Outdoor Activities ...

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

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

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

• 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 Scoby:
  • 33.729828, -92.084863
  • 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 Scoby

• 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 Cleveland County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Cleveland County
  • Since Scoby is near Bradley County and also Drew County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Bradley County
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Drew 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 Scoby

Curious and Interesting Names Near Scoby ...

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.

• Cornerville
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
  • Cornerville is located in Lincoln County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cornerville
• Cross Roads
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
  • Cross Roads is located in Bradley County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cross Roads
• Gin ‑ Historic
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
  • Gin is located in Bradley County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gin
• Hebron
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
  • Hebron is located in Cleveland County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hebron
• Lacy ‑ Historic
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
  • Lacy is located in Bradley County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lacy
• Orlando
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
  • Orlando is located in Cleveland County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Orlando
• Pansy
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
  • Pansy is located in Cleveland County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pansy
• Plantersville
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
  • Plantersville is located in Drew County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Plantersville
• Rock Springs
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
  • Rock Springs is located in Drew County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rock Springs
• Saline ‑ Historic
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
  • Saline is located in Bradley County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saline

How Far From Scoby 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 Scoby 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<1> community of Scoby once stood, the straight-line distance<2> beginning in Scoby and extending to:

• Rison, which is the Seat of Cleveland County, lies 16 miles [25.7 km]<2> to the north northwest. If you could walk a straight line from Scoby to Rison, with an average speed<3> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take most of 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 70 miles [112.7 km] to the north (N). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take less than two hours, a buggy would take about three full days and walking would take three full days.
• The White House (Washington, DC) is 908 miles [1,461.3 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<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,755 miles [10,871.1 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
• The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,479 miles [12,036.3 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
• The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,355 miles [8,618 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>'