Outdoor Activities ...
As we travel, we like to pursue some of our interests (such as astronomy and bird watching).
When in The Quarry, we use the following websites to find information relevant to The Quarry and the surrounding area.
- Weather ...
- Before heading outdoors, you should check the weather:
- The National Weather Service forecast for The Quarry
- 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 The Quarry:
- 35.792021, -91.751253
- 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 The Quarry
- 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 Independence County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- eBird sighting report for Independence County
- Since The Quarry is near Stone County and also Cleburne County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- eBird sighting report for Stone County
- eBird sighting report for Cleburne 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 The Quarry ...
We found fourteen communities that share the name The Quarry.
Within Arkansas, the name The Quarry is unique.
Beyond Arkansas, we know of another fourteen communities that are located throughout in the United States and Canada. Of these fourteen communities, thirteen are located in the United States and one is in Canada.
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- Colorado
- El Paso County
- We found mention of this community, but have little information.<1> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Colorado community of The Quarry [El Paso County].
- Indiana
- Martin County
- We found mention of this community, but have little information.<1> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Indiana community of The Quarry [Martin County].
- Iowa
- Dallas County
- This The Quarry is located in Dallas County and lies 415 miles [667.9 km]<2> to the north northwest of the The Quarry that is located in Independence County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Dallas County community of The Quarry.
- Marshall County
- This The Quarry is located in Marshall County and lies 433 miles [696.8 km] to the north of the The Quarry that is located in Independence County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Marshall County community of The Quarry.
- Kansas
- Marion County
- We found mention of this community, but have little information.<1> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Kansas community of The Quarry [Marion County].
- Michigan
- Huron County
- Although located in Huron County, we don't know the location within the county.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Huron County community of The Quarry.
- Newfoundland and Labrador
- We haven't found the location of this community yet.
- North Carolina
- Wilkes County
- We found mention of this community, but have little information.<1> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the North Carolina community of The Quarry [Wilkes County].
- Ohio
- Monroe County
- This community is historic<3> and we have very little information. For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Ohio community of The Quarry [Monroe County].
- Oregon
- Multnomah County
- We found mention of this community, but have little information.<1> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Oregon community of The Quarry [Multnomah County].
- Texas
- Washington County
- This The Quarry is located in Washington County and lies 468 miles [753.2 km]<2> to the southwest of the The Quarry that is located in Independence County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Washington County community of The Quarry.
- Virginia
- Russell County
- We found mention of this community, but have little information.<1> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Virginia community of The Quarry [Russell County].
- Smyth County
- We found mention of this community, but have little information. For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Virginia community of The Quarry [Smyth County].
- Wisconsin
- Manitowoc County
- We found mention of this community, but have little information.<1> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Wisconsin community of The Quarry [Manitowoc County].
- Colorado
Curious and Interesting Names Near The Quarry ...
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.
- Almond
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south) - Jamestown
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south) - Limedale
(Less than 2 miles to the east) - Limedale Junction
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Limedale Junction have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Limedale Junction
- Limedale Junction is located in Independence County
- Limeville ‑ Historic
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south) - Locust Grove
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Locust Grove have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Locust Grove
- Locust Grove is located in Independence County
- Meadow Heights
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Meadow Heights have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Meadow Heights
- Meadow Heights is located in Independence County
- Phosphate ‑ Historic
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest) - Riverview
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
How Far From The Quarry 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 The Quarry to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in The Quarry and extending to:
- Batesville, which is the Seat of Independence County, lies just to the East Southeast.
- Little Rock, which is the State Capital of Arkansas, lies 78 miles [125.5 km]<2> to the south southwest (SSW). If you could drive a straight line from The Quarry to Little Rock, with an average speed<5>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 834 miles [1,342.2 km] to the east northeast (ENE). Driving would take just about two full days, a buggy would take 33 days and walking would take 48 days.
- The shortest distance<6> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,638 miles [10,682.8 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,368 miles [11,857.6 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<8>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,245 miles [8,441 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<9>
Off-the-Road Links ...
Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for The Quarry. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.
The official website for State of Arkansas: https://portal.arkansas.gov/
Footnotes ...
| <1> | If we encounter the name of what might be a community, our methodology is to add that name to our Gazetteer as a placeholder. As we find more information about that community, it will be added to our Gazetteer. Just as a reminder: Our definition of a community is rather broad and includes those places (or areas) where several families lived and had a name which identified that place. For example, you might hear somebody say that they are going over to Rock Creek to see Pete ... Rock Creek is just a gas station and a couple of homes at the crossroads. While it might not be on the map, everybody in the area knows it by that name. Places of interest include buildings at a crossroad, several families clustered in a hollow or maybe the location of a way station. It also includes places like mines, lumber camps, ferry crossings, etc. The community might still exist, is now gone or only existed for just a short period of time. Also keep in mind that The Quarry could have been on the original document by mistake, misspelled, the original/alternate name of a community that we've listed elsewhere or was placed in the wrong county. Sometimes a post office or train station would have a different name than the community where it's located, so two names might be referring to the same community - we're working to straighten it all out. |
| <2> | 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- The Quarry) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in The Quarry. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 35.7920, Longitude: -91.7513 In this case, the coordinates for The Quarry have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <3> | We use the term 'Historic' broadly and it generally means that the community no longer exists. However, it can also mean that the community might still exist, but was significantly larger or had a more 'official' existence in the past than it does now. Unfortunately our sources of data have proven to be unreliable. If you can provide us with more specific information about The Quarry, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <4> | 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. |
| <5> | 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. |
| <6> | 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 The Quarry to the Middle East to be East and South, the Great Circle Route actually lies to the North and East. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 316.926 degrees. |
| <8> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 313.358 degrees. |
| <9> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 311.951 degrees. |