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Tidbits & Trivia
Introduction ...
Below is our collection of tidbits and odds 'n ends for Salus.
Outdoor Activities ...
As we travel, we like to pursue some of our interests (such as astronomy and bird watching).
When in Salus, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Salus 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 Salus:
- 35.730914, -93.406015<1>
- 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 Salus
- 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 Johnson County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Johnson County
- Since Salus is near Newton County and also Madison County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Newton County
- Open the eBird sighting report for Madison 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 Salus
Curious and Interesting Names Near Salus ...
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.
- Edwards Junction
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Edwards Junction is located in Newton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Edwards Junction
- Fallsville
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Fallsville is located in Newton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fallsville
- Hickory Flat
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Hickory Flat is also located in Johnson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hickory Flat
- Limestone
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Limestone is located in Newton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Limestone
- Loafer
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Loafer is located in Newton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Loafer
- Nail
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Nail is located in Newton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nail
- Ozone
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Walnut
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Walnut is located in Newton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Walnut
How Far From Salus to ...
We spend a lot of time looking through Gazetteers that were published in the late 1800's and early 1900's. Many of the Gazetteers included the distance from a community such as Salus to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance<3> beginning in Salus and extending to:
- Clarksville, which is the Seat of Johnson County, lies 18 miles [29 km]<3> to the south southwest. If you could walk a straight line from Salus to Clarksville, with an average speed<4> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take just over a day to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take five to six hours.
- Little Rock, which is the State Capital of Arkansas, lies 94 miles [151.3 km] to the southeast (SE). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take less than two hours, a buggy would take most of three days and walking would take 6 days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 923 miles [1,485.4 km] to the east northeast (ENE). Driving would take most of two days, a buggy would take 36 days and walking would take 53 days.
- The shortest distance<5> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,703 miles [10,787.4 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,437 miles [11,968.7 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,317 miles [8,556.9 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<8>
Footnotes ...
| <1> | GPS Coordinates for Salus:
Decimal: 35.73091, -93.406015
DDMMSS: 35° 43' 51", -93° 24' 21" |
| <2> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <3> | 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- Salus) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |
| <4> | 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. |
| <5> | 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 Salus 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 Salus. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 35.7309, Longitude: -93.4060 In this case, the coordinates for Salus have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 318.003 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 314.601 degrees. |
| <8> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 312.711 degrees. |
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