Outdoor Activities ...

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

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

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

• 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 Quarry Heights:
  • 35.110091, -93.696584
  • 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 Quarry Heights

• 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 Yell County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Yell County
  • Since Quarry Heights is near Logan County and also Scott County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Logan County
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Scott 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 Quarry Heights

Communities Also Named Quarry Heights ...

We found two communities that are also named Quarry Heights.

Within Arkansas, the name Quarry Heights is unique.

Beyond Arkansas, there is another community also named Quarry Heights in the United States.

In addition to the above occurrences of Quarry Heights, we know of another community located outside of the United States and Canada.

• Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
  • New York
    • Westchester County
    • This Quarry Heights is located in Westchester County and lies 1,156 miles [1,860.4 km]<1> to the east northeast of the Quarry Heights that is located in Yell County.
    • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Westchester County community of Quarry Heights.

• Communities Beyond North America ...
  • Panama
    • Distance: 2,014 miles [3,241.2 km]<1> to the south southeast
    • Open a Google Map centered on Quarry Heights

Curious and Interesting Names Near Quarry Heights ...

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 Ball
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
  • Blue Ball is located in Scott County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blue Ball
• Havana
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
  • Havana is located in Yell County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Havana
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 363 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Havana <2>
• Magazine
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
  • Magazine is located in Logan County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Magazine
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 824 people
• Marvinville
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
  • Marvinville is located in Yell County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marvinville
• Mountain Grove
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
  • Mountain Grove is located in Logan County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mountain Grove
• Sugar Grove
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
  • Sugar Grove is located in Logan County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sugar Grove
• Walnut Grove
  (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
  • Walnut Grove is located in Yell County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Walnut Grove
• Waveland
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
  • Waveland is located in Yell County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Waveland

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

With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Quarry Heights and extending to:

• Little Rock, which is the State Capital of Arkansas, lies 85 miles [136.8 km]<1> to the east southeast (ESE). If you could drive a straight line from Quarry Heights to Little Rock, with an average speed<3>of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, it would take less than two hours to make the trip. A comfortable walk of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour would take 5 days. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take most of three days.
• The White House (Washington, DC) is 953 miles [1,533.7 km] to the east northeast (ENE). Driving would take most of two days, a buggy would take 38 days and walking would take 55 days.
• The shortest distance<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,746 miles [10,856.6 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
• The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,479 miles [12,036.3 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
• The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,358 miles [8,622.9 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>'