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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 Robertsville, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Robertsville and the surrounding area.

  • Weather ...
  • 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 Robertsville:
    • 35.367858, -92.790166
    • 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 Robertsville
  • 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 Conway County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
    • Open the eBird sighting report for Conway County
    • Since Robertsville is near Pope County and also Van Buren 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 Van Buren 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 Robertsville

Communities Also Named Robertsville ...

We found twelve communities that are also named Robertsville.

Within Arkansas, the name Robertsville is unique.

Beyond Arkansas, we know of twelve communities that are located in the United States and Canada. Of these twelve communities, eleven are located in the United States and one is in Canada.

  • Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
    • California
      • Santa Clara County
      • This Robertsville is located in Santa Clara County and lies 1,617 miles [2,602.3 km]<1> to the west northwest of the Robertsville that is located in Conway County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Santa Clara County community of Robertsville.
    • Connecticut
      • Litchfield County
      • This Robertsville is located in Litchfield County and lies 1,154 miles [1,857.2 km]<1> to the east northeast of the Robertsville that is located in Conway County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Litchfield County community of Robertsville.
    • Georgia
      • Walker County
      • This Robertsville is located in Walker County and lies 424 miles [682.4 km]<1> to the east of the Robertsville that is located in Conway County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Walker County community of Robertsville.
    • Louisiana
      • Natchitoches Parish
      • 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 Louisiana community of Robertsville [Natchitoches Parish].
    • Mississippi
      • Coahoma 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 Mississippi community of Robertsville [Coahoma County].
    • Missouri
      • Franklin County
      • This Robertsville is located in Franklin County and lies 236 miles [379.8 km]<1> to the north northeast of the Robertsville that is located in Conway County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Franklin County community of Robertsville.
    • New Jersey
      • Monmouth County
      • This Robertsville is located in Monmouth County and lies 1,063 miles [1,710.7 km]<1> to the east northeast of the Robertsville that is located in Conway County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Monmouth County community of Robertsville.
    • Ohio
      • Stark County
      • This Robertsville is located in Stark County and lies 731 miles [1,176.4 km]<1> to the northeast of the Robertsville that is located in Conway County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Stark County community of Robertsville.
    • Ontario
      • This Robertsville lies 1,071 miles [1,723.6 km]<1> to the northeast of the Robertsville that is located in Conway County.
    • Pennsylvania
      • Jefferson County
      • This Robertsville is located in Jefferson County and lies 845 miles [1,359.9 km]<1> to the east northeast of the Robertsville that is located in Conway County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Jefferson County community of Robertsville.
    • South Carolina
      • Hampton 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 South Carolina community of Robertsville [Hampton County].
    • Tennessee
      • Anderson County
      • This Robertsville is located in Anderson County and lies 479 miles [770.9 km]<1> to the east of the Robertsville that is located in Conway County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Anderson County community of Robertsville.

Curious and Interesting Names Near Robertsville ...

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.

  • Arthur
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
    • Arthur is located in Conway County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Arthur
  • Buttermilk
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
    • Buttermilk is located in Pope County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Buttermilk
  • Economy
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
    • Economy is located in Pope County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Economy
  • Gobblers Point
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
    • Gobblers Point is located in Conway County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gobblers Point
  • Happy Bend
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
    • Happy Bend is located in Pope County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Happy Bend
  • Hickory Hill
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
    • Hickory Hill is located in Conway County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hickory Hill
  • Jerusalem
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
  • Liberty Springs ‑ Historic
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
    • Liberty Springs is located in Van Buren County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Liberty Springs
  • Lick Mountain
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
    • Lick Mountain is located in Conway County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lick Mountain
  • Lone Grove
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
    • Lone Grove is located in Conway County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lone Grove
  • Lost Corner
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
    • Lost Corner is located in Conway County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lost Corner
  • Oak Grove
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
    • Oak Grove is located in Pope County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oak Grove
  • Continue List   (4 more) ...
    • Old Liberty ‑ Historic
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
      • Old Liberty is located in Van Buren County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Old Liberty
    • Sunnyside
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
      • Sunnyside is located in Conway County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sunnyside
    • Welcome
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
      • Welcome is located in Pope County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Welcome
    • Wonderview
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
      • Wonderview is located in Conway County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wonderview

How Far From Robertsville 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 Robertsville to various places of note, such as the White House.

With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Robertsville and extending to:

  • Morrilton, which is the Seat of Conway County, lies 15 miles [24.1 km]<1> to the south. If you could walk a straight line from Robertsville to Morrilton, with an average speed<5> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take most of a day 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 52 miles [83.7 km] to the southeast (SE). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take less than an hour, a buggy would take over two days and walking would take most of three days.
  • The White House (Washington, DC) is 899 miles [1,446.8 km] to the east northeast (ENE). Driving would take most of two days, a buggy would take 36 days and walking would take 51 days.
  • The shortest distance<6> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,699 miles [10,781 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>
  • The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,430 miles [11,957.4 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<8>
  • The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,308 miles [8,542.4 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<9>'

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 from Point A (ie- Robertsville) 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 Robertsville 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>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 Robertsville, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.
<4>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<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 Robertsville 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 Robertsville. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 35.3679, Longitude: -92.7902       In this case, the coordinates for Robertsville have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).
<7>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 317.569 degrees.
<8>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 314.048 degrees.
<9>The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 312.494 degrees.