Outdoor Activities ...

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

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

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

• 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 Sheraton Park:
  • 34.772314, -92.364042
  • 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 Sheraton Park

• 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 Pulaski County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Pulaski County
  • Since Sheraton Park is near Faulkner County and also Saline County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Faulkner 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 Sheraton Park

Curious and Interesting Names Near Sheraton Park ...

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.

• Amboy
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
  • Amboy is located in Pulaski County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Amboy
• Crystal Hill
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
  • Crystal Hill is located in Pulaski County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crystal Hill
• Hickory Hills
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
  • Hickory Hills is located in Pulaski County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hickory Hills
• Hickory Ridge
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
  • Hickory Ridge is located in Pulaski County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hickory Ridge
• Overlook Park
  (Less than 2 miles to the north)
  • Overlook Park is located in Pulaski County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Overlook Park
• Pebble Beach Park
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
  • Pebble Beach Park is located in Pulaski County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pebble Beach Park
• Pleasant Forest
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
  • Pleasant Forest is located in Pulaski County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pleasant Forest
• Pleasant Ridge
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
  • Pleasant Ridge is located in Pulaski County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pleasant Ridge
• Pleasant View
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
  • Pleasant View is located in Pulaski County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pleasant View
• Rainwood
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
  • Rainwood is located in Pulaski County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rainwood
• Rock Creek
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
  • Rock Creek is located in Pulaski County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rock Creek
• Rosedale
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
  • Rosedale is located in Pulaski County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rosedale
• Timber Ridge
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
  • Timber Ridge is located in Pulaski County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Timber Ridge
• Turtle Creek
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
  • Turtle Creek is located in Pulaski County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Turtle Creek

How Far From Sheraton Park 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 include the distance from a community such as Sheraton Park to various places of note, such as the White House.

With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance<1> beginning in Sheraton Park and extending to:

• Little Rock, which is the Seat of Pulaski County, lies just to the East Southeast.
• Little Rock, which is the State Capital of Arkansas, lies just to the east southeast (ESE).
• The White House (Washington, DC) is 892 miles [1,435.5 km]<1> to the east northeast (ENE). If you could drive a straight line from Sheraton Park to White House, with an average speed<2>of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, it would take most of two days to make the trip. A comfortable walk of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour would take 51 days. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take 35 days.
• The shortest distance<3> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,713 miles [10,803.5 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<4>
• The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,441 miles [11,975.1 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
• The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,318 miles [8,558.5 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>'