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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 Red Bluff Ferry, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Red Bluff Ferry 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 Red Bluff Ferry:
- 34.475651, -92.120145
- 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 Red Bluff Ferry
- 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 Jefferson County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Jefferson County
- Since Red Bluff Ferry is near Pulaski County and also Grant County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Pulaski County
- Open the eBird sighting report for Grant 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 Red Bluff Ferry
Communities Also Named Red Bluff Ferry ...
We found one communities that are also named Red Bluff Ferry.
Within Arkansas, the name Red Bluff Ferry is unique.
Beyond Arkansas, there is another community also named Red Bluff Ferry in the United States.
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- South Carolina
- Horry County
- This Red Bluff Ferry is located in Horry County and lies 759 miles [1,221.5 km]<1> to the east of the Red Bluff Ferry that is located in Jefferson County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Horry County community of Red Bluff Ferry.
Curious and Interesting Names Near Red Bluff Ferry ...
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.
- Amber ‑ Historic
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Amber is located in Grant County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Amber
- Dickey ‑ Historic
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Dickey is located in Pulaski County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dickey
- England
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- English Place
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- English Place is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for English Place
- Orion
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Orion is located in Grant County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Orion
- Plum Bayou ‑ Historic
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Plum Bayou is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Plum Bayou
- Red Bluff ‑ Historic
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- Red Bluff is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Red Bluff
- Redfield
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Samples
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Samples is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Samples
- Tucker
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Tucker is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tucker
- Walnut Ridge
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Walnut Ridge is located in Grant County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Walnut Ridge
How Far From Red Bluff Ferry 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 Red Bluff Ferry to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Red Bluff Ferry and extending to:
- Pine Bluff, which is the Seat of Jefferson County, lies 18 miles [29 km]<1> to the south southeast. If you could walk a straight line from Red Bluff Ferry to Pine Bluff, with an average speed<3> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take just over a day to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take five to six hours.
- Little Rock, which is the State Capital of Arkansas, lies 19 miles [30.6 km] to the north northwest (NNW). The buggy would take 6 hours and walking would take just over a day.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 887 miles [1,427.5 km] to the east northeast (ENE). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take most of two days, a buggy would take 35 days and walking would take 51 days.
- The shortest distance<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,718 miles [10,811.6 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,445 miles [11,981.6 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,322 miles [8,564.9 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>'
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 drawn from Point A (ie- Red Bluff Ferry) 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 Red Bluff Ferry 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 Red Bluff Ferry. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 34.4757, Longitude: -92.1201 In this case, the coordinates for Red Bluff Ferry have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <5> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 317.058 degrees. |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 313.337 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 312.349 degrees. |
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