Outdoor Activities ...
As we travel, we like to pursue some of our interests (such as astronomy and bird watching).
When in Quarles, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Quarles and the surrounding area.
- Weather ...
- Before heading outdoors, you should check the weather:
- The National Weather Service forecast for Quarles
- 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 Quarles:
- 35.101203, -90.245373
- 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.
- The Heavens-Above Website, centered on Quarles
- 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 Crittenden County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- eBird sighting report for Crittenden County
- Since Quarles is near Cross County and also Shelby County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- eBird sighting report for Cross County
- eBird sighting report for Shelby 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:
- Waymark.com
Communities Also Named Quarles ...
We found one communities that share the name Quarles.
Within Arkansas, the name Quarles is unique.
Beyond Arkansas, there is another community also named Quarles in the United States.
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
Curious and Interesting Names Near Quarles ...
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.
- Blue Goose ‑ Historic
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Blue Goose have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blue Goose
- Blue Goose is located in Shelby County (TN)
- Darwin
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast) - Harvard
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north) - Kate
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest) - Lake View
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast) - Louise
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest) - Mallory Spur
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Mallory Spur have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mallory Spur
- Mallory Spur is located in Crittenden County
- Marion
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marion
- Marion is located in Crittenden County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 12,290 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Marion <3>
- Mound City
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Mound City have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mound City
- Mound City is located in Crittenden County
- Mounds
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest) - Riceville
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast) - Sunset
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north) - Topaz
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
How Far From Quarles to ...
We spend a lot of time looking through Gazetteers, Almanacs & Directories that were published in the late 1800's and early 1900's. Many of the Gazetteers include the distance from a community such as Quarles to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Quarles and extending to:
- Marion, which is the Seat of Crittenden County, lies just to the North Northeast.
- Little Rock, which is the State Capital of Arkansas, lies 116 miles [186.7 km]<1> to the west (W). If you could drive a straight line from Quarles to Little Rock, with an average speed<4>of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, it would take about two hours to make the trip. A comfortable walk of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour would take 7 days. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take 5 days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 773 miles [1,244 km] to the east northeast (ENE). Driving would take just about two full days, a buggy would take 31 days and walking would take 44 days.
- The shortest distance<5> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,614 miles [10,644.2 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,338 miles [11,809.4 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,214 miles [8,391.1 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<8>
Off-the-Road Links ...
Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Quarles. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.
The official website for State of Arkansas: https://portal.arkansas.gov/
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 from Point A (ie- Quarles) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Quarles. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 35.1012, Longitude: -90.2454 In this case, the coordinates for Quarles have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <2> | The location has been supplied by the Geographic Names Information System - which is maintained by the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS). While these values should be definitive, we found that accuracy can vary and you should double-check the location if accuracy is required. |
| <3> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <4> | 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. |
| <5> | 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 Quarles to the Middle East to be East and South, the Great Circle Route actually lies to the North and East. |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 315.91 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 312.088 degrees. |
| <8> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 311.416 degrees. |