Outdoor Activities ...

As we travel, we like to pursue some of our interests (such as astronomy and bird watching).

When in Rone, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Rone and the surrounding area.

• Weather ...
  • Before heading outdoors, you should check the weather:
  • The National Weather Service forecast for Rone

• 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 Rone:
  • 34.069822, -92.127921
  • 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 Rone

• 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 Rone is near Cleveland County and also Grant County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Cleveland 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 Rone

Curious and Interesting Names Near Rone ...

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.

• Calmer
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
  • Calmer is located in Cleveland County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Calmer
• Double Wells
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
  • Double Wells is located in Jefferson County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Double Wells
• Faith
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
  • Faith is located in Jefferson County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Faith
• Friendship
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
  • Friendship is located in Cleveland County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Friendship
• Gum Springs
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
  • Gum Springs is located in Cleveland County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gum Springs
• Oak Grove
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
  • Oak Grove is located in Cleveland County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oak Grove
• Peace ‑ Historic
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
  • Peace is located in Cleveland County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Peace
• Randall
  (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
  • Randall is located in Cleveland County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Randall
• Sulphur Springs
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
  • Sulphur Springs is located in Jefferson County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sulphur Springs
• Unionville ‑ Historic
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
  • Unionville is located in Cleveland County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Unionville

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

With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance<1> beginning in Rone and extending to:

• Pine Bluff, which is the Seat of Jefferson County, lies 12 miles [19.3 km]<1> to the north northeast. If you could walk a straight line from Rone to Pine Bluff, 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 46 miles [74 km] to the north (N). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take less than an hour, a buggy would take most of two days and walking would take about three full days.
• The White House (Washington, DC) is 900 miles [1,448.4 km] to the east northeast (ENE). Driving would take most of two days, a buggy would take 36 days and walking would take 52 days.
• The shortest distance<3> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,739 miles [10,845.4 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<4>
• The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,465 miles [12,013.8 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
• The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,341 miles [8,595.5 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>'