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.
- 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:
- 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:
- eBird sighting report for Logan County
- 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:
- Waymark.com
Communities Also Named Quarry Heights ...
We found two communities that share the name 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.
- New York
- Communities Beyond North America ...
- Panama
- Distance: 2,014 miles [3,241.2 km]<1> to the south southeast
- Panama
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) - Havana
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Havana have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Havana
- Havana is located in Yell County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 363 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Havana <3>
- Magazine
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest) - Marvinville
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Marvinville have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marvinville
- Marvinville is located in Yell County
- Mountain Grove
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Mountain Grove have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mountain Grove
- Mountain Grove is located in Logan County
- Sugar Grove
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Sugar Grove have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sugar Grove
- Sugar Grove is located in Logan County
- Walnut Grove
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Walnut Grove have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Walnut Grove
- Walnut Grove is located in Yell County
- Waveland
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
How Far From Quarry Heights 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 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<4>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<5> 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).<6>
- 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).<7>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,358 miles [8,622.9 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<8>
Off-the-Road Links ...
Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Quarry Heights. 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' (or 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- Quarry Heights) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Quarry Heights. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 35.1101, Longitude: -93.6966 In this case, the coordinates for Quarry Heights 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 Quarry Heights 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 318.14 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 314.679 degrees. |
| <8> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 312.946 degrees. |