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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 Rush, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Rush 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 Rush:
- 36.132657, -92.570729
- 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 Rush
- 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 Marion County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Marion County
- Since Rush is near Searcy County and also Baxter County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Searcy County
- Open the eBird sighting report for Baxter 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 Rush
Communities Also Named Rush ...
We found thirteen communities that are also named Rush.
Within Arkansas, the name Rush is unique.
Beyond Arkansas, we know of thirteen communities that are located in the United States.
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- Colorado
- El Paso County
- This Rush is located in El Paso County and lies 657 miles [1,057.3 km]<1> to the west northwest of the Rush that is located in Marion County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the El Paso County community of Rush.
- Georgia
- Webster 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 Georgia community of Rush [Webster County].
- Illinois
- Jo Daviess 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 Illinois community of Rush [Jo Daviess County].
- Kentucky
- Boyd County
- This Rush is located in Boyd County and lies 558 miles [898 km]<1> to the east northeast of the Rush that is located in Marion County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Boyd County community of Rush.
- Carter 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 Kentucky community of Rush [Carter County].
- Maryland
- Allegany County
- This Rush is located in Allegany County and lies 797 miles [1,282.6 km]<1> to the east northeast of the Rush that is located in Marion County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Allegany County community of Rush.
- Missouri
- Andrew 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 Missouri community of Rush [Andrew County].
- Nebraska
- Franklin County
- This community is historic<3> and although located in Franklin County, we don't know where within the county.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Franklin County community of Rush.
- New York
- Monroe County
- This Rush is located in Monroe County and lies 923 miles [1,485.4 km]<1> to the northeast of the Rush that is located in Marion County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Monroe County community of Rush.
- North Carolina
- Randolph 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 Rush [Randolph County].
- Ohio
- Tuscarawas County
- This Rush is located in Tuscarawas County and lies 672 miles [1,081.5 km]<1> to the east northeast of the Rush that is located in Marion County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Tuscarawas County community of Rush.
- Pennsylvania
- Susquehanna County
- This Rush is located in Susquehanna County and lies 967 miles [1,556.2 km]<1> to the east northeast of the Rush that is located in Marion County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Susquehanna County community of Rush.
- Texas
- Hidalgo County
- This Rush is located in Hidalgo County and lies 760 miles [1,223.1 km]<1> to the south southwest of the Rush that is located in Marion County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Hidalgo County community of Rush.
Curious and Interesting Names Near Rush ...
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.
- Advance
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- Advance is located in Baxter County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Advance
- Buffalo City
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Buffalo City is located in Baxter County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Buffalo City
- Evening Star
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Evening Star is located in Searcy County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Evening Star
- Hand Valley
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Hand Valley is located in Marion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hand Valley
- Harriet
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Keystone ‑ Historic
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- Keystone is located in Marion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Keystone
- Nelsons Ferry
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- Nelsons Ferry is located in Baxter County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nelsons Ferry
- Ralph
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Ralph is located in Marion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ralph
- Rocky Ford
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Rocky Ford is located in Marion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rocky Ford
- Tomahawk
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Tomahawk is located in Searcy County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tomahawk
- Yellville
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
How Far From Rush 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 Rush to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers and using the location of where the historic community of Rush once stood, the straight-line distance beginning in Rush and extending to:
- Yellville, which is the Seat of Marion County, lies 9 miles [14.5 km]<1> to the northwest. If you could walk a straight line from Rush to Yellville, with an average speed<5> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take four to five hours to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take a little over three hours.
- Little Rock, which is the State Capital of Arkansas, lies 97 miles [156.1 km] to the south (S). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take less than two hours, a buggy would take three full days and walking would take 6 days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 870 miles [1,400.1 km] to the east northeast (ENE). Driving would take most of two days, a buggy would take 34 days and walking would take 50 days.
- The shortest distance<6> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,651 miles [10,703.7 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,385 miles [11,885 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<8>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,263 miles [8,470 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<9>'
Footnotes ...
| <1> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Rush) 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 Rock Creek to see Pete ... Rock Creek 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 Rush 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 Rush, 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 Rush 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 Rush. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 36.1327, Longitude: -92.5707 |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 317.485 degrees. |
| <8> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 314.053 degrees. |
| <9> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 312.26 degrees. |
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