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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 Rex, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Rex 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 Rex:
- 35.603632, -92.705408
- 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 Rex
- 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 Van Buren County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Van Buren County
- Since Rex is near Pope County and also Searcy County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Pope County
- Open the eBird sighting report for Searcy 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 Rex
Communities Also Named Rex ...
We found twelve communities that are also named Rex.
Within Arkansas, the name Rex is unique.
Beyond Arkansas, we know of twelve communities that are located in the United States.
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- California
- Santa Barbara County
- This Rex is located in Santa Barbara County and lies 1,555 miles [2,502.5 km]<1> to the west of the Rex that is located in Van Buren County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Santa Barbara County community of Rex.
- Colorado
- Larimer County
- This Rex is located in Larimer County and lies 764 miles [1,229.5 km]<1> to the west northwest of the Rex that is located in Van Buren County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Larimer County community of Rex.
- Florida
- Alachua County
- This Rex is located in Alachua County and lies 741 miles [1,192.5 km]<1> to the east southeast of the Rex that is located in Van Buren County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Alachua County community of Rex.
- Georgia
- Clayton County
- This Rex is located in Clayton County and lies 498 miles [801.5 km]<1> to the east southeast of the Rex that is located in Van Buren County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Clayton County community of Rex.
- Kansas
- Douglas County
- We found mention of this community, but have little information.<2> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Kansas community of Rex [Douglas County].
- Kentucky
- Harlan County
- This Rex is located in Harlan County and lies 530 miles [853 km]<1> to the east northeast of the Rex that is located in Van Buren County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Harlan County community of Rex.
- Hart County
- This Rex is located in Hart County and lies 400 miles [643.7 km] to the east northeast of the Rex that is located in Van Buren County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Hart County community of Rex.
- Missouri
- Polk County
- This Rex is located in Polk County and lies 136 miles [218.9 km]<1> to the north northwest of the Rex that is located in Van Buren County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Polk County community of Rex.
- North Carolina
- Gaston County
- We found mention of this community, but have little information.<2> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the North Carolina community of Rex [Gaston County].
- Robeson County
- This Rex is located in Robeson County and lies 771 miles [1,240.8 km]<1> to the east of the Rex that is located in Van Buren County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Robeson County community of Rex.
- Ohio
- Miami County
- We found mention of this community, but have little information.<2> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Ohio community of Rex [Miami County].
- Oregon
- Yamhill County
- This Rex is located in Yamhill County and lies 1,709 miles [2,750.4 km]<1> to the west northwest of the Rex that is located in Van Buren County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Yamhill County community of Rex.
Curious and Interesting Names Near Rex ...
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.
- Chimes
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Chimes is located in Van Buren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chimes
- Crabtree
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Edge ‑ Historic
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Edge is located in Van Buren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Edge
- Liberty Springs ‑ Historic
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Liberty Springs is located in Van Buren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Liberty Springs
- Lost Corner
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Lost Corner is located in Pope County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lost Corner
- Okay ‑ Historic
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Okay is located in Pope County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Okay
- Pine Mountain ‑ Historic
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Pine Mountain is located in Van Buren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pine Mountain
- Racket Ridge ‑ Historic
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Racket Ridge is located in Van Buren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Racket Ridge
- Scotland
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Walnut Grove
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Walnut Grove is located in Van Buren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Walnut Grove
- Williams Gulf ‑ Historic
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Williams Gulf is located in Van Buren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Williams Gulf
- Zion Hill
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Zion Hill is located in Van Buren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Zion Hill
How Far From Rex 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 Rex to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Rex and extending to:
- Clinton, which is the Seat of Van Buren County, lies 13 miles [20.9 km]<1> to the east. If you could walk a straight line from Rex to Clinton, with an average speed<4> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take 6 hours to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take four to five hours.
- Little Rock, which is the State Capital of Arkansas, lies 64 miles [103 km] to the south southeast (SSE). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take less than an hour, a buggy would take about three full days and walking would take most of three days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 889 miles [1,430.7 km] to the east northeast (ENE). Driving would take most of two days, a buggy would take 35 days and walking would take 51 days.
- The shortest distance<5> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,683 miles [10,755.2 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,415 miles [11,933.3 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,294 miles [8,519.9 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<8>'
Footnotes ...
| <1> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'point-to-point' distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Rex) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |
| <2> | 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 Mile's to see Pete ... Mile's 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 Rex 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. |
| <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 Rex 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 Rex. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 35.6036, Longitude: -92.7054 |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 317.533 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 314.037 degrees. |
| <8> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 312.415 degrees. |
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