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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 Samples, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Samples 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 Samples:
- 34.346207, -92.140701
- 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 Samples
- 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 Samples is near Grant County and also Pulaski County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Grant County
- Open the eBird sighting report for Pulaski 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 Samples
Curious and Interesting Names Near Samples ...
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.
- Amber ‑ Historic
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Amber is located in Grant County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Amber
- Bruce ‑ Historic
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Bruce is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bruce
- Clear Lake
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Clear Lake is located in Grant County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clear Lake
- College Park ‑ Historic
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- College Park is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for College Park
- English Place
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- English Place is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for English Place
- Lamb ‑ Historic
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Lamb is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lamb
- Plain View
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Plain View is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Plain View
- Redfield
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Walnut Ridge
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Walnut Ridge is located in Grant County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Walnut Ridge
How Far From Samples 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 Samples to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance<2> beginning in Samples and extending to:
- Pine Bluff, which is the Seat of Jefferson County, lies 11 miles [17.7 km]<2> to the southeast. If you could walk a straight line from Samples to Pine Bluff, with an average speed<3> 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 27 miles [43.5 km] to the north northwest (NNW). The buggy would take just over a day and walking would take just about two full days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 892 miles [1,435.5 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 35 days and walking would take 51 days.
- The shortest distance<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,726 miles [10,824.4 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,452 miles [11,992.8 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,328 miles [8,574.6 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>'
Footnotes ...
| <1> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <2> | 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- Samples) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |
| <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 Samples 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 Samples. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 34.3462, Longitude: -92.1407 In this case, the coordinates for Samples have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <5> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 317.06 degrees. |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 313.322 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 312.379 degrees. |
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