reform
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
  • Reform is located in Saline County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Reform
• Rubicon
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
  • Rubicon is located in Saline County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rubicon
• Williams Junction
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
  • Williams Junction is located in Perry County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Williams Junction

How Far From Paron 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 Paron to various places of note, such as the White House.

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

• Benton, which is the Seat of Saline County, lies 17 miles [27.4 km]<1> to the southeast. If you could walk a straight line from Paron to Benton, with an average speed<2> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take most of 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 28 miles [45.1 km] to the east (E). The buggy would take just over a day and walking would take just about two full days.
• The White House (Washington, DC) is 912 miles [1,467.7 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 36 days and walking would take 52 days.
• The shortest distance<3> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,728 miles [10,827.7 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<4>
• The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,457 miles [12,000.9 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
• The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,335 miles [8,585.9 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>'