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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 Ross Ferry, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Ross Ferry 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 Ross Ferry:
- 34.434257, -92.969620
- 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 Ross Ferry
- 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 Garland County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Garland County
- Since Ross Ferry is near Hot Spring County and also Saline County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Hot Spring County
- Open the eBird sighting report for Saline 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 Ross Ferry
Communities Also Named Ross Ferry ...
We found four communities that are also named Ross Ferry.
There is one other community in Arkansas that is also named Ross Ferry.
Beyond Arkansas, we know of three communities that are located in the United States and Canada. Of these three communities, three are located in the United States and one is in Canada.
- Communities Located In Arkansas ...
- Arkansas County
- This Ross Ferry is located in Arkansas County and lies 93 miles [149.7 km]<1> to the east southeast of the Ross Ferry that is located in Garland County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Arkansas County community of Ross Ferry.
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- Mississippi
- Neshoba County
- This Ross Ferry is located in Neshoba County and lies 247 miles [397.5 km]<1> to the east southeast of the Ross Ferry that is located in Garland County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Neshoba County community of Ross Ferry.
- Nova Scotia
- This Ross Ferry lies 1,870 miles [3,009.5 km]<1> to the northeast of the Ross Ferry that is located in Garland County.
- Tennessee
- Hamilton County
- This Ross Ferry is located in Hamilton County and lies 436 miles [701.7 km]<1> to the east of the Ross Ferry that is located in Garland County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Hamilton County community of Ross Ferry.
Curious and Interesting Names Near Ross Ferry ...
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.
- Cove Creek ‑ Historic
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Cove Creek is located in Hot Spring County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cove Creek
- Diamondhead
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- Diamondhead is located in Hot Spring County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Diamondhead
- Dripping Springs ‑ Historic
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Dripping Springs is located in Garland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dripping Springs
- Euclid Heights
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Euclid Heights is located in Garland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Euclid Heights
- Hot Springs
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Jones Mills
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Jones Mills is located in Hot Spring County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jones Mills
- Lake Catherine
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- Lake Catherine is located in Garland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lake Catherine
- Magnet Cove
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Magnet Cove is located in Hot Spring County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Magnet Cove
- Estimated population in 2014: 5 people
- Price
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- Price is located in Garland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Price
- Red Oak
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Red Oak is located in Garland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Red Oak
How Far From Ross Ferry 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 Ross Ferry to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Ross Ferry and extending to:
- Hot Springs, which is the Seat of Garland County, lies just to the Northwest.
- Little Rock, which is the State Capital of Arkansas, lies 45 miles [72.4 km]<1> to the east northeast (ENE). If you could walk a straight line from Ross Ferry to Little Rock, with an average speed<3> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take about three full days to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take most of two days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 933 miles [1,501.5 km] to the east northeast (ENE). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take most of two days, a buggy would take 37 days and walking would take 53 days.
- The shortest distance<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,753 miles [10,867.9 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,482 miles [12,041.1 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,359 miles [8,624.5 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>'
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 drawn from Point A (ie- Ross Ferry) 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 Ross Ferry 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 Ross Ferry. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 34.4343, Longitude: -92.9696 In this case, the coordinates for Ross Ferry have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <5> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 317.603 degrees. |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 313.966 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 312.73 degrees. |
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