Outdoor Activities ...

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

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

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

• 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 Slovak:
  • 34.648706, -91.582075
  • 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.
  • The Heavens-Above Website, centered on Slovak

• 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 Prairie County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
  • eBird sighting report for Prairie County
  • Since Slovak is near Arkansas County and also Lonoke County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
  • eBird sighting report for Arkansas County
  • eBird sighting report for Lonoke 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:
  • Waymark.com

Curious and Interesting Names Near Slovak ...

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.

• Goldman
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Goldman have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Goldman
  • Goldman is located in Arkansas County
• Hallsville
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Hallsville have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hallsville
  • Hallsville is located in Prairie County
• Holdridge
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Holdridge have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Holdridge
  • Holdridge is located in Arkansas County
• Lookout
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Lookout have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lookout
  • Lookout is located in Arkansas County
• Peppers Lake
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Peppers Lake have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Peppers Lake
  • Peppers Lake is located in Prairie County
• Peppers Landing
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Peppers Landing have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Peppers Landing
  • Peppers Landing is located in Prairie County
• Spear ‑ Historic
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Spear have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spear
  • Spear is located in Prairie County
• Super ‑ Historic
  (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Super have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Super
  • Super is located in Arkansas County

How Far From Slovak 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 Slovak to various places of note, such as the White House.

With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance<2> beginning in Slovak and extending to:

• Little Rock, which is the State Capital of Arkansas, lies 39 miles [62.8 km]<2> to the west (W). If you could walk a straight line from Slovak to Little Rock, with an average speed<3> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take over two days to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take just about two full days.
• The White House (Washington, DC) is 855 miles [1,376 km] to the east northeast (ENE). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take just about two full days, a buggy would take 34 days and walking would take 49 days.
• The shortest distance<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,689 miles [10,764.9 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
• The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,415 miles [11,933.3 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
• The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,291 miles [8,515 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>

Off-the-Road Links ...

Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Slovak. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.

The official website for State of Arkansas: https://portal.arkansas.gov/