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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 Onion, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Red Onion 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 Onion:
- 35.995452, -90.343075
- 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 Onion
- 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 Craighead County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Craighead County
- Since Red Onion is near Dunklin County and also Greene County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Dunklin County
- Open the eBird sighting report for Greene 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 Onion
Communities Also Named Red Onion ...
We found two communities that are also named Red Onion.
Within Arkansas, the name Red Onion is unique.
Beyond Arkansas, we know of two communities that are located in the United States.
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- Kansas
- Crawford County
- This Red Onion is located in Crawford County and lies 262 miles [421.6 km]<1> to the west northwest of the Red Onion that is located in Craighead County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Crawford County community of Red Onion.
- Missouri
- Dunklin County
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Dunklin County community of Red Onion.
Curious and Interesting Names Near Red Onion ...
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.
- Bard
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Clearwater
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Clearwater is located in Mississippi County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clearwater
- Cockrum
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- Dixie
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Dixie is located in Craighead County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dixie
- Happy Corners
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Happy Corners is located in Craighead County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Happy Corners
- Leachville
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Macey
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Macey is located in Craighead County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Macey
- Red Onion
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- Twin Oaks
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Twin Oaks is located in Greene County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Twin Oaks
How Far From Red Onion 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 Onion to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Red Onion and extending to:
- Little Rock, which is the State Capital of Arkansas, lies 138 miles [222.1 km]<1> to the southwest (SW). If you could drive a straight line from Red Onion to Little Rock, with an average speed<3>of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, it would take less than three hours to make the trip. A comfortable walk of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour would take 8 days. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take 6 days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 755 miles [1,215.1 km] to the east northeast (ENE). Driving would take just about two full days, a buggy would take 30 days and walking would take 43 days.
- The shortest distance<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,573 miles [10,578.2 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,300 miles [11,748.2 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,177 miles [8,331.6 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 obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Red Onion) 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 Onion 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 Onion. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 35.9955, Longitude: -90.3431 In this case, the coordinates for Red Onion have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <5> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 316.032 degrees. |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 312.35 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 311.282 degrees. |
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