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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 Shoffner, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Shoffner 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 Shoffner:
- 35.472712, -91.230574
- 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 Shoffner
- 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 Jackson County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Jackson County
- Since Shoffner is near Woodruff County and also White County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Woodruff County
- Open the eBird sighting report for White 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 Shoffner
Curious and Interesting Names Near Shoffner ...
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.
- Coffeeville
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Coffeeville is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coffeeville
- Cow Lake ‑ Historic
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Cow Lake is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cow Lake
- Crossroads
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Crossroads is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crossroads
- Eightmile ‑ Historic
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Eightmile is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eightmile
- Erwin
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Erwin is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Erwin
- Gourd Neck
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Horseshoe
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Horseshoe is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Horseshoe
- Island Town
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Island Town is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Island Town
- Johnstown
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Johnstown is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Johnstown
- Continue List (6 more) ...
- Murphys Corner
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Murphys Corner is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Murphys Corner
- Nuckles
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Nuckles is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nuckles
- Olyphant
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Olyphant is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Olyphant
- Overcup
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Overcup is located in Woodruff County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Overcup
- Pleasant Grove
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Pleasant Grove is located in Woodruff County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pleasant Grove
- Stringers Mill
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Stringers Mill is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stringers Mill
How Far From Shoffner 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 Shoffner to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance<1> beginning in Shoffner and extending to:
- Newport, which is the Seat of Jackson County, lies 9 miles [14.5 km]<1> to the north northwest. If you could walk a straight line from Shoffner to Newport, with an average speed<2> 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 77 miles [123.9 km] to the southwest (SW). 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 5 days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 814 miles [1,310 km] to the east northeast (ENE). Driving would take just about two full days, a buggy would take 32 days and walking would take 47 days.
- The shortest distance<3> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,634 miles [10,676.4 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<4>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,361 miles [11,846.4 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,238 miles [8,429.7 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>'
Footnotes ...
| <1> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'point-to-point' distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Shoffner) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |
| <2> | 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. |
| <3> | 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 Shoffner 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 Shoffner. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 35.4727, Longitude: -91.2306 In this case, the coordinates for Shoffner have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <4> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 316.566 degrees. |
| <5> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 312.899 degrees. |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 311.778 degrees. |
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