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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 Quarles, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Quarles 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 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.
    • Open 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:
    • Open the 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:
    • Open the eBird sighting report for Cross County
    • Open the 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:
    • Open the Waymark.com report for Quarles

Communities Also Named Quarles ...

We found one communities that are also named 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 ...
    • Missouri
      • Henry County
      • This Quarles is located in Henry County and lies 302 miles [486 km]<1> to the northwest of the Quarles that is located in Crittenden County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Henry County community of Quarles.

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)
    • Blue Goose is located in Shelby County (TN)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blue Goose
  • Darwin
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
    • Darwin is located in Shelby County (TN)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Darwin
  • Harvard
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
    • Harvard is located in Crittenden County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harvard
  • Kate
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
    • Kate is located in Crittenden County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kate
  • Lake View
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
    • Lake View is located in DeSoto County (MS)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lake View
  • Louise
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
    • Louise is located in Crittenden County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Louise
  • Mallory Spur
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
    • Mallory Spur is located in Crittenden County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mallory Spur
  • Marion
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
    • Marion is located in Crittenden County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marion
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 12,290 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Marion <2>
  • Mound City
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
    • Mound City is located in Crittenden County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mound City
  • Mounds
    (Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
    • Mounds is located in Cross County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mounds
  • Riceville
    (Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
    • Riceville is located in Crittenden County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Riceville
  • Sunset
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
    • Sunset is located in Crittenden County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sunset
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 199 people
  • Topaz
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
    • Topaz is located in Crittenden County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Topaz

How Far From Quarles to ...

We spend a lot of time looking through Gazetteers & Almanacs 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<3>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<4> 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).<5>
  • 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).<6>
  • The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,214 miles [8,391.1 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>'

Footnotes ...

<1>Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'point-to-point' distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Quarles) 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 Quarles 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 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).
<5>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 315.91 degrees.
<6>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 312.088 degrees.
<7>The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 311.416 degrees.