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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 Plant, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Plant 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 Plant:
- 35.723689, -92.460437
- 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 Plant
- 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 Plant 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 Plant
Communities Also Named Plant ...
We found one communities that are also named Plant.
Within Arkansas, the name Plant is unique.
Beyond Arkansas, there is another community also named Plant in the United States.
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- Tennessee
- Humphreys County
- This Plant is located in Humphreys County and lies 255 miles [410.4 km]<1> to the east of the Plant that is located in Van Buren County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Humphreys County community of Plant.
Curious and Interesting Names Near Plant ...
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
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Buzzard Roost is located in Van Buren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Buzzard Roost
- Crabtree
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Crabtree is located in Van Buren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crabtree
- Elba
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Elba is located in Van Buren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elba
- Flag
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Flag is located in Stone County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Flag
- Fox
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- Fox is located in Stone County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fox
- Half Moon
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Half Moon is located in Van Buren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Half Moon
- Harness
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Harness is located in Stone County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harness
- Leslie
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Noahs
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Noahs is located in Searcy County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Noahs
- Pee Dee
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Pee Dee is located in Van Buren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pee Dee
- Rocky Hill
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Rocky Hill is located in Van Buren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rocky Hill
- Settlement ‑ Historic
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Settlement is located in Van Buren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Settlement
- Shake Rag ‑ Historic
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Shake Rag is located in Van Buren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shake Rag
How Far From Plant 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 Plant to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Plant and extending to:
- Clinton, which is the Seat of Van Buren County, lies 9 miles [14.5 km]<1> to the south. If you could walk a straight line from Plant to Clinton, 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 68 miles [109.4 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 about three full days and walking would take three full days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 873 miles [1,405 km] to the east northeast (ENE). Driving would take most of two days, a buggy would take 35 days and walking would take 50 days.
- The shortest distance<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,668 miles [10,731.1 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,400 miles [11,909.1 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,278 miles [8,494.1 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>'
Footnotes ...
| <1> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Plant) 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 Plant 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 Plant. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 35.7237, Longitude: -92.4604 In this case, the coordinates for Plant have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <5> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 317.382 degrees. |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 313.879 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 312.283 degrees. |
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