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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 Rocky Mound, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Rocky Mound 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 Rocky Mound:
    • 33.140966, -93.364893
    • 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 Rocky Mound
  • 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 Columbia County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
    • Open the eBird sighting report for Columbia County
    • Since Rocky Mound is near Lafayette County and also Webster Parish, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
    • Open the eBird sighting report for Lafayette County
    • Open the eBird sighting report for Webster Parish
  • 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 Rocky Mound

Communities Also Named Rocky Mound ...

We found four communities that are also named Rocky Mound.

There are two communities within Arkansas that are also named Rocky Mound.

Beyond Arkansas, we know of two communities that are located in the United States.

  • Communities Located In Arkansas ...
    • Hempstead County
      • This Rocky Mound is located in Hempstead County and lies 37 miles [59.5 km]<1> to the north northwest of the Rocky Mound that is located in Columbia County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Hempstead County community of Rocky Mound.
    • Miller County
      • This Rocky Mound is located in Miller County and lies 27 miles [43.5 km]<1> to the west northwest of the Rocky Mound that is located in Columbia County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Miller County community of Rocky Mound.
  • Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
    • Tennessee
      • Macon County
      • This Rocky Mound is located in Macon County and lies 472 miles [759.6 km]<1> to the east northeast of the Rocky Mound that is located in Columbia County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Macon County community of Rocky Mound.
    • Texas
      • Camp County
      • This Rocky Mound is located in Camp County and lies 96 miles [154.5 km]<1> to the west of the Rocky Mound that is located in Columbia County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Camp County community of Rocky Mound.

Curious and Interesting Names Near Rocky Mound ...

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.

  • Box Springs
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
    • Box Springs is located in Columbia County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Box Springs
  • Experiment
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
    • Experiment is located in Columbia County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Experiment
  • Forest Grove
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
    • Forest Grove is located in Lafayette County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Forest Grove
  • Friendship
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
    • Friendship is located in Columbia County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Friendship
  • Harmony
    (Less than 2 miles to the east)
    • Harmony is located in Columbia County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harmony
  • Horsehead
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
    • Horsehead is located in Columbia County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Horsehead
  • Hunt
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
    • Hunt is located in Columbia County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hunt
  • Walnut Grove
    (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
    • Walnut Grove is located in Columbia County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Walnut Grove

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

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

  • Magnolia, which is the Seat of Columbia County, lies 12 miles [19.3 km]<1> to the northeast. If you could walk a straight line from Rocky Mound to Magnolia, with an average speed<2> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take five to six hours to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take nearly four hours.
  • Little Rock, which is the State Capital of Arkansas, lies 127 miles [204.4 km] to the north northeast (NNE). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take less than three hours, a buggy would take 5 days and walking would take 8 days.
  • The White House (Washington, DC) is 992 miles [1,596.5 km] to the east northeast (ENE). Driving would take most of two days, a buggy would take 39 days and walking would take 57 days.
  • The shortest distance<3> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,834 miles [10,998.3 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<4>
  • The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,561 miles [12,168.2 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
  • The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,437 miles [8,750 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>'

Footnotes ...

<1>Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Rocky Mound) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'.
<2>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.
<3>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 Rocky Mound 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 Rocky Mound. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 33.1410, Longitude: -93.3649       In this case, the coordinates for Rocky Mound have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).
<4>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 317.731 degrees.
<5>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 313.945 degrees.
<6>The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 313.101 degrees.